are your person-centric file transfers putting you at risk? [infographic]

Today, business means collaboration. And that means exchanging ever-larger files quickly and securely, with co-workers, trading partners, customers, and consumers. But as file-sharing solutions spring up, analysts point out: the choices you make carry consequences – including the question of who ultimately will own your data.

Are Your Person-Centric File Transfers Putting You at Risk?

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Start taking control of your person-centric file transfers today by applying managed file-transfer disciplines for security and visibility. Learn more at www.ibm.com/quickfile

Meet IBM QuickFile™: a better alternative

What type of solution addresses the person-to-person file transfer requirements of the enterprise?

You need to transfer a file. Here are the current options:

Provides visibility over transfers

Avoids disruptions

Sends files quickly and easily

Accommodateslarge file sizes

Self-service for business users

Applies corporate security and governance

Eliminates software limitations on the ability to transfer large files

Simple to self-register and use, so there’s no need to rely on IT

Gets critical data securely to customers and collaborators

Easy to apply your company’s logo, colors, branding

Reliable and secure – from the largest technology company in the world

Helps IT manage costs associated with person-centric file transfer activity

Runs as a secure software appliance in a VMware environment

Audit trails and governance means better visibility and control

Flexible, to meet your business needs

Business users like you are resorting to incomplete solutions.

IBM QuickFile is a powerful new solution for business users.

A fast and easy way to send data from person to person

Does not always meet governance and compliance policies

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File Tranfer Protocol (FTP) solves size restriction issue

No guarantee a file will reach the intended recipient

No visibility over the file transfer process

Only as reliable as the Internet as a whole

File Transfer Protocol

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Grade Services

Outside of your firewall

Continued use of consumer-grade services costs you money and puts your data at risk

Your company can lose ownership of your data

Sites experience security breaches

Presents risks to enterprise data

Only a partial solution

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But we’ve all experienced limitations due to size restrictions

File too large!

And data continues to increase in size

No security over the data and network

Treats person-centric file transfers as another managed file transfer use-case

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