Small firm file server 3

[glass99]

Has anyone tried using a Network Attached Storage (NAS) for a small engineering office with some remote freelancers logging in?

We have been using Dropbox, which works very well in most respects. It has zero maintenance and setup, it allows access to anyone with an internet connection, and its backed up. The thing that DB does badly is it doesn't lock out other users when someone is working on a file.

I am thinking to have all our files on an NAS which is then backed up with Dropbox.

Does anyone have experience with this?

 

[loki3000]

note that NAS and Dropbox (and similar) are not true backup solutions.
a virus like Cryptolocker could still infect your files, as it could connect to the NAS without any problems.
dropbox is a little better though, as you are able to get the previous version of the file. i don't think that google drive has such options.

i still think that NAS with raid 1 + cloud is the best solution for small companies.