DROPBOX INSIGHTS

Last year, my friend, Nanay Merriam Bolipata introduced the dropbox application to me and explains its uses on how it works on my files where I can work easily even without my laptop. I find it convenient to use because I can access it anytime and anywhere regardless of internet availability, it also syncs automatically if online. While I was enjoying the application and got too excited to transfer all the important files to the said application, I got disappointed because the free storage is only two (2) gigabytes. I got dismay; I stopped using it because of its limited storage. I tried to upgrade the application capacity but it prompted fees for it so it was the end of the story for me.  Until I heard good news from our professor in PA 504, Sir Glenne Lagura on how to upgrade the dropbox storage, he introduced to us that through inviting and sharing to other potential users, 500 megabytes will be added in every referral. By doing so, I was able to expand my dropbox storage from 2 gigabytes to 25.25 gigabytes. Now, I can store vital files and feel secured with no worries that my laptop might be virus-infected.

Dropbox is even more useful at work because my task is basically on record keeping of all the vital data of the teachers assigned to me. I am responsible for preparing the claims of the teachers from their salary, increment pay, and among others.  With the aid of this application, all files are safe and can be retrieved easily so we can go for paperless transactions.

With dropbox application, sharing, receiving, sending and collaborating files for every transaction is more fun, convenient, and easy. To know more about this amazing application, I made a thorough research on this which is shown in the succeeding pages.

What's Dropbox?

One place for all your stuff, wherever you are."

Dropbox is a home for all your photos, docs, videos, and files. Anything you add to Dropbox will automatically show up on all your computers, phones and even the Drop box website — so you can access your stuff from anywhere.

Drop box also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! Relax knowing that your stuff is safe in Drop box and will never be lost.

The Drop box is One Drive cloud storage is the one place for everything in your work and personal life. It gives you free online storage for all your personal files so you can get to them from your Android device, computer (PC or Mac), and any other devices you use. With One Drive for Business, you also get storage for your work files so you can share and collaborate on them with other people at your work or school. The One Drive app for Android lets you easily work with your personal and work files when you’re on the go:

•  Browse all your One Drive files and files shared with you.
•     Automatically upload photos and videos to your personal One Drive account using Camera backup.
•  Share  your files.
•  Move, delete, and rename files, and create new folders.
•  Open your One Drive files in other apps, including Office apps.
•   Quickly get to documents you've recently opened.
•    Search for your files and folders.

How does the Drop box service work?

Drop box is designed with multiple layers of protection, including secure data transfer, encryption,  network configuration, and application- and user-level controls that are distributed across a scalable, secure  Infrastructure.

Here's a diagram of how the service works:

Drop box users can access files and folders any time from the desktop, web, and mobile clients, or Through applications connected to Drop box. All of these clients connect to secure servers to provide access to files, allow file sharing with others, and update linked devices when files are added, changed, Or deleted. The Drop box service operates various services that are responsible for handling and Processing both metadata and raw block storage. Source and reference:  www.dropbox.com