So you’ve put together all the details, tied up all the loose ends and that massive confidential file is ready to send to your CEO. All your hard work is tied up in one neat little package, also known as a very large data file. With the touch of the “send” key, your file heads off into the internet unknown headed to determine your future. Days go by, and no response. Did the file get there? Is it lost? Did it get hacked? Is it in the wrong hands? How can you know for sure?
Using a managed file transfer (MFT) server such as GlobalSCAPE’s Enhanced File Transfer server (EFT Server) is the best way to ensure that this situation never happens to you. The release of the new and improved EFT earlier this year made several improvements to the MFT solutions of the past. Enhanced visibility is one of the biggies. Visibility is key to avoiding the unnecessary stress that comes with sending data online and wondering what happens to it after you hit send.
This week GlobalSCAPE is attending one of the premier information security tradeshows, InfoSec Europe. It’s a fantastic opportunity to be among the top innovators in the industry. There is much to share at this year’s event!
We have good news for GlobalSCAPE Enhanced File Transfer® Server (EFT Server™) customers out there: the highly anticipated release of EFT Server v6.3 has arrived and it’s better than ever! Whether you are currently using EFT Server for your managed file transfers (MFT) needs or are considering its use, this enhanced version will have you convinced in no time. With the addition of real-time visibility into all file transfers, improved workflow tools, and additional security features, EFT Server has separated itself from the rest of the MFT pack.
Improved visibility is just one of the fantastic upgrades in the latest version of EFT Server. When you’re transferring files among customers and partners, visibility is crucial. Without maintaining exceptional visibility, there is increased room for errors to occur. What may seem like a small hiccup in the file transfer process can cause major problems that, in the long run, can negatively affect your company’s bottom line. Real-time visibility into all file transfers ensures your data is monitored, audited, and reported over the entire lifecycle of the file transfer process. EFT Server administrators and their end users are able to know the status of their file transfer at all times.
Been hacked lately? Hopefully not, but if you do business on the internet a breach in security is always a threat and should be at the top of your mind. Taking every available precaution to safely do business online is a must, especially when it comes to transferring large or sensitive documents.
Say you’ve got a large, highly-sensitive attachment that needs to be sent to your client across the country. You have a few options, but simply dropping a CD or USB drive in the mail just won’t cut it. The mail system can be costly and not very reliable, so heading to the post office is certainly not your best option. One major snow storm that shuts down airports and your document can end up arriving days behind schedule potentially compromising your business.
Managing data transfers in an ever-changing IT environment is no easy task. As your business scales in both size and in technical requirements, you need the ability to manage, secure and automate how your data moves in and out of your network.
Like any business, you also have a unique set of data transfer requirements for moving around important information. The key to ensuring your data is safely and efficiently being sent and received from your offices and those of your customers and partners is your ability to adapt to a variety of technical demands and fulfilling evolving security mandates.
Securely managing important file transfers is a must for your business. In this modern global economy, no business can succeed without it.
If you are conducting the management of your secure file transfer infrastructure yourself, you may be spending too much time and money and aren’t taking advantage of file transfer solutions that can reduce expenses, lower the total cost of ownership (TCO), and provide a favorable return on investment (ROI).
It’s no secret that 2011 is primed to be the ‘Year of the Cloud.’ If they haven’t already done so, organizations will be turning to private or public clouds to store and manage their sensitive business data. While the promise of greater efficiency, scalability, and overall cost savings are the key drivers behind greater cloud adoption, it’s well documented that businesses still have concerns around how they can securely access and transfer files in the cloud.
When it comes to managing sensitive data, protecting their confidential information is by far the top priority for businesses. GlobalSCAPE’s Managed Information Xchange (MIX) combines a managed file transfer service with world-class cloud infrastructure to enable organizations to safely manage confidential data and exchange files in the cloud. GlobalSCAPE’s tiered hosted and managed service provides many of the benefits companies hope to get from cloud computing, including reduced costs, increased productivity, and a higher level of security and compliance. Read the rest of this entry »
Designing new products is a collaborative effort that requires the ongoing exchange of ideas. With business partners located around the world, it’s usually unrealistic to regularly meet in person, cost prohibitive to mail project files back and forth, and difficult to ensure that a project stays on schedule. Finding ways to quickly and securely exchange files electronically plays a critical role in the success of a project.
Time to market is essential to any industry, particularly retail where meeting deadlines is paramount to their business success. Collaborating with several outside designers on go-to-market products, a global retailer sought to improve both the communications and the way it exchanged files on new apparel and accessory designs with its designers.
Today, physically transporting critical business files from one location to another is inefficient, time-consuming, and can increase the risk of losing or mishandling highly confidential customer information. Companies that regularly transfer large data files understand this, and subsequently, are taking steps to streamline the process.
For a leading global information services company, the transportation of sensitive customer files from their physical offices to the company’s closest data center created a lot of room for loss and misuse of their customers’ critical business information. Then, once the files were delivered to the company’s nearest colocation facility by either mail or truck, technicians had to open the files in a highly secure physical environment and upload the information to their mainframes. This tedious process was not only time-consuming, but also came at a high risk. This prompted a corporate mandate preventing the company from accepting any more physical media from its customers after a certain date.
