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Enterprise | the Next Generation of Fast File Transferring

Thu, 07/02/2020
What classifies your company as an enterprise? Is it your amount of staff? Your global outreach? Traditionally, yes to all of the above. A company is considered an enterprise once they are responsible for a large number of sales within their industry.  Once a company enters that battlefield, with growing industry rivalry, it becomes a never ending challenge to remain...
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The Next Oil Cycle | How 2020 Has Made File Transferring Crucial for Success

Wed, 06/10/2020
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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How Encryption Works: Everything You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Thu, 05/14/2020
Image   What is Data Encryption? Encryption is a method of encoding data (messages or files) so that only authorized parties can read or access that data. Encryption software uses complex algorithms to scramble the data being sent. Once received, the data can be decrypted using a key provided by the originator of the message. The...
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“Final Fantasy VII Remake Cancelled?” How Fast File Transfers Prevent This Situation

Tue, 04/07/2020
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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3 Ways File Transferring Advance the Healthcare Industry

Tue, 03/17/2020
The world can be an intimidating place, new battles consistently arise for the healthcare and life sciences industry. Research is the key to preventing and defeating these challenges. Often work is kept behind the scenes and the average person forgets how much data this industry creates and the importance this data holds.  The files that the healthcare and life sciences...
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5 Projects You Could Tackle with a GoAnywhere Trial

By Andrew Woosley on Tue, 01/14/2020
  Image It's happened to us all – you start a free software trial, only to get stuck at step 2: what to do first? Plotting a plan of attack before your first login can help you get the most out of your limited time with the product (and might even help you down the line when you're making the case for adoption to your internal...
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Open PGP and GoAnywhere MFT: What You Need to Know

By Heath Kath on Fri, 10/04/2019
  Image       Which Solution is Right for You? Open PGP vs. GoAnywhere MFT If you have sensitive files that need to get from point A to Point B securely, you may have considered utilizing Open PGP or a managed file transfer solution, like GoAnywhere MFT. Do you know which option is the best fit for your organization? What is...
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Should You Get Extended Customer Support? FileCatalyst’s Top 3 Reasons Why It’s Worth It

Tue, 10/01/2019
Whether you are purchasing the next trending iPhone or a powerful fast file transfer solution, support is always a bonus feature that provides you a team in your back corner. This sense of security takes a weight off of your shoulders because you know that assistance will be there to alleviate the stress that comes with updates, crashes, and more. Support is undervalued...
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Netflix Series Black Mirror, Highlights Data Protection– 3 Reasons Why You Should Listen

Thu, 09/19/2019
For good or for bad, the popular NetFlix television show, Black Mirror has global audiences overwhelmed with the future possibilities for technology. The show’s creators appear to have sought out the most extreme plotlines around technological threats, leaving us with digital nightmares. While Black Mirror mainly tackles the negative aspects of the potential advancement in...
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5 Benefits of PGP Decryption Using Managed File Transfer

By Heath Kath on Fri, 05/24/2019
  Image If your trading partners or vendors require you to PGP encrypt or decrypt the files you exchange, you may be on the search for an affordable, trust-worthy PGP software to implement in your organization. The software you’re looking for may also need to support more than basic PGP decrypt and encrypt functionality. You may want...
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How to Encrypt Files in Linux

By Heath Kath on Thu, 05/16/2019
  Image If your organization uses Linux operating systems to run key business processes, it’s important to implement tried-and-tested Linux security practices that support critical files as they transfer from one system to another. One requirement that pops up frequently for Linux users is file encryption. Linux files need to be...
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High-Performance Computing (HPC) in Oil & Gas

Tue, 11/13/2018
When it comes to the digital oilfield, High-Performance Computing (HPC) is an asset to be relied upon. From upstream discovery and the mapping of ocean floors to production, optimization and design; powerful HPC systems are analyzing, interpreting and manipulating unfathomable amounts of data. FileCatalyst has been helping a number of natural resources companies accelerate...
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AI Across Industries – Where We Are, Where We’re Going

Thu, 10/18/2018
HAL 9000 might be closer, more useful and friendlier than we think. Artificial Intelligence (AI) might not be here in a fully realized form yet, but it’s already disrupting a lot of industries that we work in. As our customers discuss, question and evaluate the ways they can leverage AI to help streamline their workflows, I thought that I’d share some of the ways industry...
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IP-Based Workflows – The Paradigm is Shifting, are You on Board?

Tue, 10/16/2018
Since returning from IBC 2018, I have been thinking about IP-based workflows and the great discussions we had about this emerging trend at our booth. While IP-based workflows are seeing increased adoption and bringing new opportunities, there are also challenges ahead. IP-based workflows aren’t exactly new, but adoption has greatly increased in the media space as of late....
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Chris Speaks at IABM: How Far Can We Go With The Cloud?

Wed, 09/26/2018
This year was another successful IBC for FileCatalyst, and we thank everyone who visited us. Our booth was bustling with activity; from people asking questions about how our fast file transfer solutions can fit in their workflow to people engaged with our in-depth demos that walked them through the user experience firsthand. Big thanks to every attendee that stopped by our...
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Making Sense of the Numbers: Breaking Down Our Speed Chart

Thu, 09/06/2018
Image FileCatalyst World Speed ChartWhen we attend trade shows, like the IBC Show on the horizon, our FileCatalyst World Speed Chart always garners attention and starts conversations at our booth. The question people always ask about it is, “How?” And I can’t blame them. To take a file that would usually take five hours to transfer,...
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There are Threats to FTP Servers, are You Mitigating Them?

Fri, 08/10/2018
I just finished reading an article by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee about the threats facing healthcare companies when it comes to FTP servers. I thought it would be a good idea to outline these threats, provide some thoughts, and outline some of the ways FileCatalyst addresses them. The State of FTP Servers The FBI has warned the healthcare sector that the File Transfer Protocol ...
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Using FileCatalyst to Remedy Healthcare IT Issues

Thu, 07/19/2018
When it comes to healthcare, file transfers aren’t something to be left to Dropbox or FTP email attachments. The requirements are many; files must remain confidential, visible, and secure – every time. Achieving this is becoming ever more challenging as the sheer size and volume of file transfers grow with every year. I came across an interesting article titled “7 File Transfer...
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Globus Toolkit to End Support after 20 Years

Fri, 07/06/2018
  Image The Globus Toolkit has been an open source project since its inception, allowing the community to provide enhancements that have made it what it is today. But after a nearly 20-year run as what many see as the benchmark of grid computing, the Globus team at the University of Chicago will no longer support the Globus Toolkit. ...
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From the Magnetic Drum to the Cloud - A Brief History of Data Storage

Tue, 06/19/2018
Image In my earlier blog post, “A Day In Data: How Much Data We Generate and Consume in a Day” I examined the common data-related tasks and the amounts of data these tasks generate and consume in a day. When I finished my research, I was blown away by some of the figures I found. Did you know that 2.9 million emails are sent every...
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