All About Windows Skydrive

SkyDrive started small at only 1 GB and remained there for some time during the early days of its’ Beta release. Microsoft soon discovered through the feedback system that we (the customers) wanted two very simple things-More space and wider availability. SkyDrive is a free, quick method of sending large files across the Internet. SkyDrive provides users with 5GB of storage space for free. This is a great resource for teachers and students that need to have files accessible from multiple computers.

Skydrive lets you put your files to use right away by giving you the options to save, print or mail them. Storage management software offered by other companies may downloaded rather than online, so emailing your files from their locations may not be as simple as with Skydrive. SkyDrive may have problems handling a large number of large (over 3MB) files at a time; if some files don’t upload, upload them in smaller batches. SkyDrive provides free, password-protected online file storage and sharing. It’s a great way to make sure your files are available to you from any computer, without having to carry them around on a flash drive.
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Microsoft SkyDrive online backup storage Overview

Security: For companies with compliance concerns — HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley or Payment Card Industry — it’s difficult to see how SkyDrive could create anything other than a headache. While SkyDrive is SSL- and password-protected (although it allows simultaneous sign-ons with the same ID across multiple systems), it lacks other control features that even a small business would seek to keep tabs on sensitive data. Microsoft needs to make a stronger security statement with online applications like SkyDrive (perhaps a free, ready and easy to use encryption function?) before even small businesses can think about warming up to it.

Capacity: At 5 GB of free storage, it’s more than most USB thumb drives but much less than higher-capacity USB storage devices sold through the channel by companies like Seagate and Western Digital. And Western Digital’s Passport drives, for example, are both mobile and offer encryption support. SkyDrive does have enough capacity to store big PowerPoint presentations or other multi-media files, though it’s not really big enough to act as a personal file warehouse. Read more