Benefits of Uploading Files

09Aug07

Often when I explain what we are trying to do with TagandFile, people ask what the benefits are of uploading files to a centralised service. They also sometimes question whether people would be willing to have their files hosted in a remote location when they are used to accessing them on a local hard-drive.

The key point here is: Centralised hosted of your electronic information allows you to access it from anywhere with an internet connection and reduces concerns about backup. One PhD student is using our service to backup her thesis as she writes it! The problems of being able to access information from multiple devices and backup are becoming larger as the days are gone when professionals have just one desktop computer that they use day-to-day. Another important benefit is that centralised hosting makes it easier to find the information you need as it is in one place and to manage versions of documents.

 We’re working on new features in TagandFile which will make it increasingly easier to upload files so you can get the benefits of centralised file storage while reducing the time needed upfront. Here’s a list of what we are planning and we’d be very keen to hear from you as to what would be most useful to you:

- Upload an entire directory

- Synchronise changes with a local directory

- Automatically extract tags from the document content as they are uploaded in bulk

- Faster uploads of large files using grid uploading technology from Cambridge University

- Upload using email

- Upload using a local client and plug-ins for browsers and common document authoring applications

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