Although "Drop Box" can be a helpful tool for some, with their hosted file services such as: optimal privacy with file sharing, multiple "Drop Box" options to keep personal and business files separate, storage durability, and encryption that maintains a secure tunnel for data transfers, etc.(https://www.dropbox.com/business/features); there is one key liability that may have you rethinking the usage of Drop Box file services. This popular file server actually consistently and constantly uses up your bandwidth within your company network, leading to slower network speed, and over all internet availability--thereby slowing down your entire company's usage of the internet, leading to potential loss in revenue due to greater amount of overhead hours waiting for sites to load.
For Example: your company's internet is 10Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up (standard cable connection). Let’s say you have a file of 10MB that you drop in your drop box folder, and you have 15 employees with drop box installed. As soon as the file is saved and closed, drop box immediately starts uploading that file. There is no QOS (quality of service) allocated for this bandwidth usage, so therefore you’re 1.5Mps is now completely being utilized by one user. Then all the other users are now simultaneously downloading the same file; therefore crippling the down speed of your bandwidth, and preventing you from browsing and utilizing the internet for productive purposes.
Alternatively, you can implement a file server which utilizes only local bandwidth, which is up to speeds of 1Gbps on average. This file server is not public, so therefore securing your confidential data, as it is not in the “Cloud”. Therefore, having a file server with local bandwidth can aid in the speed and efficiency for your business or project; killing two birds with one stone--optimal security, as well as technological agility.
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