Best Practices and Security

Tips for Online File Storage and Sharing in 2019

Get Free Trial →
Client Logo
Client Logo
Client Logo
Client Logo
Client Logo

Online file storage and sharing by FileCloud
Increased collaboration and productivity

Unlimited Storage/ File Sharing

FileCloud provides Unlimited storage space for the data storage unlike many top file sharing platforms. FileCloud offers  256-bit AES SSL encryption at Rest, Active Directory integration, two-factor authentication, SSO (single sign-on), granular user and file sharing permissions.

Endpoint Security

Admins can monitor suspicious activities in real time. Admins can selectively block devices or permanently remove users from accessing the data. In case of a breach, Admins can remotely wipe FileCloud data in a Laptop, Smartphones and Tablets.

Data loss prevention

FileCloud’s Online cloud storage and backup backups the data regularly. These backups prevent data loss and help in recovering lost files. FileCloud’s unique capabilities to monitor, prevent, and fix data leakage assure corporate data is protected across all devices.

Gartner Per Insights Logo 2018
Gartner Per Insights Logo 2019
Gartner Per Insights Logo 2020
Gartner Per Insights Logo 2021
Gartner Per Insights Logo 2022

FileCloud has received the Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice Distinction for the fifth consecutive time!

92% of our customers would recommend us to a friend.

Rating Stars Image 4.6

Today, you can upload thousands of files to the cloud in a relatively short time. A colleague, who is thousands of miles away, can download one of these files, work on it, re-upload it. And voila! You have the file back with you. In the past, file storage and sharing wasn’t so easy.

Storing files as paper or saving them on discs and drives was time-consuming, required a lot of physical space, and often led to confusion. What’s more, collaborating with someone far away like the example highlighted above would have taken months or weeks at best.

While technological advancement has made it possible to store and share files with ease, it also opened up a new world of security threats and other issues. Let’s explore some of the best practices for online file storage and sharing.

Online secure file storage ensures your data is protected with encryption and access controls. It allows businesses and individuals to safely store and access files from anywhere, ensuring data privacy. With FileCloud secure file storage, businesses can host their own cloud storage, ensuring full control over data security, compliance and easy access, all while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Enterprise File Synchronization and sharing

Order in File Storage System: One of the most overlooked aspects of online file storage and sharing is the importance of order. Although you can upload and share files instantly with different people across the globe, without order, this will not translate to efficiency. The average company is likely to have over 1 GB of data online – and this is spread out into different files. Without a proper structure for your cloud platform, digging up files will quickly become like finding a needle in a haystack.

To solve these issues, each organization must have strict policies for storing files online. For example, there must be principles for naming files on your cloud platform, and everyone in your organization must be aware of these rules. Also, files must be divided into folders.

Even with these provisions, it is best to work with a platform that supports file search. FileCloud supports metadata search which allows you to find files quickly.

Limit Accessibility to Files: In a large or medium-sized organization, it is never a good idea to make files publicly available or give everyone full access to the data on your online storage and sharing platform. It is all too easy for sensitive data to get leaked or for them moved around or edited when they shouldn’t. As a result, you need to limit access to files. Each employee should only have access to the files that he/she needs to work on and nothing else.

FileCloud supports advanced sharing which allows you to put an expiration date on the files you share with particular people. This means, after the date passes, their permission is revoked. FileCloud also allows you to lock files to prevent anyone from editing, downloading or printing them.

Manage Collaboration: How many times have you spent time working on a file only to find out that there is a newer version of that file? Well, it has happened to me a few times, and it can be quite annoying. The thing with most online file storage and sharing platforms is that you can’t tell if someone is working on a file at any given moment. This often leads to confusion and a waste of precious time. One way to solve this is to promote communication between your employees so they can check with each other before working on particular files. But what happens when one of them is momentarily offline?

Well, FileCloud has the perfect solution to manage collaboration. First, users can leave comments on files. So, if someone downloads a file to work on, he/she needs to indicate that in the comment section. That’s not all; users receive notifications when new files are uploaded. This means you will be alerted when the latest version of the file has been synched rather than checking back every few minutes. That’s not all; you can even track file activity. So, even if someone fails to leave a comment, you can see who has downloaded each file and check with them before you start working.

Don’t Compromise on Encryption: One of the things that the numerous hacking incidents have taught netizens is that encryption is of paramount importance. Encryption is the one that you cannot compromise on if you want to guarantee the security of your online file storage and sharing platform. While most online storage platforms offer some form of encryption, it is advisable to also take matters into your hands by encrypting your files before you upload them – this is particularly important for sensitive files which contain passwords, social security numbers, and other personal details.

FileCloud keeps your files encrypted at all times. When in transit, the platform uses SSL/TLS for protection and AES 256-bit encryption when your files are in storage. FileCloud issues each user a unique set of encryption keys.

Apart from encryption, FileCloud offers many other impressive security tools like ransomware protection, the ability to integrate an anti-virus to your storage platform, and two-factor authentication (2FA). We all know the importance of anti-virus and ransomware protection, so I’m going to talk a bit about two-factor authentication. For most users, 2FA may seem superfluous apart from adding an extra step to the signing-in process, but this is wrong. Studies show that many people tend to use the same password for multiple platforms. So, if a hacker cracks the password, all the other platforms that the person has used that password could be compromised. 2FA prevents this by adding another layer of security which would prove insurmountable to most hackers.

Online cloud storage lets the user store information on remote servers which can be accessed through internet connected devices. The benefits Online cloud services provide is that users need not invest in server storage infrastructure, maintenance, security and service thereby giving financial liberty to the business.

FileCloud comes equipped with state of the art infrastructure and features :

  • Secure servers : The data is stored in remote secure servers which are maintained by dedicated teams for security of data.
  • Automatic Backups : The data is regularly backed up automatically at regular intervals thereby ensuring the latest data files are available to the users.
  • Recover Deleted files : The deleted files and folder can be easily recovered by the user thus ensuring no data gets lost .
  • Secure File sharing : Files can be easily shared with FileCloud’s cloud storage services. The user can share files publicly or privately depending on the requirement.
  • Affordable : FileCloud provides its user with the best online cloud storage services which are secure as well as affordable for the businesses.
  • Unlimited Access: Best online file storage provides secure, anytime access to your files from any device, with seamless synchronization and robust security features.
  • Secure and Accessible: Online file sharing and storage solutions provide secure access to your files from any device, anytime, with advanced encryption to protect your data from unauthorized access.

Please take a look at detailed FileCloud features:-

FileCloud features overview

Business file sharing

It is possible to share business files publicly with or without a password security. Without password security, anyone having the link can access the file. On the contrary, password protected public share will ask for the password to give access. It is very easy to manage sharing options within FileCloud.

Simple file sharing with smart notifications

With your files within the FileCloud, you can easily share them with anyone. Even if they’re outside your company, you can use a simple link or share via email. When someone accesses or edits the file, you can allow email notifications to be sent as well.

Keep sensitive business files secure

Share business files and confidential documents with password-protected links, set view, download, edit permissions, set expiry dates on shared links or delete them anytime so that files are shared with who you want and when you want.

Powerful tools for sharing

FileCloud provides tools for secure file sharing like, virtual drive , Client Portal, custom upload form, selective sync, endpoint backup, federated search to support e-discovery and GDPR compliance.

External file sharing privately with new Users

In case you want to share files with new uses privately, you can allow the Fileshare to ask them to create a new account to access the files within your FileCloud network.

Filesharing & multi device access

FleCloud can provide access to files within the enterprise, through mobile, desktop and mobile app that are simple to use. By connecting FileCloud to existing storage in the enterprise, such as Amazon S3 or Windows network drives, FileCloud can operate as a single access point to files across the enterprise.

Office online Integration

FileCloud is integrated with Office Online out of the box. Users can easily preview, edit and store MS office files (word, excel, powerpoint ) from the browser.

Microsoft Outlook Integration

Filecloud’s seamless integration with MS Outlook improves an Outlook user’s productivity when sharing files within the organization or with external customers

Powerful admin capabilities

Admin has useful features like Device dashboard, detailed audit log, advanced reports and much more. Admin can control user groups, control file/folder access and assign permissions, restrictions whenever required

Better Prices

Get more for less. For 1000 users, Dropbox will cost you 240,000 $/Year where FileCloud cost you only 50,000$/Year.

Unlimited Client/ Partner Accounts (Free!) + ROI

FileCloud offers free client / partner accounts for clients, external vendors and partners. Limited user accounts are free and do not count towards your user license limit. Offers significant cost savings for you.

Hybrid Cloud Solution

Get the benefits of both on-premise as well as the public cloud. Low latency, local file access when you are in office and seamless remote access from the cloud if you are outside.

Security

Get maximum protection from email spoofing and ransomware attacks using FileCloud’s unlimited file versioning and branding capabilities. FileCloud security includes 256-bit AES SSL encryption at Rest, two-factor authentication, anti-virus scanning, recycle bin and endpoint device protection.

Available on Azure Marketplace

Pre-built FileCloud VMs are available on Azure Marketplace. Deploy it in seconds. FileCloud also offers integration with Azure AD and Azure Files.

Start Free Trial!

Easily manage information to make it universally accessible

With FileCloud, enterprise employees can access business data across any device sitting in the office, home, cafe, airport or anywhere in the world.

Filecloud not only provides a complete solution with secure cloud based storage for business but also lets you have complete control over your data.

FileCloud has a powerful set of admin features, and much more.

Your organization gets access to custom metadata, custom branding features, pattern search, audit reports and advanced admin capabilities.

Admin Features

“FileCloud is by far the best on-premise file sharing solution.”

FileCloud online storage and backup solution

FileCloud lets the user access, share and sync files anywhere using any device. FileCloud helps in storing data securely at their dedicated remote servers which are installed with latest security features.

FileCloud carries out backup of the data automatically at regular intervals thereby preventing the possibility of data loss and providing the users with the latest and updated  data files.

FileCloud Security

“We tested about five other solutions like Team Drive, OwnCloud or LeitzCloud. In the End, FileCloud won that battle clearly.”

FileCloud offers Unlimited storage space

FileCloud offers unlimited cloud storage along with app integration, unlimited file sharing, advanced backup and selective sync.

With FileCloud users get all relevant features such as large file transfer without size limits, automatic synchronization, and data loss protection. FileCloud is the best in class providing users with optimal and affordable business solution.

File sharing and sync

“FileCloud is an easy to use solution and met all our data residency requirements.”

FileCloud – powerful yet affordable

Despite providing all the features and possibly more compared to other solutions like Dropbox and Box, FileCloud is much cost effective and also offers free unlimited client/ partner accounts.

FileCloud has got edge over its competitor in terms of unlimited storage space, security infrastructure and customizations.

Check this detailed comparison of FileCloud price and features with other solutions.

FileCloud vs other EFSS solutions

“We liked FileCloud’s pricing, comprehensive feature set (branding, encryption) and the responsive support”

Worldwide

FileCloud
CodeLathe Technologies Inc.
dba FileCloud
125 Park Avenue FL 25
New York, NY 10017-5550

Fax: +1 (866) 824-9584

Europe

FileCloud Technologies Limited
Ducart Suite,
Castletroy Park Commercial Centre, Castletroy,
Limerick, Ireland


Copyright © 2025 FileCloud. All Rights Reserved.

Please select your country

SUBMIT