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That said, some work needs to be done to make the Wuala features easier to use. It will be slightly difficult for other NAS vendors to match this feature because of the non- availability of a in-house Dropbox-like solution. The hybrid cloud concept is definitely a very impressive differentiating point, and LaCie deserves a lot of credit for this. NAS units to which admin access is available can also be configured from Wuala. On top of that, the devices appear in the Wuala network drive too. Within the same interface, it is possible for users to look at both their backed up / synced folders as well as the NAS content that they have access to. It becomes possible for a remote NAS and its contents to be associated with a Wuala account, without the user actually being connected directly to the same internal network (through VPN or otherwise).Īfter associating devices with a Wuala account, the concept of a hybrid cloud becomes much more evident.

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In addition, after associating a NAS with Wuala, it is possible for administrators to use the Wuala interface to provide an access code to any e-mail address (creating a new user in the process). These devices can be added to the Wuala account. How does Wuala tie in with the LaCie 5big NAS Pro? While installing Wuala on a machine, it searches for compatible NAS devices in the same network by broadcasting a UDP multicast message to which the NAS responds. Hybrid Cloud - The Differentiating Feature Backup, on the other hand, periodically updates the contents of the relevant folder in the Wuala servers. Syncing ensures that data updated on one computer is also reflected on another computer associated with the account. Unlike Dropbox, Wuala differentiates between backup and sync. In addition to the locally associated folders, it also has data backed up / synced from other computers associated with the same Wuala account. Easy access to all stuff stored in the cloud is available through a separately mounted Wuala drive network location. There is no specific 'My Dropbox' folder. Some of these include the ability to choose multiple pre-existing folders on the computer for storing to the cloud. When compared with Dropbox, Wuala provides many more features. A slight downside to this aspect is that web access to an account on a computer without the Wuala client is not possible without Java. Even, LaCie doesn't have access to the user data. However, the differentiating aspect is that the data stored on the Wuala servers is encrypted before even being uploaded.

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Similar to most other cloud storage services, there is 5 GB of free space upon sign up. Under these circumstances, it is important that the public be made aware of solutions which offer additional security. Would I trust Dropbox to backup really sensitive data? I would probably not, because, Dropbox hasn't been the most secure solution going around, and is often cited as a poster child for cloud insecurity. Personally, I use Dropbox to backup and maintain versions of my review notes and other material which I need to work on from multiple computing platforms. Dropbox, undoubtedly, has caught the imagination of the general public like no other cloud storage company. I had been vaguely aware of Wuala as a Dropbox-like service from LaCie.

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The third aspect is what we feel may make certain consumers strongly consider the 5big NAS Pro for their usage scenario. The second aspect is simply LaCie catching up with the competition in terms of RAID management features.

The first aspect is innovative, but nothing ground-breaking. LaCie's marketing impetus for the 5big NAS Pro is focused on three main aspects - the rescue web admin, SimplyRAID and the Hybrid Cloud.

The nine staff members of Wuala will remain with the company, where they will join LaCie engineers to add new features and capabilities to LaCie's storage products going forward.LaCie's Hybrid Cloud - Wuala and a LaCie NAS in One Interface The two organizations are combining to create what they describe as a 'cloud storage service.'

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LaCie is the French manufacturer of external storage devices and other products well-known to Mac users for their hard drives, like the d2 Quadra, Big Disk, Rugged Hard Disk and more. Billing itself as 'the social online storage,' Wuala enables users to store and back up photos, videos, music and other types of content online - which you can then share with family and friends.

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Wuala is an online storage service that operates across multiple platforms including Mac OS X, using a Java-based client application. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Caleido AG, parent company of online storage service Wuala, announced Thursday it has merged with computer peripheral maker LaCie.