05 Oct 2008

October 3rd, 2008

Add-In Review - KeepVault Online Storage for Windows Home Server www.keepvault.com

After reviewing a product that billed by the gigabyte I was anxious to try something that was potentially unlimited. Little did I know by the end of my testing, the entire review would change with some big news from Keepvault.

This review was practically written and ready to publish when I contacted Keepvault one last time before going live with it. That’s when I got the news. Keepvault for Windows Home Server is no longer offering unlimited storage. What???

This may come as a surprise to you but this move is actually a good one for Keepvault. As you know, the online storage game is getting popular and with it comes all the freebie services and the pains that follow them. There are plenty of horror stories out there and lessons to be learned about storing data “in the cloud.” This particular cloud, is Proxure. Started in 2005 with talent from Roxio, Sonic, and Veritas , they created two products. KeepSync, and Keepvault.

Keepvault for Windows Home server is considered a “Commercial” Add-In. That simply means you have to pay something for it. In this case you are required to subscribe to the service before you can download the Add-In.

Now, getting back to the unlimited storage news. Keepvault was known for …

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