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Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.
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Apple iCloud is relied upon by users to securely store and backup their photos, videos, and other media files. This provides peace of mind for nomadic travelers and ensures data security for business endeavors. Business teams find value in iCloud as it serves as an additional data repository, automatically backing up media files like photos, mobile settings, calendars, and contacts. This ensures accessibility from any device and promotes collaboration within the team. The standout feature of iCloud is the ability to access documents, photos, music, and videos from any device, making it convenient for presentations and effective teamwork. It is particularly popular among all-Mac shops due to its seamless syncing and compatibility with various Mac and iOS apps. Additionally, iCloud facilitates the syncing of videos, photos, and documents across different Apple devices, allowing for easy editing and sharing. Organizations utilize iCloud for storage and synchronization of documents and applications on Apple devices, especially in fieldwork scenarios and BYOD environments. Individual users appreciate iCloud for its quick on-the-go backup of mobile files and the convenience of accessing files from any Apple device. In educational settings, iCloud enhances learning experiences by creating cloud backups of Apple applications, enabling students to access their documents from different devices.
Users have provided several recommendations for using Apple iCloud. The most common recommendations are as follows: Start with the small storage option to test compatibility, be fully invested in the Apple system for optimal use, consider pricing and multi-platform access when choosing a storage plan. Additionally, it is recommended to consistently back up devices, check compatibility with current device ecosystem, configure settings for automated backups, and be cautious with settings to avoid unintended consequences. Users emphasize that Apple iCloud is a reliable tool for keeping data safe and accessible but caution that iCloud Drive may not be suitable for non-Apple users.
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May 12, 2022
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iCloud allows users to upload and store the docs, photos, contacts, and emails sync. In daily business operation, it increases efficiency, cut down the risk, and works from anywhere using any Apple device. Real-time data sync allows more flexibility to use the product across the platform. Faster access to data from iCloud make daily route work easier.
- Access the data across the devices
- Cyber attack proof, zero risk
- Real time data synchronization
- Storage scalability
- Price per user
- Android device support
- Offline data access
January 29, 2022
Apple Cloud Review.
We use Apple Cloud on some of the organization's cell phones and it is undoubtedly a complete service that is easy to use.
- large storage space.
- Security
- Prices could be cheaper.
August 26, 2021
Sync or Swim - Apple iCloud
I use Apple iCloud in my personal life to seamlessly sync files, appointments and contacts across my various Apple devices (laptop, iPad, & iPhone).
- Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
- It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
- Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
- As long as you're using the same email address/Apple ID, things work well. It gets harder to sync across multiple devices if you have multiple Apple IDs. (Having said that, 2nd level Apple Support has some workarounds you can use)
- Sometimes the website is difficult to navigate.
- Occasionally (e.g. every couple of years), there are hiccups in syncing. I've never been able to figure out why.
July 29, 2021
Apple iCloud Review
I use Apple iCloud and have used it for a long time now. I use it to back up everything across multiple platforms. It has my contacts, important dates, photos, videos, and files. It is being used across my company and it addresses the worry of not having my important items backed up. I have had times where devices have failed and iCloud has backed me up and given me the reassurance that things are safely backed up.
- It is a clean platform.
- It is user-friendly.
- It is accessible wherever you may be
- Accessibility of photos on desktop platform.
- App options on desktop.
- Automatically backs up files
July 23, 2021
iCloud - Should I delve into the walled garden?
I use iCloud at both work and at home. It is helpful to share information at a moment's notice and have a secure back up of information that I might need to reference as you would any cloud storage solution. Its integration with all apple products very much speeds up the ease of use for all those involved because training time is very low and it is easy for many people to understand how it all works.
- Speed - As soon as the transfer is complete you immediately have all the information backed up to access on any computer that you desire to log into. Transferring information from your phone to this service is seamless and easy to understand.
- Reliability - I have used iCloud ever since I've had an iPhone (over 5 years) and I never once have lost a file or document due to Apple's failure.
- Ease of mind for file locations. You always know where your files are
- Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
- Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
- Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
July 22, 2021
Apple iCloud Good with Less Implementation
Apple iCloud is used for staff members who use their own Mac products with the company. It is a way for us to collaborate without having to teach staff new programs or moving them from the programs they are used to. It is mainly used to sync calendars and documents. It addresses the communication gap.
- It is user-friendly
- It is available for business and personal
- There isn't a hard learning curve
- If Apple iCloud had a word document integration it would help since 90% of people use it over Pages.
- If Apple iCloud could sync on non Apple devices, I have not checked on whether it does but it would help a ton as many companies have individuals with non-apple devices.
- Better automated organization. Many programs have organization automation, which helps in keeping certain documents in certain folders. That is one of the main complaints from users.
June 08, 2021
An excellent tool for Apple users
I use Apple iCloud for quick access to Pages documents and Numbers spreadsheets. It serves as my virtual depository that I can access from anywhere and proves to be very convenient, especially when traveling. Forget about keeping up with paper files - even if I only need a specific document once a year, I can find it with ease.
- Document storage
- Secure storage
- Syncing between Apple devices
- Periodic difficulties updating
- Syncing between devices when using different OS versions
May 06, 2021
It's Not Stormy For Apple iCloud
I use Apple iCloud for most of my company files. Mainly the files that I may need to access when I am away from the office. I have found it is an excellent business tool and has given me the flexibility I desire so I can be out of the office and still maintain access to just about anything I would want from my office computer. The files I need for mobile access are all automatically filed under my Apple iCloud folder, therefore, I don't even have to worry about making a decision where to file something or if I would want access to it later.
- Efficiency. Apple iCloud can be set up to automatically place your files for mobile access. I have needed to access a file from my office computer countless times and iCloud has made that possible.
- Security. I know security is always an issue and I have never felt that any of my files have been compromised. I believe Apple has a reputation to uphold and works hard to maintain secure cloud-based storage.
- Multi-platform. I use Apple iCloud on my devices, my personal Mac computer and my Windows based office computer. I love how I can save or retrieve a personal or work file at any time on any of my devices.
- Price. As much as I love the overall functionality of Apple iCloud, the price I pay is fairly steep in comparison and amount of storage.
- Web Interface is below par. I don't even try to create new files from the web with iCloud. Much easier from a device and then use iCloud just for storage.
March 11, 2020
iCloud - Syncing, File Sharing, Collaboration, and more!
We use iCloud as our main source of syncing and sharing files, contacts, calendars, and more. As Mac users, as well as iPhone and iPad users, having all of my synced content at my fingers makes working easier and more efficient, and allows us to work together in automated ways. iCloud creates a safety net in the cloud in the event our machines are unavailable or are lost.
- Syncing.
- Sharing files.
- Storing data in the cloud.
- Amount of storage.
- Business email features.
- Custom domain connection.
March 04, 2020
Great Piece of Mind for Inexpensive Data Backup
We use Apple iCloud to backup all of our company iOS devices. Our primary objective is to make sure we do not lose contacts or photos, as that is what we care about most. However, it doesn't hurt to backup text messages and Safari data too.
- Automatic backups
- Notifications if backups fail
- Easy restore process
- I would like to backup documents on my devices (other than photos).
- Alerts can be overly obnoxious if you miss a backup or storage is almost full.
March 04, 2020
Apple iCloud is the best!
I use Apple iCloud for backing up my business documents, emails, SMS/iMessages, contacts, photos, and other information. Using Apple products, including an iMac, a MacBook Pro, and an iPhone has some built-in advantages. I can pick up where I left off with all of my work on all of my other devices and have it all stored in a secure, easy to access location. This wouldn't be accomplished without iCloud. We use a traditional server environment for most of our work, but the ease of use of iCloud with the syncing across devices is a big time saver. And Apple has great built-in security that most other products do not.
- Syncing across Apple devices is seamless. I can continue working on my iPhone in the car after having just done other work on my office iMac.
- Security is second to none. I especially like being notified if other devices are trying to access my account.
- iCloud, like all other Apple products, is easy to use and very user-friendly. It doesn't take much to set-up and sync what you want to be synced. And backups happen in the background so you're not bothered with prompts or cues.
- I'm not sure I see any cons with iCloud.
March 03, 2020
Apple iCloud in Education is a very useful tool
- We use Apple iCloud for staff devices to store and create cloud backups of Apple Applications.
- We also are a 1 to 1 Pad district for many of our students, and we use Apple iCloud in our Middle Schools.
- Students can easily access documents from their iPad, and the documents follow them if they have to use a different device.
- Automatically store content from many common apps.
- Easily set up managed accounts for students to use.
- Apple provides well-written help documentation for all aspects of Apple iCloud.
- I am not a fan of the Apple iCloud: Desktop & Documents in the cloud feature.
- Content from some Apple Applications is challenging to move from one computer to another without the use of Apple iCloud.
February 27, 2020
Apple iCloud Review
As far as I know, Apple iCloud is not necessarily used by an entire department or even across the whole organization, but more so on an individual basis. The majority of the individuals in the Corporate office use Apple's iCloud. iCloud allows me to store and sync my documents, pictures, etc... so that I can easily access them on any of my Apple devices, whether I am at home or at the office.
- iCloud stores and syncs my photos, documents, music, etc... allowing me to access them from any of my Apple devices.
- iClould gives the user the ability to locate lost equipment if need be.
- iCloud is incredibly secure and backs up all of my files, which is great in case of a cyber security attack.
- You have to buy additional storage if you run out of space, which can be somewhat frustrating.
February 27, 2020
Apple iCloud Gives Nomads Like Us Peace of Mind
After much debate over what kind of cloud storage to use, we use Apple iCloud to store all of our photos and videos for Tripawds.com and our other business endeavors such as writing, website management and consulting. We are full-time RV travelers and knowing that our data is safely stored in the cloud gives us the peace of mind we need as nomads.
- Intuitive format for retrieving data.
- Makes it easy to see if your most recent files have been backed up.
- Integration with my iPhone layout can be clunky: I sometimes have a hard time finding out how much data we have in storage.
- I would like to receive occasional reminders about how much storage is being used up.
February 26, 2020
Apple iCloud Saves Time
Apple iCloud is used intermittently across my organization as a way to streamline file storage across multiple devices.
- File access across multiple devices.
- Access on the go.
- Loading time.
- File searching.
January 19, 2020
iCloud - You can't live without it
iCloud is used for calendar, contacts and other data synching. It's also the backbone of Apple's communication services with iMessage and device verification. Various Mac and iOS applications rely on iCloud for data syncing and backup. iCloud is used by my team and all of my clients for these services. Basically, if you have a Mac or iOS device, you're using iCloud.
- Behind the scenes data sync between devices.
- Messaging.
- Whatever's going on with music sync is a mess. I've seen libraries deleted for no reason.
- Prices for additional storage aren't in line with current trends.
September 17, 2019
Apple iCloud - a Less Good Google Docs
Apple iCloud is being used primarily by department - we use it to store documents, pictures, text, brainstorms, and notes on our personal devices, then share throughout the department to a second party site such as Google Docs or Dropbox. It's a really useful tool to be able to keep large amounts of data in multiple places for safekeeping.
- Apple iCloud is great at storing personal data across networks.
- The best thing about iCloud is how you can access your files remotely, regardless of what device you physically have with you.
- iCloud is easy to organize and maintain.
- The storage amount does seem to run out quickly, and then you have to buy additional storage.
- It would be nice to be able to transfer and store larger files without having to dive in and pay monthly.
- The ability to store things more affordably for non-profit organizations would really help us budget-wise.
August 13, 2019
Simple cloud storage that "just works"
Our company uses iCloud on our employee's Mac computer or Apple iPhone. It is deployed across the organization for everyone that uses these products. As an administrator, I love that it "just works" and provides automated backups of employee's desktop and documents folders, ensuring that critical data is securely kept in the cloud.
- Uses secure protocols
- Works "out of the box"
- Simple and inexpensive pricing
- No team collaboration support
- No pricing breaks (or "bundles") for teams
- No way to manage multiple users storage as an administrator
August 03, 2019
A great place to store apple files, yet a horrible program!
We use Apple iCloud as a whole department as a way of sharing Apple-based information without the need for "hard" storage and transfer devices such as external hard drives. It allows us to transfer data without having to first convert it to an alternate file type such as Microsoft Word or Excel.
- Data sharing.
- Data storage of Apple-related file types.
- Great integration with apple products.
- It seems kind of like a "black box," and is difficult to keep clean.
- impossible to integrate with Microsoft files.
- Automatically turns on, so difficult to keep things straight.
February 22, 2019
Best affordable back-up solution
We use Apple iCloud for backing up our entire supply of corporate iPhones. It allows easy and convenient backup of phone data and documents. We use it to integrate, manage and classify various data, emails, phone calls, text messages, and documents.
- Backing up data.
- Easy and convenient backup of phone data and documents.
- Integrate, manage and classify various data, emails, phone calls, text messages, and documents.
- Price-point for the amount of data purchased.
- Automatic reminders are too frequent.
- The time required to re-upload backup.
February 22, 2019
Best in class.
Every department in my company uses this software. This software is being used for storing important data from various departments in my company. In my department, I always use this software to store my Excel sheets. In my opinion, It is one of the most secure cloud services. Its security gives me peace of mind.
- It is a part of the Apple ecosystem and Apple's ecosystem is the most secured ecosystem.
- I can access my documents from my mobile device also.
- Its auto backup feature continuously backs up my data.
- I cannot share data with other cloud services.
- Its subscription is very expensive.
- Sometimes Windows users find it difficult to navigate this app.
February 22, 2019
iCloud: Fantastic cloud storage for a single user
Our org relies heavily on Dropbox for shared document collections, but most of the team members are Mac users, and iCloud's seamless file syncing between a single user's iOS MacOS devices has been a really useful addition to the mix. Most of us use iCloud to store and archive files created by compatible applications, then move things to Dropbox if they're "done" and need to be accessed by multiple team members.
In a few situations, we've used the collaborative authoring tools that Apple's free productivity apps provide (multiple users working on the same Keynote file in the leadup to a large meeting, for example).
In a few situations, we've used the collaborative authoring tools that Apple's free productivity apps provide (multiple users working on the same Keynote file in the leadup to a large meeting, for example).
- Zero set up integration with Apple and many third-party apps.
- MacOS and iOS document sharing is smooth to the point of being effortlessness.
- Enough storage on the "free" tier that many team members can get by without an upgrade.
- Weak to non-existent shared multi-user storage. i.e. "Here's a shared collection of presentations we all use".
- Built-in iCloud support on an app-by-app basis is necessary to achieve "super seamless" workflow. Without that, it's just Apple's brand of a cloud-synced folder.
February 21, 2019
LOVE!
Apple iCloud makes it very easy to have all my files and documents in one place so I'm able to work remotely on any machine. It's also handy to have all these files in one place in case something happens to our computers or equipment, that we have a reliable backup.
- Convenient! So easy to access files anywhere!
- Affordable. iCloud is a very competitively priced cloud service.
- Speed. I don't have any issues with load time—all my files are right there, right away.
- Tutorials may be helpful. I'm sure that I'm not utilizing all its features.
- The interface on desktops seems a little elementary—could use some updates.
- Mail integration could be easier.
February 21, 2019
Apple iCloud - Strictly Personal, For Productivity - Look Elsewhere.
Our organization use for iCloud is limited to collaborating meeting notes on the Notes app and having a no local storage policy - that means everyone needs to back up everything on the cloud constantly. Or put another way, work on the cloud always. Given the integration of MacOS with iCloud, the local desktop folders are always on the cloud.
- Notes app sync across devices. Easily the only thing that iCloud does really well. It is super helpful.
- iCloud allows seamless and good backup for desktop files from the Mac to the web.
- You will constantly run into issues where iCloud is optimized or available only for Apple's own product line. That's frustrating.
- Apple's Mail app and service are just beleaguered by the likes of Gmail. Perhaps even Zoho does better than them on the web.
- iCloud seems optimized more for a mobile user, so desktop apps & services feel a bit force-fitted.
February 21, 2019
Apple iCloud for the win
It is being used by individuals throughout the organization, however, those that use it are making a personal choice to do so. Many people in my career field are required to keep up with numerous credentials and continuing education documentation. For those that use Apple devices, iCloud has become a very valuable tool for securely storing their documents.
- Apple iCloud integrates beautifully with the entire Apple ecosystem. Whether you are using a MacBook, iPhone, and/or iPad they will all sync at a moments notice through iCloud.
- As a company, Apple has a strong reputation for security. Many cloud storage providers share huge amounts of user data, however, Apple prides themselves on avoiding that.
- Even though Apple iCloud is optimized for Apple devices, data stored on the cloud can be accessed through a web browser on a computer running essentially any operating system.
- The user interface of the web version of iCloud is in need of a facelift.
- Sometimes it seems like sharing large files from iCloud to other users who are not using iCloud can be problematic. I've had people report to me that they were unable to view the information that I shared with them.
- iMessages on Mac needs to have more efficient keyboard shortcuts.