Google Docs to Gain File Storage
Posted 01/12/2010 at 3:39pm
| by Cory Bohon
Google will expanded its GDocs service to accept file uploads that were previously not allowed.
According to the Official Google Blog, Google Docs will soon be accepting file uploads in varying formats including images, video, zip archives, and more. Google tells us that this service will be rolled out over the next few weeks to users. Google Apps Premier customers will be able to sync and upload many files at once through forthcoming applications.
CNET is reporting that the amount of storage given to users to store files on GDocs will be 1GB -- not an extreme amount of storage, but enough that you might not have to carry around your USB drive.
CNET also tells us that Google will be charging customers for file storage on Docs. According to them, standard users will be charged $0.25 per gigabyte per year. Enterprise customers will be charged an enormous $3.50 per gigabyte per year. Of course, these customers are also paying largely for the support and level of service agreements.
We're not sure how Google will be rolling out this feature, so keep a check on your GDocs account. You can read the full announcement on Google's blog.