In a world-gone-wild with connected devices, we are striving to take back – or rather give back the “I” in Internet. We enable normal everyday people to have the convenience of their very own Cloud Server to manage their digital lives, completely in the safety and privacy of their own home. Which also means no storage limits, no monthly fees, and greater security and autonomy. We automate all of the technical know-how in a device that sits in the home rather than “somewhere out on the Internet”.
As a company and as individuals we believe that every time we use technology we become digital creators. Currently, most of our digital content and even memories are sitting on company servers around the world eliminating true ownership of our personal data. Starting with the 540+ million cloud storage customers sacrificing privacy and ownership for convenience, Daplie is creating a home cloud infrastructure that will eventually be the secure and convenient hub for all of our digital devices.
In the future of the connected home, every internet connected device (appliances, security systems, home computers, etc.) within the home will need a device that is the central point for data storage and negotiation protocol to empower the homeowner with data sovereignty and complete device control. Even today, consumers are aware of the issue of privacy, safety, and security for these internet connected devices, but with no other option, opt to trade for convenience. The option for homeowners to purchase an easy install server that gives them the ability to take back data and control from cloud services and service providers is very attractive as they will maintain privacy, safety, and security for their home without losing any convenience.
Cloud by Daplie creates the necessary infrastructure (authentication, server architecture, human-readable domains, oauth3 protocols, etc) that allows the homeowner to take complete control of the data and devices within a home and make those devices accessible from anywhere, securely. This is what Daplie is truly building, and we have started with the Cloud storage aspect as many consumers today are feeling the pains of running out of space on devices and paying high monthly fees to rent data storage.
We believe in a simple idea: if you make it, you own it. Current cloud services that manage your data—like Dropbox, Google, and even Web Hosting—are intrusive and expensive. With Daplie, there’s no need to sign away your rights to ownership or sacrifice security because you own your server, and you own your content. The power to control your digital life resides in your home.
“When you upload, submit, store, send or receive content to or through our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store,reproduce, modify, create derivative works, communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content.”
– Google Terms of Service
We’ve automated the entire process of setting up your own personal cloud, allowing the less tech-savvy among us to get their personal cloud running in a matter of minutes. Manage all your photos, music, and more in your own secure cloud.
Just connect your device to power and your home internet.
Automatically set up your personal domain—or website—like “SmithFamily.com”.
Create and upload content and access it from anywhere.
The Cloud Market: Over $80 Billion by 2020
The cloud storage market is growing fast, with an estimated 40% growth rate from now to 2020. But what’s even more exciting, is that consumers are becoming open to paying for their data storage. Paid cloud storage users are estimated to increase by 450% from 2016 to 2017.
Daplie started back in 2011 when our Founder, AJ, started coding up what he saw as the answer to personal data storage and sharing. Daplie has since evolved, officially incorporating in 2015. We’ve designed and built prototype after prototype and recently launched a pre-order campaign, with plans to start shipping in summer 2017.
Adding to marketing team and preparing for major advertising and outreach campaigns to push pre-orders of the Cloud device.
Finalize mass production specs and produce Beta units for broad testing and refinement. Initial tooling and manufacturing costs.
Continue refining both hardware and software products as well as building out future products and technology for long term growth.
We’ve Been Working on a Global Scale
Over the last year Daplie has been meeting with partners around the world as well as participating in global initiatives for the cloud and personal data ownership. Daplie was used as a baseline for many of the ISO/IEC policy discussions with representatives from many different nations. A trip to meet with the largest small server manufacturer in the world was also made this year to solidify production for Cloud.
Freedom. It’s what drives us. The freedom to do more, be more, experience more. Technology should bring us freedom and enhance our lives. Unfortunately, technology today sacrifices our freedoms of privacy and control of our digital lives for convenience. It’s hard to share something with someone without the world or at least a major company knowing about it. And that’s why we’ve decided to Take Back the Internet.
Building a cloud infrastructure utilizing personal servers by Daplie is our way of doing just that. Through building this company and our products we have developed a way for our technology and the Internet to not only enhance our lives but better protect them in the process. With a solid team and commited investors we are excited to lead the next technological revolution and help everybody take back control of their digital lives. Join us and be a part of the movement!
Sincerely,
AJ & Bryson
AJ ONeal