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Det å velge en ny tjeneste eller et nytt verktøy kan være en lang og komplisert prosess. Når det er på tide å se etter en løsning for filsynkronisering og -deling for bedriften, virker listen med punkter man bør ta hensyn til uendelig lang. Her er fem viktige punkter du kan bruke til å se etter de riktige funksjonene og stille de riktige spørsmålene.

Att välja en ny tjänst eller ett nytt verktyg kan ta lång tid och vara komplicerat. När det är dags att söka en lösning för synkronisering och delning av filer för företaget verkar det som att det finns mycket att tänka på. Här får du fem tips som hjälper dig att söka rätt funktioner och ställa rätt frågor.

Gamla fildelningslösningar utformades för att hålla interna data säkra. Men de ger inte skydd för extern delning och användarmobilitet. Detta kan leda till oväntade IT-risker. Med Dropbox för företag kan användare dela internt och externt utan att äventyra möjligheterna att kontrollera och övervaka dataflödet. Delningskontroller, administrativa funktioner och aktivitetsövervakning hjälper IT att minska riskerna så att alla team kan samarbeta på ett säkert sätt.

Legacy file sharing solutions were designed to keep internal data secure. They don't, however, provide safeguards for external sharing and user mobility — and this can introduce unexpected IT risk. With Dropbox for Business, users are enabled to share internally and externally without compromising your ability to control and monitor the flow of data. Sharing controls, administrative capabilities, and activity monitoring help IT limit risk so that all of your teams can collaborate securely.

File sync and share can increase productivity, but how do you pick a solution that works for you? There will likely be a number of factors guiding your decision, and if you’re like most businesses, security is high on the list. Here are some important questions to ask file sync and share vendors about security.

Choosing any new service or tool can be a lengthy and complex process. When it’s time to look for a file sync and share solution for your business, the considerations to take into account are seemingly endless. Here are five key considerations that will help you look out for the right features and ask the right questions.

Dropbox recently introduced several new enhancements to its business collaboration and productivity solution, bDropbox for Business. These new enhancements include tools for productivity, collaboration, enterprise file management, and security, and build on the continuing momentum of the vendor’s vision of a simplified and secure business collaboration and sharing process focused on supporting heterogeneous workflows.

Not so long ago, the office was the only place you could work. But when smartphones and tablets came along, the only thing holding us back from getting work done anywhere, any time was having access to our data. That led to the creation of a whole new class of solutions designed to keep files current across our rapidly proliferating fleets of devices — through a technology known as ‘sync.’ All of a sudden, getting a file from your work laptop to your iPad became as simple as clicking “Save.” So it’s no surprise that 55% of information workers in North America and Europe who use a tablet at work are using file sync and share tools.

“Security” is the number one issue holding business leaders back from the cloud. But does the reality match the perception? Keeping data close to home, on premises, makes business and IT leaders feel inherently more secure.1 But the truth is, cloud solutions can offer companies real, tangible security advantages. Before you assume that on-site is the only way to keep data safe, it’s worth taking a comprehensive approach to evaluating risks. Doing so can lead to big benefits.

Losing data is costly. According to the Ponemon Institute, the average data breach costs US organizations an estimated $200 per record, or $5.4 million total per breach. And apparently these breaches are equally likely to be from criminal attack as from employee or contractor negligence. It makes sense then that surveys point to data loss via unsecured file sync and share solutions as one of IT’s biggest concerns. IT professionals have spent years learning how to protect their organizations from hackers, but how do you ward off both external and internal threats when employees are seeking ways to collaborate more and more?

File sync and share can increase productivity, but how do you pick a solution that works for you? There will likely be a number of factors guiding your decision, and if you’re like most businesses, security is high on the list. Download to learn some important questions to ask file sync and share vendors about security.

Protecting your data isn’t a feature on a checklist, something to be tacked on as an afterthought. Security is at the heart of Dropbox for Business, informing not only how we approach new features and enhancements, but also how we’ve designed the product itself. Download here to find out how we’ve built Dropbox for Business to keep data safe for all our users.