Google Cloud - An alternative to sharing content via Amazon Web Services (AWS)

I like the way you did the video. I assume it was a show mode recording you saved as .mp4. Good way to include written steps. 

I did a blog post on the Google Cloud option and I also showed how to use pCloud to share courses (which is a nice alternative to Dropbox).

Dang, I hadn't seen your blog post before. Never mind my recording, yours is better :-)

I only posted as a reference for others who come across the post and want to learn more about some of the other options. Not trying to upstage your post. I do think the video is a good idea for people who want to do some labeled instructions but don't want to spend time doing it in a video app.

No worries Tom. I guess one other cloud storage option to look at would be Microsoft Azure.

Great resources Michael and Tom, thanks.

I tried a few of the options above and have some further info. I have Office 365 and tried Azure which is a separate licence to get the storage option. It is a very technical platform and I couldn't find a way to upload a folder so courses wouldn't run. I then tried pCloud. I could upload a folder to my private folder which allowed a user to download a file but not run it. They must have changed their policies. An upgrade of $4 per month appeared to be the only way to get access to the Public folder and the Share>Get Link option. So, I went with the Google Cloud option which was as easy as shown above.

Jef

Hi Jef, thanks for sharing your experiences. I won't bother trying out Azure then :-)

Michael,

You saved me! I have been spending hours on Amazon and Google and small things can save two hours. Not one tutorial said click the link. They all said click the file. I get an error when I click the file, but the attachment link works! Keep that video up!

Now if I could only embed these links on Google sites. The webpage appears with a grey image saying do you want to resume.