MagFS

	MagFS	Online File Sharing Services
Near real-time collaboration	Teams and datasets of any size	Small teams and datasets
Resources consumed (network and end-user device)	Changes are “pulled” to end-user devices only when needed	Changes are serialized and “pushed” to all end-user devices whether needed or not
Authorization	Full Windows ACLs on all files and folders	Volume-level or custom

	MagFS	Cloud Gateway
Secure, optimized mobile support	Yes	No
WAN acceleration to endpoint devices	Yes	No
Total cost of ownership	Very low Software only, no IT presence in branches	High Hardware and distributed IT presence in every branch
Security	Keys are never persistently stored outside the data center	Keys are distributed to branch offices

	MagFS	Traditional Storage
Native mobile support	Yes	No
Total cost of ownership	Very low Software only, no IT presence in branches	Very high Hardware, distributed IT presence and (optionally) WAN optimization in every branch
Backup	Inherent in the cloud	Costly and cumbersome
Vendor lock-in	Low Multi-vendor support	High Vendors’ cloud solutions are generally compatible only with their storage and software
Hardware refresh cycle triggers data migration	No	Yes