The best cloud drive according to savings
Price is not usually the most important thing for IT departments when deciding which cloud storage drive might be the best. This factor tends to take a backseat because what we, as IT specialists, are most concerned about is ensure the best performance, maximum security and an adequate volume of services. But it is true that sometimes, when we have a lower budget or in those situations where perhaps the storage the cloud will not play such a decisive role, we consider which option could save more. We are especially interested in those cases in which we have a set budget for the entire period and we must distribute it among the different functions to which we must pay attention.
This comparison will help you decide a cloud storage solution taking into account the prices of each of the main services.
How much do we need and what is our budget?
These are the two questions we need to start with when we analyze the different proposals most used in the world of cloud storage. How much space do we really need? Not all companies are the same and do not have the same level of technical requirements. Perhaps in our company there are only one or two people who use the cloud and they do so simply to transmit Word-type text files. Therefore, in such cases, the chances of us needing large storage volumes will be rather low. The second question is budget. If we are very limited we will have to make some sacrifices to fit into what we can afford. Finding the balance will become a necessity to ensure that we have the necessary support in terms of the cloud.
If we start by taking a look at Google Drive, one of the leading options, we will see that the different Google services are combined in the same environment. The conclusion of this is that its free volume can be drastically reduced, especially if our company is in the habit of not keeping Gmail updated and clean (hundreds of undeleted emails can mean a large volume of occupied space). The price for 100GB per month goes up to $1,99, for 1TB we will pay $9,99 and for 10TB the fee will go up to $99,99. All the rates we indicate correspond to the monthly fee. The good news with Google Drive is that the capacity can go up to 20TB and 30TB for prices of $199,99 and $299,99 respectively. These are apparently large figures, but everything depends on the point of view, the resources we have available and our needs.
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Evaluating options beyond Google
Let's look at the Dropbox case, on the other hand. In this sense, support is very useful because it is so well connected, but there are contract limits. We have 2GB for free and we can get 1TB for $9,99 a month. If our company has some pretty high requirements We will find that the Dropbox option, although it works well, is a bit half-hearted.
Microsoft OneDrive offers other advantages, such as directly access an Office 365 subscription, which is a very nice addition. To start there are 5GBs free, but we can pay 1,99 dollars per month in order to increase the limit up to 50GB per month. From this point it is possible to increase the space up to 1TB under different configuration levels that include the Office 365 surrounded by some of its main applications. The maximum range in this case for 1TB will be $9,99.
Box, on the other hand, is not as popular, but it has gained a significant reputation in the business environment due to its high level of security. The problem with its proposal is that It is not as affordable as you might imagine, since its rates are very high. It is reduced as an option for those cases in which the volume of files is small and when it does not matter paying a little more for having an added security that in some situations is very useful. For free we have access to 10GBs, but we can make a payment of 10 dollars per month in exchange for an extra 100GB.
It is never advisable that we make a decision solely taking into account the price of the service, although it is undoubtedly a weighty factor every time we consider introducing one of these cloud systems in the IT department of our company.
