With IDrive, you choose a plan based on how much space you need, and then you can connect all of your devices to that one account. I use the finger quotes there because they either restrict the number of devices you can connect (often to only one) or they throttle your bandwidth if you’re uploading more data than they’d like you to. What makes IDrive stand out from other online backup companies?īingham: Many other online services off “unlimited” pricing plans. It’s turning into a post-platform world, and users expect their data to be with them at all times. We let users back up their data from any device to a single account, so they can easily access it from anywhere. So it’s become important to us to be a truly universal service. Now, everyone and their grandmother has a phone that can take pictures, shoot video, and much much more. Back when IDrive launched, the first iPhone was still cooking in Cupertino, and Blackberries were something only businesspeople were interested in. How has the industry changed since IDrive started? How has IDrive embraced the evolution of online backup?īingham: The biggest change has been the explosion of smartphones.

Occasionally you’ll hear a nerf battle raging in the support department, or see the development team coming back into the office after playing cricket.īingham: Our headquarters in sunny Calabasas boasts a little over 40 employees, with about 100 more in our sister office in India. We work hard every day to deliver the best possible service for our users, but still make time to enjoy ourselves. What’s a typical day like at IDrive? What’s the corporate culture like there?īingham: It’s a very fun place to work, in my opinion. When we first released the product, our goal was to demystify the act of backing up critical data, and make it easy for everyone to secure their most precious files. Q: Can you tell us about the history of IDrive? It has been around a long time, what was the vision for IDrive when it was started?īingham: IDrive was launched in 2007 as a separate service – our earlier service, IBackup, was launched way back in 1999. We asked him some questions to learn a little bit more about IDrive. Shane is a Business Development Associate with IDrive in their office in Calabasas, California.

Today we are talking with Shane Bingham about IDrive.

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