Google's GDrive Could Replace your Hard Disk

[fireblues]

This drive will allow users to save their data online and users will be able to access their data from any computer in the world

Taking cloud computing to a new level, Google is soon going to launch 'GDrive', a long-rumored online storage for its users.

GDrive would work as an online hard disk and could essentially work as a syncing device that will periodically update itself with the activities that take place on a computer, the Google Operating System has discovered.

Also discovered in a Google Apps CSS file is that there is reportedly an update for Google Docs on the way that would include a desktop client for syncing files with GDrive.

Since this drive will allow users to save their data online, users will be able to access their data from any computer in the world, as long as it is connected to an internet connection.

In fact, if you take Google provisions seriously, you've probably already shifted your photograph and document base to atleast one of the Google services that work as great archiving hubs. However, space restriction and reliability could be a user's concern while depending on the Google servers to save their precious data.

The GDrive could also partially replace the physical hard disk that a user needs to select an operating system (OS) for usage -- that is, after the initial booting. Google's online hard drive will merge all of Google's web based applications and make them available together.

The GDrive is expected to be launched in 2009.

Source http://www.techtree.com/India/News/G...98204-581.html

[victor_rambo]

C'mon man...this is too much of 'online'. I agree that online is the 'in' thing today, but why choke bandwidth pipes and waste bandwidth when the same can be done conveniently with your regular HDD? I really don't get the point of gdrive!

[QwertyManiac]

Japanese and Koreans might be the only ones to enjoy this.

[topgear]

Ya. We need to have atleast 10 MB ps line per PC for that.

And if we want to use gdrive for gaming we should need optical fibre line in every house

[Coool]

indian's use this in 2050

[Liverpool_fan]

It seems similar to Dropbox.
Unfortunately, limited bandwidth makes this of little use to me.

[saqib_khan]

Hey for storing data, Indrive is also good. (Indrive is a feature offered by in.com). It allows us to store 10 GB in our A/c. Nice feature and I use it often.

[chooza]

[quote=fireblues;1041923]This drive will allow users to save their data online and users will be able to access their data from any computer in the world

Taking cloud computing to a new level, Google is soon going to launch 'GDrive', a long-rumored online storage for its users.

GDrive would work as an online hard disk and could essentially work as a syncing device that will periodically update itself with the activities that take place on a computer, the Google Operating System has discovered.

Also discovered in a Google Apps CSS file is that there is reportedly an update for Google Docs on the way that would include a desktop client for syncing files with GDrive.

Since this drive will allow users to save their data online, users will be able to access their data from any computer in the world, as long as it is connected to an internet connection.

In fact, if you take Google provisions seriously, you've probably already shifted your photograph and document base to atleast one of the Google services that work as great archiving hubs. However, space restriction and reliability could be a user's concern while depending on the Google servers to save their precious data.

The GDrive could also partially replace the physical hard disk that a user needs to select an operating system (OS) for usage -- that is, after the initial booting. Google's online hard drive will merge all of Google's web based applications and make them available together.

The GDrive is expected to be launched in 2009.

Source http://www.techtree.com/India/News/G...tml[/quote]


Bro. If you are so excited about Gdrive, then start using skydrive and online office from Microsoft. U can do all these with that too. Dont just start another google praising thread.

[victor_rambo]

Originally Posted by saqib_khan

Hey for storing data, Indrive is also good. (Indrive is a feature offered by in.com). It allows us to store 10 GB in our A/c. Nice feature and I use it often.

Offered by In.com? You mean that Indian company? No thanks, Rs. 4000/- is not an difficult amount for me instead to have it risked with some Indian company.

Don't get me wrong here, I am just saying that these Indian companies are not upto-the-mark. To get users, they can go to any low or high level, and if the venture fails, they will write a cute apology letters and fly by the night.

Even AOL's Xdrive could not survive with the American people who has MB's of connectivity. So where is the chance for Indrive to survive with 5% internet penetration and just 0.4% broadband penetration? Moreover, most people will not pay a dime for it!

[parthbarot]

total crazy man...no meaning yaar... its OK to fool people around...to waste their BW and get more traffic..i don't think any of us here would like to put all secure/personal data on Net.... what u say?

and of course...that kind a net is not available here easily.

regards.

[chooza]

Originally Posted by victor_rambo

Offered by In.com? You mean that Indian company? No thanks, Rs. 4000/- is not an difficult amount for me instead to have it risked with some Indian company.

Don't get me wrong here, I am just saying that these Indian companies are not upto-the-mark. To get users, they can go to any low or high level, and if the venture fails, they will write a cute apology letters and fly by the night.

Even AOL's Xdrive could not survive with the American people who has MB's of connectivity. So where is the chance for Indrive to survive with 5% internet penetration and just 0.4% broadband penetration? Moreover, most people will not pay a dime for it!

in.com is VIACOM 18 company, the very same company which owns CNBC,IBN and colors channel. Go and enhance ur knowledge.

http://www.network18online.com/

[gopi_vbboy]

Good for BW Monsters...

ha ha my BSNL is already sucks bigtime...wheres the point of GDRIVE for ME

[Ecstasy]

Okay so its one more thing invented by google, congrats to google!!. But this service will be only properly enjoyed by the developed nations. I'm pretty sure this service is not for us as we (most of us) have a fck all bandwith connection/speed.

Peace out.

[red_devil]

i've allowed google to keep alll the MAIL FORWARDS i get [99%of them stupid ones ] and some private emails....

i dont want people at google to ogle at my movie collection

[victor_rambo]

Originally Posted by chooza

in.com is VIACOM 18 company, the very same company which owns CNBC,IBN and colors channel. Go and enhance ur knowledge.

http://www.network18online.com/

Just because its owned by some big corporation, it does not mean it is safe and will succeed. Xdrive was owned by AOL. What happened to them?

You see, just knowing who owns what is not important, reality is more important.

Go kid, get some real world knowledge

[red_devil]

Originally Posted by victor_rambo

Offered by In.com? You mean that Indian company? No thanks, Rs. 4000/- is not an difficult amount for me instead to have it risked with some Indian company.

Don't get me wrong here, I am just saying that these Indian companies are not upto-the-mark. To get users, they can go to any low or high level, and if the venture fails, they will write a cute apology letters and fly by the night.

Even AOL's Xdrive could not survive with the American people who has MB's of connectivity. So where is the chance for Indrive to survive with 5% internet penetration and just 0.4% broadband penetration? Moreover, most people will not pay a dime for it!

err... its not only "Indian" companies.... Xdrive did that too [ok they informed people a bit in advance] so guess you're not right in saying "these Indian companies"...

a failed business venture is a failed business venture. Period. there is nothing Indian or non Indian about it !!

[MetalheadGautham]

next to zero security compared to that offered by my real harddrive.
highly expensive to use.
I would rather spend that bandwidth downloading something useful.
slower speed than a MacBook Air's HDD.

NO THANKYOU.

This would be potentially a replacement for other internet services like OmniDrive. Thats all. For backup purposes, it sounds perfect, but online storage can never really replace offline storage.

[victor_rambo]

Originally Posted by n6300

err... its not only "Indian" companies.... Xdrive did that too [ok they informed people a bit in advance] so guess you're not right in saying "these Indian companies"...

a failed business venture is a failed business venture. Period. there is nothing Indian or non Indian about it !!

Nope dude, we "Indians" have our own way of operating businesses, though we do fail like others.

[Vishal Patil]

no use of this things, because you can't rely on that space as your own harddisk...

[victor_rambo]

Moreover, as per their TOS, they can delete it without asking you, at their whims!

[thinknano]

well one day the FBI could catch Osama by tracking GDRIVE

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

just gr8...Google knew what we wanted (Google search), Google knows where we are (google earth), Google know what we talk (Gtalk), Google knows what we mail (GMail), Google knows about our frnds (Orkut), Google is on our phone (Android) and now Google has all our data (GDrive)...am telling u guys, its not Google....its SKYNET...just find a good place to hide ur as*...heheheheh

[gxsaurav]

My data on google servers...no thanks. I don't want my super secret recipe of weight loss in the hands of Americans, they patent everything....they even patented Neem & haldi.

If I do want to share my files online I got a better option called Windows Live Mesh which syncs with my PC & phone

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by gxsaurav

My data on google servers...no thanks. I don't want my super secret recipe of weight loss in the hands of Americans, they patent everything....they even patented Neem & haldi.

If I do want to share my files online I got a better option called Windows Live Mesh which syncs with my PC & phone

Yeah, because Microsoft is not american, right ?

[chooza]

Originally Posted by victor_rambo

Just because its owned by some big corporation, it does not mean it is safe and will succeed. Xdrive was owned by AOL. What happened to them?

You see, just knowing who owns what is not important, reality is more important.

Go kid, get some real world knowledge

Yaar Please ek point pe raho na. Instead of calling me kid. it's u, who is behaving like a kid. Viacom 18 is not India TV that they do not know what the affect they will have on their failure and many ur "Phoren" players also failed many times in their venture. Microsoft with Windows Me, GOOGLE WITH GOOGLE VIDEO and so on. Do one thing, just make a visa for any country you like and make an immediate departure from India. People like you are not supposed to live in this country,which grows you, train you and when you become "some little chap", then you start pointing towards the capabilities of this country. Sorry Boss. People like you are also in British rule, but we regain our independence, and in technology, in space, in science, etc. Sorryy U KID

[victor_rambo]

^ you missed the point totally

[chooza]

Originally Posted by victor_rambo

^ you missed the point totally

Kyun???? that what I am saying, "be on one point""

[Liverpool_fan]

What I can't understand how much "private files" do you guys have that you can't trust Online Storage. Frankly I can't think of any such data in my PC...Few beginner programs, eBooks about computing, Digit Archive, Chip Archive, few movies, ISOs of *nix distros, etc.
Google, yer invited teh check in my hard drive aneetyme...

IMO Bandwidth is the primary concern though...

Also obviously you guys don't understand about synching with multiple devices do you?

[victor_rambo]

Originally Posted by Anurag_panda

What I can't understand how much "private files" do you guys have that you can't trust Online Storage. Frankly I can't think of any such data in my PC...Few beginner programs, eBooks about computing, Digit Archive, Chip Archive, few movies, ISOs of *nix distros, etc.

Its OK, we too have all those that you haven't mentioned

Google, yer invited teh check in my hard drive aneetyme...

Can I? I will also exchange my stuff with you, don't worry!

Also obviously you guys don't understand about synching with multiple devices do you?

But we understand many things that you do not understand :

[gxsaurav]

Also obviously you guys don't understand about synching with multiple devices do you?

Ahem ahem...some guys do U know. Some guys sync there designing files in office to live mesh which they can later access in home to continue working on it & re-upload to take the next day to office because using pen drive in office is not allowed.

Some guys also sync there music with mobile phone due to which the music is always the same on both the devices.

Some guys sync there E-Mails/To Do list/ notes to Outlook 2007 once they return home from there office...

So yeah, some guys sync data between multiple devices & are concerned about privacy but are still able to do it happily.