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Secure file sharing for business: what, why, and how

Whether you’re a sprouting startup or a growing corporate giant, you probably know just how important it is to be able to quickly share files with your team. But while speed and ease are essential, you need a way to protect files you're sharing too. After all, a massive 422 million people were affected by data compromises in 2022. 

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Valerie O'Connor

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Top 7 free file sharing sites for rapid remote collaboration

Crossed wires, misread emails, endless meetings, missing versions … These are all trials and tribulations of collaboration. When working as part of a team, it can be pretty difficult to collaborate seamlessly. Especially as we’re almost fully-remote these days.

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Amber Howells

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Enterprise file sharing – 7 ways to control access and improve collaboration

Enterprise file sharing solutions enable seamless and secure collaboration with other organizations. And with data volumes passing 2 petabytes (that’s 2,000 GB) for enterprise organizations in 2022, they’re more important than ever.

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Amber Howells

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Secure file sharing: 19 tips and tools to share files securely

When you’re sharing sensitive information and important documents online, it’s a given that you want to keep that data secure. But how do you go about sharing files securely in this day and age?

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Katie Garrett

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How to share files: 6 ways to share files with colleagues and clients

Sharing files is part and parcel of just about every computer-based job. From information sharing and training to collaboration and feedback, there are loads of reasons for needing to share files.

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Valerie O'Connor

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How to send a PDF file: 4 ways to send documents in PDF format 

Whether you’re sending PDFs for review and approval, to be signed, or simply to share information, there are several routes you can take to get your PDF document to your recipients quickly and securely.

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Katie Garrett

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How to send audio files: 5 fast, easy, and free ways

Large file sizes. Lack of storage space. Loss of quality. There are plenty of challenges that come with sending audio files – just like there are when it comes to sharing videos.  But there are ways around this.  Whether you’re sending music tracks, podcast recordings, voiceover recordings, or sound effects, the right mode of transport, […]

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Katie Garrett

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File sharing for business

20 best file sharing software for business (including use cases, prices and reviews)

Sharing files should be a seamless process. This is especially true because one meeting is never enough to share all the information required to complete a project. And frequent meetings can be expensive, time-consuming, and unproductive. That’s why a team, especially nowadays, must have the right file sharing solutions to enable them to work on projects remotely, share files, and collaborate seamlessly.

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Nika Prpic

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The best WeTransfer alternatives for fast and private file sharing in 2023

File sharing plays a key role in the running of most modern businesses, especially if you're in a marketing agency or the like. And choosing the right tool will save you shedloads of time, effort and expletives in your day-to-day work life.  While WeTransfer is the head honcho in the file transfer market, with over 40 million users worldwide, it has its fair share of pain points. Slow uploads/downloads and time restrictions on links, to name a few. And quite frankly, you could do a lot better.

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Valerie O'Connor

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The top 5 file transfer software in 2023 (tried and tested)

Whether you’re working from home, as part of a team, or just need to quickly fire something off to your colleague while they’re next to you, file transfer software has become a staple in our working lives.  With the exponential rise in cloud-based service in the workplace, it transpired that in 2022, 80% of employees in the US requested file sharing as a tool on their cloud-based service. This was due to a 92% loss in files from using email, increasing the need for file transfer software.

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Amber Howells

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12 best video sharing platforms for collaboration, hosting, and sending large videos

Whether you need to share video content with colleagues for collaboration, clients for approval, or consumers for consumption, there’s a video platform to suit.

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Katie Garrett

15 min read

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The 22 best file sharing software to make teamwork fast and simple

Technology advancement in the 21st century has successfully shifted users away from traditional storage and sharing systems. File storage has moved from shelf paper storage to hard drives and online server-based (cloud) storage systems. In this article, you will get to know the various secure file sharing software and how to use them as well as each software’s pros and cons.

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Muriel Skusa

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How to send large files via email – 4 easy ways

With organizations sending large files and presentations, it begs the question: "How can I email a file larger than 25MB?" This article will present the available solutions that can help you send large files through email as well as explain how cloud services are at the forefront of these solutions.

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Muriel Skusa

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