SkySync Releases V2.8 of Cloud Platform Software

Portal Architects, Inc. announced this month that SkySync v2.8 is available to the general market.

It is a platform that enables organizations of any size to integrate their existing on-site storage systems with most business cloud platforms in minutes.

Geoffrey A. Moore, BusinessWeek best selling author and tech visionary, said that access to the cloud is a “game changer” for businesses.

“Digital collaboration has taken on a whole new dynamic as content sharing becomes effectively friction-free,” Moore said. “This is enabling next-generation business models to tap into the imagination and good will of the communities of interest that embrace their offerings. It is a game changer.“

The product is designed to integrate with and bridge all of an organization’s existing file storage systems with just about any cloud storage platform, whether it’s network file-system storage, SharePoint or specialty Enterprise Content Management systems. It eliminates system-to-system friction by syncing, copying and/or moving files and their associated data across these systems automatically.

“Organizations are no longer tethered to their existing on-premises systems,” said Steve Woodward, co-founder and CTO, Portal Architects.

“SkySync enables any variety of co-existence, expansion and system-consolidation scenarios. Companies can easily take advantage of the most cost-effective, feature-rich and compliant systems in minutes and with little to no technical effort on their part,” Woodward said.

It is designed the meet the demands of businesses of all sizes, from a single workstation to multiple servers transferring terabytes of files. It includes connectors for SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, Microsoft Office 365, Box, Hightail, Huddle, Dropbox, OneDrive-Business, Google Drive, Citrix ShareFile, SugarSync, OpenText, Documentum, as well as Network File Systems. Connectors for Autodesk Field 360, Egnyte, Alfresco, and SalesForce are also incorporated within the v2.8 release.