I’ve been hunting around for a decent online storage vault for all my business critical documents. Having been hosed last year, I know just how painful data loss can be. I’ve found the solution.
Box.net provides sharable online storage for any file type and uses an extremely attractive pricing model. Up to 1GB is free. 15GB will set you back $99.99 (£58) a year. That compares very favourably with a 100GB USB Iomega drive from Dabs, which will set you back £120 (ex-VAT). Why would you want to use an online storage system? How about being able to share business critical files with clients? How about if you’re not like me and always use Microsoft Word? What about if you’re preparing a proposal on behalf of a client and you want to be able to share that securely? How about a central repository for inbound client mail that you’ve already scanned to PDF?
Is the service safe? The money man behind Box.net is Mark Cuban – he’s worth ummm…$5.7 BILLION plus or minus a billion. He owns the Dallas Mavericks and The Guinness Book of Records credits Cuban with the “largest single e-commerce transaction,” $40 million for his Gulfstream V jet in October 1999. He’s also a fierce defender of shareholders’ rights. An example from his personal weblog :
…if corporate management wants to be in alignment with shareholders, they better understand the shareholder credo, which is:
”Ive invested in your company for my future and the future of my family. Dont screw it up !”
Marks’ also a fun loving guy:
…if you can get Mr Trump to pull a rubber glove completely over his head and blow it up on your show, not only will I watch it, I will donate 1 million dollars to the charity of your choice.
Are those credentials good enough for you? they are for me.
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