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Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

CGOODMAN1976 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:40:51 GMT

Hello All,

Is there a NetApp product or service offering that would allow my sales force to VPN in and have a Dropbox like repository of their confidential customer data? I am open to any suggestions of any products you have used. My challenge is that I am a new network admin for a worldwide organization and using any "cloud" based services other than ones we can control are not an option.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

mbonneau79 — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:58:27 GMT

If connectivity through VPN is a requirement for security purposes, then any old network share would work. VPN in, access share.

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

rweitzel — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:15:22 GMT

SharePoint

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

mpichlbauer — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:27:42 GMT

Dropbox for the enterprise: VMware is currently underway to bring a dropbox-like software for the enterprise. The project is called Project Octopus http://www.vmwareoctopus.com/

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

radek_kubka — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:39:45 GMT

I agree something like Project Octopus can become a close dropbox equivalent.

Personally I don't love Windows local synchronisation of a network share, but technically speaking it ticks one of the key boxes of a dropbox-like functionality: the same file can be accessed online & offline & will be automatically updated, should a change to it be made.

Regards,

Radek

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

birger_kuepper — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:19:41 GMT

Maybe not from NetApp....

Have a look at http://www.teamdrive.com/ and give it a try.

You can manage your own Cloud System for the Sharing Service and place it on a NetApp System 😉

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

erikeppler — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:15:16 GMT

http://www.securetransfer.de/ is Running on our Netapp

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

CGOODMAN1976 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:31:35 GMT

Sorry, we do not have sharepoint as of yet. But thank you for replying.

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

CGOODMAN1976 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:35:16 GMT

That looks like a viable option. I'll look into it and let you know. Thank you all for your support and help!

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

jeroenhenz — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:25:07 GMT

You can use:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/webdisk/

we are using it on several filers and it works ok.

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

ALEX050477 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:33:56 GMT

You can also try http://owncloud.org/ - it has still some bugs but i know some people who use it and are happy with the working features. You have to evaluate it yourself.

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

jakob_fredriksson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:40:31 GMT

Looks nice enough, but do they have anything for the enterprise ready for delivery yet?

Re: Dropbox like functionality for corporate use

jakob_fredriksson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:41:49 GMT

This is one of the ones to look out for. When VMware does anything, they usually sweeps the market...