This is Sean at Box.net. We're noticing in more and more conversations that SMBs and enterprise companies are looking for solutions that can easily scale in both directions without disruption, depending on economic conditions and current needs. But beyond the storage factor itself, concerns around easy administration, low maintenance and evolving security needs remain as the biggest concerns.

Hi Sean,

That's certainly true in many cases, particularly as you go from larger organizations to smaller, which are often looking less for storage space per se than for a sort of ready-made project team space, with all the attributes you mention. I don't see S3 in that category at all; it really is just dirt-cheap online storage, no frills, which eager entrepeneurs or enterprises with certain raw storage needs can use for whatever they want. They certainly don't want to pay a premium for user-oriented interfaces or administrative tools, since they're likely to build their own anyway as part of their model. I absolutely think there is room for both. As a long-time Box.net user, I appreciate both your stability and your interface (particularly integration with other web apps)... but as a consultant, I would love to see a greater variety of plans, with lower costs and fewer bells and whistles, since I have frequently found myself referring people elsewhere to save a buck when they didn't need all the extras.