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We would like to allow users to be able to access the contents of their Google drive without going through a web browser, instead a mapped drive. Of course, there's the Google Sync Application, but this will result in the local drive being very quickly filled as all of the machines are used for hot desking. Not to mention the huge strain of 1500 users syncing will bring to our network. Has anyone implemented anything to assist with this? Perhaps a 3rd party tool? Google do not seem interested with giving a solution to this problem, I see all over the net that Educational institutes are crying out for a way to make this happen.

Hi Steve Have you come across any issues with it, or any limitations? How effective is it at blocking p2p traffic? Many thanks

Hi We are currently using our smoothwall as a web filter only but am considering using it as our perimeter firewall. I'm after some feedback on experiences using it as a firewall. Thanks!

Can Cloudberry mirror the data to the Google Drive accounts of the users? - I'd be happier if there was a mirror of the local data which was then sync'ed to the staff Google Drive accounts This is exactly what concerns me. What concerns me CyberNerd is that you are placing a lot of trust with the cloud service provider. A worst case scenario: What happens if one day you can't access the data anymore? You end up on the phone to the cloud provider and meanwhile everyone is screaming 'what's happening' and why can't they access their work anymore. The backups? The backups you are also entrusting with them. You are not in control of any of these processes anymore. You are placing a huge amount of trust in something that only appears to you as a user interface. Not to say that you are going about anything wrong, it's purely out of interest; but have you or anyone else in your department made it clear to the head that the IT department is no longer in direct control of the data? I feel that if a school or any organisation wants to go down this route, this would be the first thing that I would make very clear.

Hi all I would like to hear some thoughts and feedback on the idea of moving all staff shares and home drives to Google Drive. We have already implemented this for students and so far it has been a success. We tell the students that it's their responsibility for managing their work/data on Google Drive, and that is fine. However, my immediate feelings on doing the same for staff concerns me deeply. Especially as I am designated data controller/holder for the corporation; by using Google Drive for all staff data, I am basically giving up this role, as this role becomes Google's.... and that to me seems dangerous. Concerns such as the loss of direct access to our data, not knowing where our data is, the simple fact that we will be no longer be in direct control of it and we lose control of a backup and recovery process. Would love to hear your views. Has anyone done this for staff? Thanks