Gmail went down Tuesday...again.
Please don’t get me wrong, I do agree with cloud computing and we should move services into the cloud. However, services in the cloud, like Salesforce and Gmail, always have the chance of going offline. Users and developers are starting to realize this and solutions such as GeeMail are appearing to minimize the impact if Gmail goes offline.
We recognize that placing services in the cloud is insufficient to guarantee the accessibility of your information. It is important to provide the service to the user regardless of the status of the server in the cloud.
Therefore Content Circles enables users to work both online and offline. If the server in the cloud (which maintains user directory, stores content status, and handles email notifications) goes offline, users can continue to use Content Circles to share content with other members. Users can invite existing members to new circles, can add new documents or versions and synchronize with other members as long as the users are online.
When it is the user who is offline such as on an airplane, any changes they make will queue up in their local machine. Once the user goes online again, the changes will automatically be delivered to other members and the activities and emails pushed to the cloud. The Content Circles design eliminates the barriers for members to collaborate once they have established a trust relationship.
Without storing your content on the server in the cloud plus the ability to work offline and later synchronize changes back to other members once online, we believe Content Circles properly addresses the needs of content management for distributed teams. Members can continuously collaborate on their project, minimize wait time between versions, and have more time to focus on their actual business.
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