https://blog.insanegenius.com/tag/nirvanix/Recent content in Nirvanix on Pieter Viljoen's BlogHugoenFri, 31 Dec 2010 20:18:00 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2010/12/31/will-your-online-backup-or-sync-and-share-provider-survive/Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:18:00 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2010/12/31/will-your-online-backup-or-sync-and-share-provider-survive/<p>I have been using online backup for many years. I won&rsquo;t call myself an expert, experienced maybe, but I have tried almost all online backup and sync and share services. My biggest concern is still the longevity and trustworthiness of the provider.</p> <p>My biggest disappointment is definitely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streamload">Streamload</a>. Streamload was a great service, they provided unlimited storage, had a client up-loader, supported FTP access, and had a great web frontend. And this was in 2005, long before many other online storage providers existed, and nobody else offered unlimited storage. The concept was great, take any of your online files, and present them in a web friendly way, e.g. play your backed up music collection from your browser, watch your backed up movies from your browser.</p>