Brian Christian manages the ITS NAS; the purpose of which is to provide secure, reliable file storage for departments at Case. When possible alternative services are identified, the following list of attributes helps to determine if the alternative is more cost effective.

Articles comparing services:

• Online storage at mashable
• Storage at dmoz
• File hosting at wikipedia
• dated comparison of storage and backup services at PC World

[edit] File Sharing Options Available to Case Users

1. Windows share on ITS NAS - service offered by ITS for a fee to Case community
2. Windows share on Windows file server - service that can be delivered by any IT organization
3. Docshare - service offered by ITS for free to Case community - see docshare.case.edu
4. Google docs - service offered by Google for free to world
5. Carbonite - service offered by Carbonite.com for a fee to world
6. mozypro - service offered by mozypro.com for a fee to world
7. xdrive - service offered by xdrive.com for free or for a fee to world
8. 4shared - service offered by 4shared.com for free to world
9. bestsharing - service offered by bestsharing.com for free to world
10. elephantdrive - service offered by elephantdrive.com for free or for a fee to world

[edit] Attributes of File Sharing

1. Maximum storage per user
2. Maximum size of file
3. Application owner can limit storage per user
4. Available as a Windows drive letter - this makes the storage accessible to programs that require a drive letter.
5. Available using WebDAV - this makes storage accessible to Windows, Mac, and linux machines. Case Windows users can download WebDrive from the softwarecenter for an improved experience.
6. Available as a web page
7. Available using ftp client
8. Available using vendor application for Windows
9. Accessible by public
10. Access can be limited to Case community
11. File types allowed
12. Supports record locking
13. Set permissions per folder
14. Set permissions per document
15. Days inactive data is stored
16. Per file restore
17. Application owner can perform restore
18. Application owner can request restore
19. Versions of backup data retained
20. Days a deleted file is retained
21. GB Traffic limit per user per month
22. Dollar cost to setup
23. Dollar cost per GB to setup
24. Dollar cost per user per month
25. Dollar cost per GB per month
26. Dollar cost per GB per user per month

[edit] Comparison Matrix

Available as a Google docs spreadsheet