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The EU-US Privacy Shield agreement explained
The History of the “Safe Harbour” Problem. On October 6, 2015 an essential legal agreement for the global movement of data, Safe Harbour, was brought to its knees in a ruling by the European Courts. In their judgement on legal case by an Austrian citizen (Maximilian Schrems) against Facebook, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that…
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Microsoft adds real-time collaboration for Office Online docs
Real-time co-authoring with Office Online for docs stored in partner cloud services Business users who utilise cloud storage providers like Box, Citrix ShareFile, Dropbox now have some improved tools in their collaboration toolkits, thanks to a new set of additions that Microsoft announced on 27/1/2016. Office Online users can now work in real time on their documents, spreadsheets…
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What To Look For In A Personal Cloud Storage Provider
Cloud storage has been around for several years now and nearly everyone uses some form of cloud storage whether it be a free service from the likes of Dropbox, or google drive or a paid service from providers like JustCloud, SugarSync or ZipCloud but which service is actually right for you? When looking for a personal cloud…
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Microsoft releases new OneDrive for Business sync client & developer kit
On Wednesday 16th December, Jeff Teper, corporate vice president of Microsoft for OneDrive and SharePoint, announced the availability of their Next Generation Sync Client and several other new capabilities, not to mention the much talked about and already reported updates to their OneDrive for Business storage plans. Next Generation Sync Client for Windows and Mac Jeff Teper said that “after…
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Microsoft limits unlimited OneDrive for Business storage
Microsoft announced on the 16th December 2015 that only the most expensive enterprise Office 365 subscription plans will be eligible for an unlimited OneDrive for Business storage allocation. Coming so soon after last month’s decision to remove unlimited storage from all consumer grade Office 365 plans, Microsoft’s latest move was another sign that truly unlimited…
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Box partners with Salesforce to allow seamless content sharing
Box has just announced an all-new set of ways that Box customers can interact with and share content from Salesforce. Starting with a pilot today, they will let customers seamlessly take any of the content they have stored in Box and access it throughout multiple Salesforce experiences, including mobile apps, customer records, Chatter feeds, and more.…
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