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How's Your File Transfer Process Running?

Image Is Your File Transfer Process Running Smoothly? Without the right secure file transfer solution in place, transferring files can sometimes feel like being behind the wheel of an outdated clunker on a long road trip to nowhere. If you’re still trying to drive file transfers with any of the following in place, it’s probably time...
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How GoAnywhere MFT Helps the Healthcare Industry Thrive

  Image GoAnywhere MFT is Just What the Doctor Ordered The healthcare industry is a complex system full of regulations to comply with and highly sensitive data to move from one location to the next. From dramatic cost cutting, to eliminating manual processes, to strengthening data encryption and more, GoAnywhere Managed File...
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The Next Oil Cycle | How 2020 Has Made File Transferring Crucial for Success

The year 2020 has shifted the oil and gas industry drastically. In the early months of the new year, COVID-19 resulted in price drops and a decrease in production. This, however, will not be a permanent situation. Now is the time to look at the horizon and what the next oil cycle will look like. This is a unique period of time that will define the future of oil and gas....
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Signs Your Business is Ready for an Enterprise File Transfer Solution

  Image Follow the Signs If you and your enterprise are needing to regularly transfer sensitive data between users, employees, and trading partners, it’s important to follow the signs. One wrong move, such as the lack of file encryption for transfers, can hit your organization with huge fines for non-compliance. It’s important to...
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Australia’s CDR: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

  Image   What is the CDR Regulation for Australia? In early May, 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released their Compliance and Enforcement Policy for the Consumer Data Right (CDR), which was announced in November of 2017. The...
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What to Consider When Choosing an MFT Solution

  Image A managed file transfer (MFT) solution simplifies your data security, automation, server-to-sever file transfers, and more. Organizations move from other file transfer methods to MFT solutions for various reasons, but mostly for some combination of: Centralization Time and money savings Increased security Whether your...
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Why Businesses Need MFT

  Image Why Businesses Need MFT Reputations can be built or ruined in a matter of a few keystrokes. Just ask any business victimized by a data breach – either malicious or due to human error. The loss of reputation, trust, money, and time can be nearly incalculable. But, it’s not only a data breach that can severely impact a...
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7 Benefits of Using Managed File Transfer (MFT)

  Image Moving beyond the scripts and programs you lovingly set up to carry your data around can be scary but, like pushing a baby bird out of the nest, it eventually becomes necessary. Instead of sending data “in the clear,” constantly fixing scripts, or mad dashes to pull together audit logs, switch to a secure file transfer method...
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GDPR and Data Privacy after Brexit: What’s Next?

  Image So, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) hit us with a bang in May 2018 and aside from a few high-profile fines, companies seem to be coping well on the whole. But is that really what’s happening or is it like an elegant swan, calm above water but flapping around underneath? It is safe to say that by now companies...
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Use Caution When Transferring Large Files – Mom Says So!

  Image Use Caution When Transferring Large Files – Mom Says So! “Drive carefully,” Eat your vegetables,” “Share those toys with your brother,” “Think again about how you’re transferring all those large files!” You know, your mom’s right. She usually is. And, when it comes to transferring big files, it IS smart to adopt a best...
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Benefits of Single Sign-on (SSO)

  Image More than one is usually a good thing. More french fries, more vacation days, more friends. More usernames and passwords? Not so much. Organizations are increasingly turning to single sign-on (SSO) to lessen the burden of employees needing to remember endless usernames and passwords to access all the applications, websites...
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How GoAnywhere MFT Can Support You During COVID-19

  Image Virtual Hug Coming Your Way As workforces are now more remote than ever due to COVID-19, it’s not just lagging Wi-Fi you need to keep an eye on. Files containing your organization’s most sensitive data are being put to the test, most likely no longer within the safety of your company’s firewall and not secure enough to...
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Why You Should Integrate Your DLP with MFT

  Image Why Integrating DLP with MFT Enhances Data Security Like Calvin and Hobbes, Sherlock and Watson, or even Ben and Jerry, a good partnership combines the best of both worlds – and creates a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. Joining complimentary software solutions can do the same, opening up a new world of data...
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What’s the Difference Between the Cloud and SaaS?

  Image   The Cloud vs. SaaS The cloud and SaaS may seem interchangeable when you consider their similarities. However, these two terms refer to very different things, both with their own defining characteristics.   What is the Cloud? Although the cloud has skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years, it’s okay...
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How MFT Helps with Vendor Management

  Image   The Role MFT Plays   In order to sustain, grow, and maintain daily business tasks, many organizations open the door to outside vendors and other third parties for additional support. Although this is very much necessary to do business, this can also leave the door wide open to potential threats. Even when working...
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Why a SaaS Solution Can Benefit Your Company

  Image SaaS – or Software as a Service – is one of the most common uses of the cloud. Think your personal Gmail, where you can access your email but you don’t need to host the software on your personal machine or maintain the software – let alone the hardware hosting it. Simply connect to the cloud-based application over the...
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The 2020 MFT Data Quadrant Report is Here

  Image Find Out Why We're #1 It's a new year, and with a new year brings a new Info-Tech Managed File Transfer Data Quadrant Report. We’re pretty excited with our ranking this year (hint: #1) and we wanted to share the news, plus highlight some of the areas we excelled in. The Overall Composite Score + NET Emotional Footprint ...
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“Final Fantasy VII Remake Cancelled?” How Fast File Transfers Prevent This Situation

Over the past ten years, the gaming industry has ballooned into one of the main producers of large data files. You blink and a new gaming system is released, with accessories, games and expansion packs. In 2015 it was announced at E3 that Nintendo would be releasing a remake of the beloved Final Fantasy 7 and since then the countdown has been on. This game is jam-packed with...
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What are Data Silos?

  Image   Standing alone can be an uncomfortable feeling at any gathering. You may only hear part of a conversation; you might not mesh well with the others in the room; you could face a number of awkward silences, and even be rejected completely.   Feeling like a lone wolf at a party is discomforting for sure. Having critical...
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Is Your File Transfer Solution Meeting Business Requirements?

  Image Free is tempting. Understood. But free can also be a landmine when it comes to your business requirements. If your business needs include maintaining a level of security surrounding file transfers and file security (and most businesses do), take a few minutes to review the solution(s) you currently have in place. If you’re...