How does mozy stash work

Storage companies are jockeying for position in this market by adding features and complexity. The latest: The backup product Mozy a subsidiary of EMC is getting a synchronized folder product that works a lot like Dropbox. Called Stash, it's a shared folder that will draw space from a user's Mozy account. So if you're using 20 gigabytes for backup in a 50GB Mozy account , you'll be able to store 30GB in your synced folder.

Files put in your Stash folder automatically replicate to all your computers that have the app, just like Dropbox. And like Dropbox, Stash is a single-folder system. That means you can't easily use it to replicate all your existing data folders unless you change the way you work.

Mozy product manager Ted Haeger told me that simplicity is the key to success in this business. Most people get the "magic folder" model quickly but get confused when sync gets tied too deep into the file system. Those who can deal with complexity should check out SugarSync , which syncs any folder on a computer to any other folder on another computer. Mozy's online backups are already available to users through a Web interface, but the files in backups don't sync between computers.

And if you pull a file off your backup set and then update it, you have to re-upload it to the backup somehow you could do this by replacing the original file on the computer it originally came from.

So if you want to work on a file and not worry about where it originated, Stash is a better solution for that. Stash can run on the same computer as MozyPro online backup, with Stash using a separate MozyHome account. Through its MozyPro service, Stash will allow IT administrators to set policies that define what can be viewed across employee mobile devices. Data stored in Mozy's Stash is encrypted using the bit Blowfish algorithm.

Mozy offers users the option to either choose an automated encryption key service, with the information shared between the user and Mozy, or create their own keys that cannot be accessed by a third party. Files on Mozy's cloud storage service can be viewed using a file system list view or a Web-access iconic view. Lucas Mearian covers storage, disaster recovery and business continuity, financial services infrastructure and healthcare IT for Computerworld. His e-mail address is lmearian computerworld.

Senior Reporter Lucas Mearian covers financial services IT including blockchain , healthcare IT and enterprise mobile issues including mobility management, security, hardware and apps. Here are the latest Insider stories. If you want to share with others, they need to use your account. Mozy Stash is currently public beta and requires a MozyHome account.

It does work, however, even with a free 2 GB account. If you have a now-discontinued Mozy Unlimited account, however, Stash won't work with it. The company said it plans to release Stash for MozyPro "later in ".

For pricing, the Stash FAQ says " MozyHome paid subscribers who sign up during the beta can count on having Stash as part of their ongoing subscription at no extra cost". It's harder than you think for that expensive router of yours to deliver all the throughput the big number on its box promises.

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