Australian Start-Up Network2Share Launched CloudFileSync: Local Dropbox Killer?

Network2Share Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based software start-up has officially launched CloudFileSync, its storage agnostic file sync and share product with enterprise grade security and features for SME businesses.

CloudFileSync has been built for international IT channel offering resellers: 

• High profit
• No upfront fee
• No cost for NFR license
• No minimum sales target

CloudFileSync is a product for MSPs, VARs and cloud service providers to add to their portfolio, providing product differentiation and an on-going revenue stream.

Unlike other file sync and share products, CloudFileSync has been designed and built for the IT channel with a low cost, high margin for the reseller business model.

CloudFileSync features
Unique, flexible deployment options to give your customers the solution they need

CloudFileSync offers flexibility when it comes to deployment of storage solutions:

• On premise private cloud – A reseller can install CloudFileSync onto its customer’s existing onsite storage to provide them with their own private cloud, secured behind their firewall. On site private cloud gives companies full control and oversight of security and privacy, as well as compliance with legal, privacy and contractual obligations. Deploying an on-premise, secure private cloud removes the need for staff to use personal file sharing services.
• Managed service – Resellers can install CloudFileSync’s file sync and share services on top of their existing server hardware, giving them business opportunity and revenue stream. Resellers can monetise their own cloud storage, providing clients with a hosted cloud solution that meets data sovereignty and other compliance requirements.
• CloudFileSync marketplace – The marketplace provides resellers who do not have their own storage with the opportunity to purchase and sell, with margin, secure cloud storage that meets data sovereignty requirements.
• Hybrid cloud – With CloudFileSync, resellers can offer customers a ‘mix and match’ approach, providing a combination of on-premise private cloud and public cloud storage for scalability.

Security that locks down data ownership
and enables secure Bring-Your-Own-Device
CloudFileSync provides customers with a productivity boosting file sync and share solution that:

• Delivers 100% ownership, control and visibility of who shares the data – Customers now have complete control and visibility over who accesses and shares their data and files. Clients can set folder permissions and view logs of who accessed and shared files.
• Delivers the productivity of the cloud with bank level security – CloudFileSync offers similar file access and sharing functionality to other products, empowering staff to work on and share files on the go. It provides productivity benefits while company data is protected using bank-grade 256-bit AES encryption at rest on the server, in transit and on local devices.

Giving resellers and cloud providers the opportunity to sell excess hosted cloud storage
CloudFileSync has been built with the channel at the centre of our strategy and gives resellers the opportunity to monetise their excess cloud storage by selling it in the marketplace to business customers who are looking for hosted cloud storage that meets data sovereignty requirements. An Australian-built solution giving resellers a competitive edge CloudFileSync has been developed over the last 2 years by Network2Share. The company is a Melbourne-based start-up company with eight staff and a vision to develop a secure file sync and share solution. The staff have an understanding of the IT channel and have brought this knowledge and experience to building, developing and deploying the CloudFileSync product.

The firm is local, and have priced solutions to provide resellers with significant margins. It has been able to do this because te product is priced in Australian Dollars for Australian registered businesses, avoiding the ‘Australian tax’ charged by global software providers.

The self-funded start-up was founded in January 2013 by Regan McKay, a serial IT entrepreneur who has run a number of IT businesses in New Zealand and Australia.