Egnyte HybridCloud file server promises customers the convenience of local storage with the accessibility of the cloud, offering the ability to automatically sync data across any number of storage systems. Egnyte notes users can store, share, access and back up files from any standard web browser, while IT retains complete control over those files being shared via centralised administration. Those administrators have the ability to create multi-tiered users and control folder/sub-folder permissions, monitor usage and generate a complete audit trail of all file activities. See all storage device reviews.
PC and Mac compatible, Egnyte also prides itself on the ability to work on the move, with support for Apple iOS, Windows Mobile and Google Android mobile devices. The Egnyte iPad app, for instance, allows users to store, share and access files and even mark files for offline access, sync files with any computer, network-attached storage or virtual machine and collaborate using automatic file versioning, annotations and notifications. Apple's iPad particularly, and iPhone, has the potential to be turned into a powerful business tool for those on the go. See also Group test: what's the best portable hard drive?
Egnyte offers a range of packages aimed at both small businesses and large organisations. 'Small Business Bundles' start at around £15 per month and covers five employees and 150GB of storage. The 'Office' option costs £28 per month and ten employees and a more substantial 1TB of storage. The large organisations package 'Enterprise' option covers unlimited users at around £8 per individual per month and includes 3TB of storage. Take a look at Apple iCloud Review.
It's worth noting storage is shared by all users of the account, which could mean that data is soon eaten up, although companies can invest in more storage, currently up to 16TB. If this all sounds like a serious investment, which it is, Egnyte offers a free 'no credit card required' 15 day trial so you can get some idea if the service is worth it. Egnyte offers those unconvinced several persuasive case studies showing savings on printing and paper costs as well as much improved productivity.
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Ashley said: Thank you both for the reviews Gemma I dont think SolarPVDesigner is a troll HeShe is just an Egnyte user like yourself with what sounds like a bad experience
Gemma said: we have been using for a year and have had none of the issues above Yes if both files are accessed locally there is a potential issue BUT the cloud server saves two copies so I dont see where youre getting them overwritten In fact you can specify how many versions you need in case However for shared files we just access these direct from the cloud so can only be accessed at one time Any cloud service that you access then save files can have duplications - if two people are in at same time expensive we pay half the cost of dropbox for business There is true file locking just open these direct from cloud and only the one file can be opened at a time Its a greatsolutionfor large files which less face it even with fastbroadbandare still slow to sync We did have a problem for a few days with files slow to sync but turned out it was our bb speed I am just happy user with egnyte and want it to keep going as it works great for us so dontwantit listed to trollsvested interests like you trying to write it off
SolarPVDesigner said: Unbelievable that this received a rating of 4 stars1 Personal Local Cloud PLC Think about it You have the files on your laptop without an internet connection you make changes someone else in your company makes changes from the NAS the Egnyte web page or their PLC You save your file they save theirs you connect to the internet GUESS what during the synchronization of your PLC you overwrite your colleagues file Woo Hoo You Win2 To the Egnyte Programmers and Management There should never be ANY way for a file to be accessed from two sources NEVER And you guys offer THREE NAS Egnyte and the PLC Bravo3 If you move a file and during the move you have internet interruption your files are lost4 No true file locking as if someone opens a file through the NAS others on Egnyte do not know and you can overwrite anothers file Been there5 Depending on how much you are synchronizing the latest change could take days to make it from the NAS to the Cloud Been there And still am right now and weve had this 14 months 14 months of agony6 We had a case where an employee mistakenly place a space in the folder name causing Egnyte to create a new folder During the process the employee deleted the what they thought was a duplicate folder and all our documents for the project were lost NOTHING made it into the trash Gone7 Not a true backup as you can delete a folder and if there is a hiccup you folder doesnt make it to the trash and you have lost your data8 If you have a large file structure anad want to reorganize it GOOD LUCK Worst still if you have people using the PLC option9 Dont use if you use AutoCAD as during a SAVE it may not finish the save and youll have a lot of ATMP files that you need to sort through to find your latest version10 Since it is so inexpensive Upper Management may not get the true impact of the cost of an overwritten or lost file until it hits the six figure mark and by then its to late11 For very small companies with not many files this may work12 Too many bugs Too many ways to lose or overwrite anothers data without knowing