FileQuorum: Resilient Lock Manager & Sync for Company Files
9/10
Demand Score
Company file corruption or lockouts halt operations and can cause irreversible data loss and costly rebuilds.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
16 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Legacy System Integration:
Competitor Landscape
- Intuit Data Protect
- Windows DFS/SMB
- Resilio Sync
- Egnyte
Must-Have Features for MVP
Application-aware lock and session manager
Block-level delta sync with WAN acceleration
VSS snapshotting and point-in-time restore
Early corruption detection and auto-repair via journal replay
Role-based access with SSO/MFA
Health dashboard with proactive alerts
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Kernel/file-system nuances across Windows versions
- Accounting app proprietary lock semantics
- Disaster recovery liability and warranties
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Zero-corruption incidents post-deployment
- Seamless multi-user access without lock conflicts
- Fast restore times (<5 minutes to last good snapshot)
- Safe remote/branch performance with unstable links
- Auditable chain-of-custody for file changes
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.