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Burst the Cloud: Welcome
Workshop
BURST THE CLOUD
2015 Mar 07
- sponsored by
Friends of the Libraries
Sandbox
Google Photo Album BTC
Google Drive Shared Folder
Handouts
Tabular Overview
by Michelle Brasseur
Cost Sheet and Bibliography
by Phil Flynn
Introduction
Three types of cloud services:
Backup services
Synching Services
Combined backup/synching services
Started as Backup Services
Carbonite
Basic - $60 (files only).
Plus $100 (files and sw and external drive).
Prime $150 (all + courier).
CrashPlan
Basic – free (no cloud).
Individual - $60 (files unclear on types).
Family - $150 (same but for 2-10 computers).
Started as Synching Service
DropBox
Basic – free (2GB).
Pro – $10/m (1TB).
Costs increase for increase in storage.
Use companion apps to edit mobile docs.
Big Players
Amazon Cloud Drive
5 GB – free.
20 GB - $10/y.
50 GB - $25/y.
or Amazon Prime membership $99/y.
iCloud
20 GB - $.99.m.
200 GB $4/m.
1TB $20/m.
OneDrive
100 GB - $2/m.
200 GB $4/m.
Note: used to be known as “skydrive”
Google Drive
100 GB - $2/m.
1 TB $10/m.
Recommended Reading
Best cloud storage solutions. Jill Duffy. PC. 2014 Apr 02.
Carbonite vs Crashplan: we’ve got a clear winner. Mauricio. Cloudwards. 2014 Dec 03.
Cloud storage showdown: google drive, dropbox, iCloud, and more compared. Mario Aguilar and comments. Gizmodo. 2014 Aug 27.
Google Drive vs Dropbox: which cloud storage is best for your needs. Christian de Looper. Tech Times. 2015 Jan 01.
OneDrive. Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box: which cloud storage service is right for you? Sarah Mitroff. C|net. 2014 Feb 19.
Questions? Ask a librarian!
Phil Flynn
Email Me
Schedule Appointment
Contact:
Dunbar Library 120
(937) 775-2533
Subjects:
Biomedical Engineering
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Biomedical Sciences
,
Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors
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Chemistry
,
Computer Science and Engineering
,
Dance
,
Electrical Engineering
,
Engineering
,
Food and Agricultural Systems
,
Industrial and Human Factors Engineering
,
Industrial and Systems Engineering
,
Legal Research
,
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
,
Medical Lab Science
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Microbiology and Immunology
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Motion Pictures
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Patents and Trademarks
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Statistics
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Theatre Arts
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Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures