dropbox for education?
DESCRIPTION
A presentation for my Business Communications class, when prompted to convince others. Here, me and my team demoed to a hypothetical CMU IT board why they should use Dropbox as a file management tool for students and faculty in replacement of the current Andrew File System, (which in truth absolutely no one uses), if Dropbox hypothetically offered such a product for the education sector. Looking back on it in May 2012, I'm surprised that no cloud service provider has targeted the education market, as there are clear use cases for all kinds of students to utilize such a service. It's worth noting that Google has a strong grasp in Education with Google Apps for Education, and now that they just recently released Google Drive... This presentation was made and presented in March 2011. My PowerPoint skills have improved greatly since then. :)TRANSCRIPT
@Carnegie Mellon
University
What is Dropbox?
• Cloud Storage and File Synchronization Solution
• Founded in 2008, over 4 million users in 2011• Offering local server licenses for colleges
“The Simplest, Most Elegant File-Sync Tool Ever”
• Synchronize and backup files automatically• Share files with other Dropbox users• Access files anywhere with web and mobile
clients
Current System Inefficient For Student Needs
• Files must alwaysbe easily accessible
• AFS requires students to manually FTP/SSH
• Students use e-mail or flash drives instead
How Dropbox Will Work at CMU
Innovative Technology for an Innovative Campus
• Saves time and reduces stress for students• Enhances student collaboration for projects• Puts CMU at the forefront of on-campus
technology
AFS/E-mail/Flash Drive Dropbox0
5
10
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20 seconds
Zero seconds!
Average Time Spent Transferring One File
Absolute File Security and Privacy
• Files are heavily encrypted• Administrators cannot access student files• Permissions for shared folders
Minimal Overhead and Unlimited Scalability
• Reasonable price for server licenses• Few variable costs• Easily expandable storage
Thanks for Listening!