Cloud based collaboration tool?

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I'm looking for a collaboration tool that will make it easier for say half a dozen people to collaborate on projects from their home offices. It'll mostly be sharing files, but communication & project management tools would be a bonus. It'll primarily be via PC, but if its accessible from an ipad/iphone thats a big bonus.

It'll mostly be Excel files being shared I think.

They mentioned dropbox, but I'd imagine there is something a bit more collaborative out there.

Any ideas?
 
Thor187 said:
Just download Google drive and all the apps comes with it.

Works here.

Unless we are not talking about the same product?
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Eh, not the same really, but I do understand how Google Drive can be applied to collaboration.

In regard with Google Apps,

https://support.google.com/a/answer/2855120?hl=en

Google Apps Free edition (legacy)

Prior to December 6, 2012, Google offered a free edition of Google Apps—also known as the Standard edition—that had a reduced set of business features. As of December 6, 2012, Google stopped offering Free edition to new customers. If you already had the Free edition, you can continue using it for free. Or to receive the full set of business features, you can upgrade your account. See below for your options.
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@OP

I see Slack has been mentioned and it is a really cool tool. You can also have a look at Wrike, it can be integrated with other online ‘DMS’ services or general cloud storage services. I think Wrike can sign up 5 users gratis to be tested should you require a productive demo.

You can also have a look at bigtincan which is represented by Netxactics in SA. I haven't used it personally, but I know companies which has applied it with success to achieve your needs.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
Eh, not the same really, but I do understand how Google Drive can be applied to collaboration.

In regard with Google Apps,

https://support.google.com/a/answer/2855120?hl=en



@OP

I see Slack has been mentioned and it is a really cool tool. You can also have a look at Wrike, it can be integrated with other online ‘DMS’ services or general cloud storage services. I think Wrike can sign up 5 users gratis to be tested should you require a productive demo.

You can also have a look at bigtincan which is represented by Netxactics in SA. I haven't used it personally, but I know companies which has applied it with success to achieve your needs.
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I'm referring to Google drive which comes bundled with the desktop apps.

Word, excel, presentations etc.

Those should work well and it's free
 
Google drive/apps, or if some people have desktop office apps, you could also look at MS one drive and office online.

Slack and email should take care of the rest.
 
Thanks for the input.

Right now Google Apps is the front-runner. Mainly because they also need to set up a domain & email hosting.

I'll float Office365 and Slack as well & see if they bite.
 
I've used Trello and Asana. It all depends on what the clients are comfortable with but they work well when people have bought into the whole cloud collaboration process.
 
Hello all, we just wanted to point out that although github was mentioned already, it was not mentioned that they have now launched large file support which broadens on the use case. They specifically mention elsewhere that this is a great tool for designers too.

Trello is amazing...
 
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