Amazon Zocalo May Be Answer to Virtual Workspace

Attracting enterprise level customers has become the goal of every cloud service provider. Each company is trying to draw in new users by offering more and more applications. Instead of these features making the platform easier to use, the result is a service that can be too difficult and taxing for clients to navigate. In fact, because of the difficulty, many collaborations continue to take place as emails and attachments.

That is why Amazon created Zocalo. Instead of requiring companies to use complicated software or purchase extra hardware, this cloud based enterprise level service keeps it simple. The platform is specifically designed to only be an area where documents can be stored, reviewed, and revised and it doesn’t take an advanced degree in information technology to use successfully.

What is Zocalo

In its simplest terms, Zocalo is a virtual workspace with built-in storage. Unlike most enterprise-level platforms, it doesn’t have additional apps or features to complicate things. It is simply a place to store files and work together to complete a project.

Every login is assigned a centralized hub, which allows users to see documents they have created or have been asked to collaborate on. By having everything in one location, there is no need to keep track of endless email chains or spend time looking for the right one with the directory link.

The hub is where users upload and revise documents, there is no need to download the files to a local device. There is no need to install additional software or open separate applications to complete the work, unlike Google Drive or Dropbox.

Accessing Zocalo

Zocalo is accessible from mobile devices, as many other cloud storage platforms are, allowing users to work on-the-go. Files can be stored locally on tablets or mobile phones. Data that has been stored offline is encrypted for extra security.

In order to comply with regulations requiring data to be stored in specific locations, Zocalo allows customers to choose the Amazon Web Service region to use. However, this feature is only available for U.S. East (Virginia), U.S. West (Oregon), and EU (Ireland). No matter where the information is stored, it can be accessed anywhere in the world.

Zocalo Features

One feature Zocalo offers is integration into an existing directory. This means, instead of having a different log-in for the system, users can access the space by using their regular employee credentials. Administrators can also control who is permitted to utilize the service, set individual storage limits, and add restrictions to files.

Zocalo is affordable. For only $5 per user per month, each user has access to 200GB of storage. Amazon offers a 30-day free trial with a limit of 50 employees. Once it becomes a paid account, there is no limit to the number of allowed users.

In the End

In essence, Zocalo is a nice, clean, simple platform allowing users to work together without a lot of bells and whistles. It is a good idea to have a centralized workspace that lets users work together without having to dig through emails looking for document links. The Zocalo platform can act as cloud storage space, a place to keep sensitive files without fear of losing them, even though the main function is to be a collaboration hub.

Zocalo will work best for companies that need a virtual meeting room, a space where employees can get together and work on documents and projects without a lot of hassle. After the initial email, there is no need to go looking file links because they are all on the users’ hub for them to see.

Simple is sometimes better when it comes to working. All the applications and features in the world will do no good if they are not simple to use.