Everyone has some form of data that needs to be stored on a phone, tablet, or PC. For most of us, a decent sized SD card or TB HDD will do the job, but if you’re a business, data is precious and much more abundant. A business likely needs to keep track of an enormous assortment of records, data, project files, and various related media. No matter the number of employees, the amount of data adds up quickly. Fortunately, online storage programs like Drop Box take care of some heavy lifting. Better yet though, Drop Box Pro can even enhance a business with these five dandy features:

1. 1. Mobile communication

Depending on the needs of your business, staying in touch can be a big deal. With Pro, sharing files is all about immediate access. Approved members (that is users registered to the Pro account) can send or sync important files from a valid mobile device. Maybe you’re designing a product and need feedback from the project lead who is out of the office? You can send the file to their mobile device and they’ll be updated. No waiting, no fuss, just progress.

2. 2. A streamlined, accident free approach

One thing Drop Box likes to boast about, especially for your business, is the amount of time you’ll save. How? Well, employees can actually afford to make mistakes without serious issues. Drop Box Pro offers unlimited deletion recovery to avoid any “boo-boos” made while also avoiding physical limitations. This allows your workers to manage their own issues with no problem, and allows IT to focus on critical issues rather than “who unplugged the server?” A cohesive team is a productive team.

3. 3. Sharing and control of access

Security is big; it’s why I made a big to-do about it on one of our articles for app security. Because Drop Box believes the same thing, some extra pro features are log creation and access control for Box files. These logs allow specific users to track file types (where they’re sent and whose sending them), preventing any loss of critical info. On top of that, all users log in to Drop Box so it cuts down on unnecessary software chaff.

4. 4. Connections and yet more connections

Drop Box promotes synchronicity and compatibility. You know that they allow multiple users to share info across various mobile devices, which is convenient. But you might also like to know that Pro boasts a good 300,000 working apps with Drop Box, making file sharing that much easier. Instead of attaching an email with an Excel document, toss it in Box. Need to scan an important physical document? Use ScanBot with a mobile device and share it via Box. Box wants to keep your business going and going.

5. 5. Mobile safety

Save your team from the nightmare scenario of losing an important file or trade secret if a device is stolen or lost. Drop Box allows you to delete files on a particular device from anywhere. It’s an unlikely scenario, but company files and their security are imperative to your business’ success. This also cuts down on a potential PR disaster or lengthy IT recovery session, saving you all time, money, and stress. Really, we could all use more of the first two.