CentreStack transforms traditional file servers into cloud file servers

Online storage services all come with some standard access methods, such as web browser based file manager and mobile applications. Some come with a synchronization folder. For example, Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive all come with a synchronization folder. For personal use, it may be OK for the web browser based file manager and the synchronization folder. As online storage services getting more and more popular, personal use is gradually turning in to team collaboration over the online storage. Synchronization based accessing method gradually turning into On-Demand Access. So customers don’t want the long wait time for the file to be synchronized to cloud. Instead, they want instant, on-demand access.

Companies want to migrate data to cloud and work from cloud directly. However, they don’t have time to wait for the data migration to happen if it is taking a long time. Here is a typical conversation around data migration to the cloud. Looking for Instant Access “Can Gladinet work as a shared network drive for 20 users within my company? I want to have employees copy and edit files and folders in one centralized drive. For example, the drive would show up in the "My Computer" section of Windows. We don't want something that is only shareable via web sites through web browser. Also, is there lag time for when we drop files to the drive? We want instant access to the files once they are uploaded.” – A customer told us their story and the solution they are looking for. Full Sync too Long The customer then explained their existing solution and why it didn’t fit their requirement.  “Our main problem with the other service we are testing now is that it took 20 minutes to ...