Barracuda Networks’ Copy Upgrades Cloud Storage From 5GB to 15GB of Free Storage

Inspired by the news that Google is
unifying storage across its products, Barracuda
Networks Inc. announced a program increasing the amount of free
cloud storage for its Copy
users from 5GB to 15GB.

Copy is an online file syncing, sharing
and storage service built on the Barracuda Cloud. Since its public
debut less than 90 days ago, it already is approaching half a million
users worldwide.

"We think Google’s effort here
is great, and we are eager to join in by providing current and new
Copy users with a matching amount of free space," said Guy
Suter , GM storage, at Barracuda. "We believe people
deserve lots of storage to realize the full benefits of using the
cloud. They also should be able to control what files count against
their capacity. For our part, Copy’s free space now at 15GB, our
awesome referral program, our incredibly low-paid storage plans, and
our ‘Fair Storage for All’ initiative are all aimed at helping people
do more amazing things."

Beyond the 15GB of free storage, users
also can benefit from the Copy referral program and the ‘Fair Storage
for All’ initiative:

• Copy Referral
  Program – Users
  can earn 5GB of additional free storage for both themselves and the
  person they introduce to Copy for each referral, with no limit on the
  total capacity they can earn. The average Copy referrer has earned
  over 60GB of free storage, with the largest referrers earning space
  in the 10s of terabytes.

• Copy ‘Fair
  Storage for All‘
  Initiative – Instead of counting data
  in shared folders against all members’ individual storage quotas so
  everyone pays for the same data over and over, it
  allows users to ‘split
  the bill’ and
  control which files count against their storage capacity.

The service was created to meet the
high design demands of online and mobile users, and to provide the
security and features required for businesses.

Highlights of the service include:

• Multiple device
  compatibility – It
  works across Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux computers and offers mobile
  device support for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) and
  Android, with Windows Phone compatibility
  coming soon.

• File
  sharing without limits – The
  service allows users to upload and share
  files of any size, including 1080p videos and raw photographs,
  without size limitations often found in email attachments. These
  shared files and folders can be sent to anyone either publicly or
  privately and accessed from any location or device.

• Security
  – Data
  verification inspects data before it
  accepts it into the user’s cloud storage. File-level ownership is
  verified prior to transferring anything to other devices. The
  service also allows users to share files
  privately using the built-in
  identify verification.

• Company
  control – The
  service extends its cloud storage and
  sharing benefits into corporate environments with user and group
  management and added controls for proprietary company data.

Pricing and Availability
Copy is available at Copy.com
and by installing the free software. Copy also is available as a free
app in the Apple App Store for iOS
devices and on Google Play for Android
devices.

Individual accounts provide 15GB
of cloud storage free of charge, and paid plans start at
$9.99/month or $99/year for up to 250GBs.

The companies plans introduces a
no-per-user-fee approach and plans starting at $399.99/year for
100GB.