Comments on: Sharpcast (Finally) Releases SugarSync for Synchronization of Data Across Devices

By: TechCrunch en français » YouSendit, pour envoyer de gros fichiers sur Outlook

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:54:00 +0000

[...] Dans ce domaine on retouve egalement Pando (aussi avec une extension pour Outlook) et Drop.io, Megaupload, SendThisFile et Rapidshare; sans parler des solutions de stockage et de syncronisation comme MobileMe, Dropbox ou SugarSync. [...]

By: www.ubraniaroxy.pl » Blog Archive » Cloud File Services Springing Up Everywhere, But Where’s My GDrive?

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:32:17 +0000

[...] launches today with the same value propositions as SugarSync, which we reviewed in March. Syncplicity can be used not only to automatically back up files from anywhere on your [...]

By: Cloud File Services Springing Up Everywhere, But Where’s My GDrive?

Cloud File Services Springing Up Everywhere, But Where’s My GDrive? — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:35:49 +0000

[...] launches today with the same value propositions as SugarSync, which we reviewed in March. Syncplicity can be used not only to automatically back up files from anywhere on your [...]

By: KillerStartups.com - SugarSync.com - Sync Your Mobile Devices, PC, and MAC

KillerStartups.com - SugarSync.com - Sync Your Mobile Devices, PC, and MAC — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:46:04 +0000

SugarSync.com - Sync Your Mobile Devices, PC, and MAC…

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By: winter

winter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:47:45 +0000

I am a big fan of memeo.

sync and backup

backup to any device (thumb drive or network, or service in the sky)

and the technology is mother-tested and approved : they have been out in the marketspace for several years now. Have business and consumer users. Not sure I’d trust my valuable data/backup to something relatively new, and possibly unstable– as 12 points out.

By: Mik

Mik — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:20:52 +0000

site is offline already … great start!

By: StorageMemo

StorageMemo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:36:17 +0000

Nice design. 45days-free trial seemingly suggesting it isn’t an ad-supported service..

By: Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:43:55 +0000

@john (#6): Regarding your encryption question, we encrypt both in transfer and in storage. You can read more about our security measures here…
http://www.sugarsync.com/products/security.html

By: Danilo

Danilo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:33:06 +0000

Doesn’t work with Linux… too bad (for them, loosing market potential).

By: john

john — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:17:40 +0000

I think Mark’s comparison with Mozy is odd. Mozy (like most other oinline backup applications) is definitely not a sync tool, and you would find it very difficult to use it for that purpose.
Also, I’m surprised Mark neglected to mention the more popular sync and backup application, BeInSync. I believe it’s been doing all that (and more) for a long time now (see http://www.beinsync.com). There’s PowerFolder (www.powerfolder.com) and some other companies also doing similar things.

By: Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:45:08 +0000

@Jack: Great question. In the big picture, this really isn’t just about backup or sync. As you’ve probably seen on TechCrunch, this is actually more like Ray Ozzie’s vision of the ‘mesh’ …but available today. The cloud computing era is almost upon us, and a sea change will result. Sync is a fundamental part of that equation because “at the core of the mesh are data synchronization and sharing engines. With the Web and cloud computing becoming more pervasive, users want to be able to access their data from any device, and for the data to be up-to-date, secure and without duplicate content.” (Dan Farber, editor-in-chief at CNET News.com)

Regarding Linux support…our platform runs on Linux but we haven’t finished productizing it. Per customer input, we can certainly prioritize it on our roadmap.

By: john

john — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:28:41 +0000

Are files encrypted in transfer or are they transferred in plain text.
Are files encrypted in storage? What if source is in encrypted file system. Looks like this is for insecure data to me, I am super paranoid of how I view or send data…

By: Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:28:32 +0000

@Jack - You can still backup your files by creating duplicates, and when Sharpcast rolls out versioning (which they say they will) then you won’t even have to do that - delete a file by mistake and just restore it.

The beauty with this type of solution is that you don’t even have to think about transporting your files from one device to another, it just happens automatically. This allows for access to files that you might not anticipate needing when on the go, and it saves time each time you would otherwise had to load files manually onto a storage device.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:22:43 +0000

What if I delete a file by mistake or make some bad edits. Previously I have backups in other media that I could use, now all are hosed. Also Do we really need this application? Why dont you get a 4 gig thumb drive and use it everywhere?
or a 160Gig solid state drive once price drops to few bucks soon.. I personally want to control how files are copied myself, but thats me.

Mark can you give some compelling reasons why this is a killer app? Does it work in Linux?

By: Beau Vrolyk

Beau Vrolyk — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:43:08 +0000

Well…. so much for MSFT’s much vaulted “Sync” program. I’m assuming this will do cars soon, if it doesn’t do them already. I love the way young companies power right by the older ones.

By: Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:41:18 +0000

I just want to provide a clarification on our supported phones - we actually allow you to access your files and photos on all phones (including a special iPhone version).

Go over to sugarsync.com to check it out…

Mark Dixon
Director, Products

By: guy with mobile phone

guy with mobile phone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:17:38 +0000

my mobile phone already does that. doesn’t yours?