Item: Dropbox
Rating: 9
Author: Aaron Henderson

Overall Satisfaction with Dropbox

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Dropbox as both an archive for projects, a community drive where projects can be shared, and a way to share files between both colleagues and clients. We have had nothing but success in all if the uses we have put Dropbox through. Being able to access files from outside the office has made the tool invaluable.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Storage
Archiving
sharing
overwriting

Cons

Lag time seems to be slow
At times, folders cannot be created where they are wanted
No notification when a duplicate file is being loaded

Return on Investment

Lets us have control on roles - increasing ROI
Not a large outlay to get started
Control is key

Alternatives Considered

Egnyte and Apple iCloud

Dropbox gives us more control over what we are trying to accomplish, and that is key. Egnyte wanted such a large outline of capital to get their system up, and then we would become married to just their system. I didn't like that because then we were at their mercy, and with Dropbox I still feel like we are in control.

Key Insights

Do you think Dropbox delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dropbox's feature set?

Yes

Did Dropbox live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dropbox go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Dropbox again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Apple iCloud, Google Drive

Likelihood to Recommend

When we have had to be in the field and make a change to a file, we can go thru Dropbox to get the file in question, make any appropriate changes, and then be able to reload the file. Fault there may lie with internet speed, but we can always get our job done.

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Good Work, Dropbox.