Replacement for Dropbox
“I’m looking for an Alternative to Dropbox

“Really – why is that?”

Replacement for Dropbox
Replacement for Dropbox

“Well, we’ve been using it for some time, it’s pretty good but there are some things you can’t do, and we get a lot of conflicts”

“Tell me about it those conflicts drive me crazy!”

Replacement for Dropbox
Replacement for Dropbox

“But the real reason is I have an ICO compliance issue, I’ve been told I must have a UK based solution,  because some of the data I hold falls under the UK data protection laws.”

“That’s interesting, my professional body insist that the servers we use must be located within the EU, I’m told that’s pretty common for both legal and accountancy services.”

Replacement for Dropbox
Replacement for Dropbox

“The problem is if you are using one of the largest services, you have no idea where the data is kept, it could be based on a server in Europe, Ireland or worse still the US!”

“We were told we needed to make sure that we were with a UK company whose policy states that their service is entirely based in the UK, that would be for servers, software and support.”

Replacement for Dropbox
Replacement for Dropbox

“Did you find one?”

“Yes sure, we use Collabor8online there are entirely UK-based and so is the support team! You can even pick the phone up and speak to them if you have any problems. It’s a great system, simple, easy-to-use you can usually pick it up by yourself, but if you do need training they do that as well.”

Replacement for Dropbox
Replacement for Dropbox

“Sounds great – where do I get in touch with them?”

“Easy – their websites here www.collabor8online.co.uk or you can call them on 020 3369 6491″

Replacement for Dropbox