I am looking a Online Storage service to which I can backup up my
bussiness files to, similar to:

 X Drive
http://www.xdrive.com/?epi=1

Sharefile
http://www.sharefile.com/try/b/?src=google&cat=8&v=b

Online storage solutions
http://www.onlinestoragesolution.com/

My Net storage
http://www.mynetstorage.com/

Streamload
https://www.streamload.com/About/LP3.asp?CMP=KNC-GoogOnlineStorage



I dont know which one to choose, yet so I am hoping to get a solution here.


At the moment my files are about 100mb.
In the future my files could easly be 1gb or more

My main concerns are:

1. Security
2. Reliability - a established  Online storage bussines
3. Price
4. Reasonable Download and upload speed   (I will be accessing the
service from mostly within Australia on a broadband connection.



What I want:

1. web links to any other online storage products that I have not
mentioned that seem "good".

2. web links to any reviews of online storage products. 

3. Who are the main players in online storage at the moment, I know
google and microsoft have things in the pipeline, but thats not good
for me at the moment, so who are the main large online storage
providers.

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 26 Apr 2006 12:24 PDT

bluekat...

Honestly, I think once you see the no-cost solution I propose,
you'll find you need to look no further.

Sign up for an eSnips account, with 1GB storage space for free.
You can then create folders and make them available to everyone
or a select few whom you invite, or you can leave them entirely
hidden and accessible by password only. 

You can set each folder to its own level of security on an 
individual basis, so you can keep the bulk of your files
available under folders which are only accessible by accessing
the main account. Yet you can also create specific folders and
make them available by email invitation only (which allows you
to track who has visited), or you can make them open to the 
public at large, and give people the URL for the folder.
Folders can be added, deleted and modified at will.

If you need additional space, all you need to do is open a
second account with a different email address.

eSnips:
http://www.esnips.com/signin/index.jsp

Though eSnips itself is relatively new, and in Beta, it is the
product of a well-established company:
http://www.esnips.com/statments/about.jsp

Let me know if this satisfies your interests, and I'll post
it as a formal answer...

sublime1-ga

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Clarification of Question by bluekat-ga on 01 May 2006 06:07 PDT

Hi sublime1-ga,

I had a look at what your suggesting and it looks ok, but i allways
have a problem with anything thats free, i allways think why is it
free ...etc

I really need something good, well respected, been around for quite
some time and used by lots of bussiness people..........i really need
credability.

I recently signup up with a online storage product from 
http://www.bigpond.com/internet-plans/additional/onlinestorage/default.asp
 , within 2 days i had problems and no support, after ringing 3 times 
they can not tell me when they can fix the problem.

So im pretty pissed off that somebody as big as Telstra cant provide a
decent service, thus i really need to find some crediable products
from other companies which know what they are doing.

Thanks anyway

Regards

This is an interesting thread.  Here's why: You stated that this
backup is for business files, yet listed are share-type solutions, and
the recommended answer is an account level permission based.  If it's
business, what impact is a better $10 or $20 a month service?

If I was your customer, I'd be concerned about offsite unencrypted data!

Business backup (in my opinion) is:
--Doesn't require manually upload.  It occurs through scheduling.  The
propensity to save issue.
--Transfer files encrypted.
--Stores files encrypted.
--Maintains file versioning.  (point in time)  For example, you need
to restore a file from a week ago because you edited and saved
incorrectly.
--Restore from your computer of the web (if your computer is dead).

Ahsay Software partners offer these type of features:
Check out:  
http://www.PeakBackup.com
OR
http://www.ahsay.com/en/partner/our-partners.htm

Good Luck,

Jim