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I agree with the author that working on files is preferable, if possible. But SaaS often also solve the hard problem of dissemination, and good luck syncing an

by manmal 2y ago

I agree with the author that working on files is preferable, if possible. But SaaS often also solve the hard problem of dissemination, and good luck syncing an excel file with 100 people via Dropbox.

loloquwowndueo 2y ago
Networked drives have been a thing for ages.
- briHass 2y ago
  As someone actively pushing a company away from that model to the ubiquitous M365/SharePoint/OneDrive approach, there are so many hidden costs to 'a network share'. How are you managing VPN access to file servers? How about backups/versioning? Any searching? Access control that can be easily managed by end users? Data governance, RBAC, compliance audits? BYOD/mobile device access?
  - troyvit 2y ago
    > How are you managing VPN access to file servers? How about backups/versioning? Any searching? Access control that can be easily managed by end users? Data governance, RBAC, compliance audits? BYOD/mobile device access? This seems like a great idea for a SaaS product.
    - sbarre 2y ago
      Yeah it's called Google Workspace.
      - troyvit 2y ago
        Maybe some aspects, but I don't know about the VPN side of it, and my point was directly to the idea of managing shared drives.
        sbarre 2y ago
        That's fair.. Google does have BeyondCorp but that's not standard in Workspace.. So it's not a packaged deal.
- padseeker 2y ago
  you can't manage permissions very well or precisely. You can give a user "read only" or "edit" but you cannot manage individual sheets or cells. Spreadsheets are great for lots of things, but sharing them with lots of people is not one of them.