Google’s Online Storage service is still the buzz in the online backup & storage industry, so we reached out to a few online backup experts and asked for their opinions.
Who are they targeting? Why does Google want to get into the online storage market? How will they monetize it? What impact will it have on existing services such as DropBox, Mozy, Carbonite, etc? (more…)
IDrive Online Backup released another utility app, IDrive Connect. With IDrive Connect, you can have a mapped drive on your Windows PC which interacts with Google Docs. In our testing, however, we’ve found it’s nothing more than a shortcut to your Google Docs account. (more…)
I recently chatted with Alan and Matt of SpiderOak, discussing SpiderOak and their focus on security.
SpiderOak is known for their zero knowledge
security model, which means only you know what you have backed up. Not only are your files encrypted, but so are the filenames and paths. In addition, SpiderOak does not keep a copy of your private key, so even if under court order, they cannot hand over your decrypted data.
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