MDrive, the Italian challenge to Dropbox and Google Drive for business

Allowing employees to work together, sharing information in real-time from anywhere and at any time of the day, is one of the main competitive factors for businesses. Keeping track of your files and data, truly knowing where they are and directly managing security and sharing protocols, is a necessity for every company, which will have to comply with the new European Regulations on data management coming into effect in 2018.

The business solution that combines the security of the corporate file server with all the advantages of the cloud is made in Italy: it’s called MDrive, it was created by Elmec Informatica, an Italian Managed Services Provider of IT services and solutions for businesses, and it has a completely new logic compared to services likeDropbox and Google Drivebecause it makes files stored on company file servers accessible remotely.

Compared to these solutions, MDrive by Elmec constitutes a Copernican revolution. it is the company that controls access and ownership of data, not the individual, as happens with other systems. The Italian service, in fact, is “folder centric”, meaning the data is stored in one or more folders, to which users have access according to their company permissions, while other services are “user centric”, so the user owns the folder’s data, not the company. It is therefore clear that only MDrive allows the company to have full control of its data.

“Technically, MDrive is a new tool for Enterprise File Sync and Share. Based on CentreStack technology, it combines the control and security of a Managed solution with the flexibility of “cloud ready” use – explains Enrico Boselli, competence center manager at Elmec -. MDrive is currently the only business solution on-premises for file sharing, including from mobile devices, which manages company files directly on the company’s systems (on premise), allowing file and folder sharing with anyone, but in a controlled manner. Furthermore, MDrive allows managing files within the company or in the Elmec data center and is designed for companies that need to demonstrate how and where they manage information, in view of the new European regulation on data storage and protection that will be applied from May 25, 2018.”Boselli -. In addition to allowing access to files from anywhere and on any device, MDrive, thanks to an intelligent synchronization system, updates only the necessary files, saving bandwidth and storage space on mobile devices.”

Easy and intuitive to use because it presents itself as a folder containing various directories, MDrive uses the same company authentication systems and is offered to companies that can request a free trial. “If desired, companies can obtain space for their files in the Elmec data center: an Italian excellence with certificationTier IV, which is the highest level of guarantee a data center can offer,, with an availability of 99.99%, with completely redundant electrical circuits, cooling, and network,