are your person-centric file transfers putting you at risk? [infographic]
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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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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
2 3Consumer-
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
Email fail
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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