New service helps small businesses sync and share files

Enterprises of all sizes have become increasingly reliant on file syncing and sharing services. But for smaller companies business focused services can be expensive, leaving them reliant on free consumer services that offer limited space and functions.

Backup and storage specialist Datto is launching a new inexpensive yet powerful file sync and share (FSS) service leveraging the low cost basis of the company's 200 petabyte (PB) private cloud, coupled with a global license agreement with ownCloud, an established open-source leader in the FSS industry.

It allows employees to access files from any device in any location and share them with others inside and outside the company. The result is a significantly superior value proposition for Datto's partners and their customers making Datto Drive more affordable than other FSS offerings in the market. To launch the service the company is also offering 1TB of storage free for a year to the first million customers. After that it will cost £10 per month for 1TB of storage per organisation, with unlimited users.

"Current file sync and share services are overpriced solutions for small businesses," says Austin McChord, CEO and founder of Datto. "Anyone who's paying hundreds or thousands of dollars every month for FSS will immediately see Datto Drive as a welcome alternative. Priced at just $10 per terabyte per month for an unlimited number of users in an organization, Datto Drive is just one of many ways we're empowering our partners to help small businesses run more efficiently and cost effectively. Better yet, we're going to give away the first one million instances for Datto Drive for the first year for free".

Small businesses can find out more and sign up to receive a free account on the Datto website.

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