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AWS adds Zocalo Enterprise File Sync Share and Collaboration

In case you missed it today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Zocalo an enterprise class storage and file sharing service. As you might have guessed, by being file sync and share of cloud storage Zocalo can be seen as a competitor or option to other services including Box, Dropbox and Google among many others in the enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) space.

AWS Enterprise File Sync Share (EFSS) Zocalo overview and summary:

Document collaboration (Comments and sharing) including available with AWS WorkSpaces
Central common hub for sharing documents along with those owned by a user
Select AWS regions where data is stored, along with set up users polices and audit trails
Sharing of various types of documents, worksheets, web pages, presentations, text and PDF among other files
Support for Windows and other PCs, Macs, tablets and other mobile devices
Cost effective (priced at $5 per user per month for 200GB of storage)
Free 30 day trial for up to 50 users each with 200GB (e.g. 10TB)
Secure leveraging existing AWS regions and tools (encryption in transit and while at rest)
Active directory credentials integration

Learn more in the Zocalo FAQ found here

Additional Zocalo product details can be found here

AWS also announced as part of its Mobile Services Cognito a mobile service for simple user identity and data synchronization, along with SNS, Mobile Analytics and other enhancements. Learn more about AWS Cognito here and Mobile Services here.

Check out other AWS updates, news and enhancements here

Ok, nuff said

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Greg Schulz – Author Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC Press), The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC Press) and Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier)
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