Item: Dropbox Business
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our entire organization uses Dropbox Business. It's a great way to transfer files between teams, consultants & clients. Also, it's a very simple way to backup data.

Pros and Cons

Dropbox Business makes it very simple to backup files on-line
Dropbox Business allows team members to access files on-line as if they're working locally
Dropbox Business provides a secure location to store files on-line

Dropbox Business currently does not allow multiple team members to work on the same file simultaneously
Dropbox Business should let other team members know who has the file currently opened for editing
Dropbox Business web browser interface should allow for files or folders to be dragged & dropped from one location to another

Most Important Features

Dropbox Business most important features is that files that are updated are automatically synchronized from the cloud locally so that the latest & greatest are always accessible.
Dropbox Business also offers a desktop app that will allow for a 2nd personal account to monitor a personal Dropbox
Dropbox Business offers a web portal so users can have access to files from anywhere

Return on Investment

Dropbox Business reduce costs dramatically in transferring data via the cloud instead of a messenger service
Dropbox Business extends the file storage location locally into the cloud reducing the need to increase local network drive space
Dropbox Business app makes tremendously reduces the user learning curve in product implementation

Dropbox Business offers very similar file sharing via the cloud features compared to Ms OneDrive & Box. One major advantage with Dropbox Business is the desktop app. With the app users can monitor both a business Dropbox account as well as their own personal Dropbox account. None of the competitors seem to provide this feature.

Key Insights

Do you think Dropbox Business delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dropbox Business's feature set?

Yes

Did Dropbox Business live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dropbox Business go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Dropbox Business again?

Yes

Other Software Used

OneDrive, Box, Sync.com

Likelihood to Recommend

Dropbox Business is well suited for situations where large group of files need to be transferred from one team member to many other team members. So it becomes a file repository for others to retrieve the files when they get around to it. Dropbox Business should not be used like a network drive since it does not do a good job locking files that have been opened by others. You can risk lost of data when multiple team members open the file for editing simultaneously.

You can always depend on Dropbox Business

Overall Satisfaction with Dropbox Business