introduction to filecatalyst workflow may 21, 2015 webinar at 11:00am et

Introduction to FileCatalyst WorkflowMay 21, 2015 Webinar at 11:00AM ET

© Copyright FileCatalyst, 2015

Presenter

John Tkaczewski, President and Co-Founder FileCatalyst / Unlimi-Tech


Agenda• What is FileCatalyst

• File Transfer Issues with TCP

• Acceleration with FileCatalyst

• Speed Improvements with FileCatalyst

• FileCatalyst Workflow 101

• Demo

• Questions


What is FileCatalyst?FileCatalyst transfers files at full link speed:

UDP with proprietary retransmission and congestion control

Patented algorithm built from the ground up in-house

Transfer rates up to 10 Gbps (with encryption) using commodity hardware

Not affected by latency and speed degrades, linearly with packet loss

Ability to fully leverage multi-core CPU architecture

Integration with leading Cloud Storage like Amazon S3


File transfer Issues with TCP• Flow control limits transmission window, causes dead air with high latency

• Very aggressive in response to network congestion, cannot tune in application layer

• Result is less than ideal performance on wireless, satellite, or long haul links

• Can be tuned but still not ideal for many-one, one-many

TCP is a very serial process. Each packet of data must be received before a new packet is sent = Decreased transfer speed

Source File Destination File

Acknowledgments

Data Packet


Acceleration with FileCatalyst

• Ideal for bulk file transfer

• Predictable - Can send at a perfect rate

• Not affected by latency or packet loss

• Congestion Control implemented in application layer

• Tunable congestion control aggression

• Instantly detect link capacity

Source File Destination File

Acknowledgments

FileCatalyst completely saturates the pipe by sending multiple blocks of data = Increased transfer speed


Speed improvement with FileCatalyst


FileCatalyst Workflow

Web-based file transfer File Submission• Sending Files to Email Address• Web accessible folders


System RequirementsServer• Multi-core CPU with 2Ghz+ per core with

minimum 2 cores• 6GB RAM or more• 80GB of disk space (excluding user data)• Operating system: Windows 2003 or higher,

MacOSX 10.7 or higher, Linux, Solaris• Architecture: 64-bit• Tomcat 7.x (Tomcat 8.x currently not

supported); other containers are not supported.

• MySQL 5.0 or higher with admin rights• Access to SMTP (Outgoing mail server)• Oracle Java SE 7 or higher (64-bit; OpenJDK

not supported)• Internet connectivity: Sub-domain or

dedicated static IP with proper firewall rules

Client• Recent web browser such as Internet

Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome (Chrome is not supported on Mac)

• Email account to receive emails (for recipient only).

• Java Runtime Environment 7 (JRE) or later (if using acceleration)

• Broadband Internet connection


FileCatalyst Workflow 101

Core Components List

Secure Transport Java Applets, Form Upload (if no Java plugin), HotFolder, Mobile and SDK

Intelligence Fields, Order Forms, Sites, Groups, Jobs, Status, File Areas, Users


File Transfer OptionsAppletsUpload, download, file areaProtocol detection (UDP, TCP, HTTP) , retry and resumeChecksum and deltas

HotFolderUploads to either a new job or file areaAutomationPre and post taskFolder synchronizationBandwidth Schedule

Native Browser (W3C)Form uploadHTTP linksWhen Java Plugin is not detected 2GB max file sizeNo retry and no resume

Mobile• Uploads into file area

• Job Submission into any order form

• iOS and Android

Future Development• HotFolder job downloads• iOS job submission


Workflow ComponentsField Meta data you wish to capture during the job submission process; Input types: Text, Text Area, Drop Down (Select), Date, Quantity (Number) Workflow Modifiers (Smart fields): Recipient Email, Recipient Email CC (Notification List), Site Selector, Email list, Job Expiry, Download Password or automatically generated PIN

Order Form (Main Workflow logic)Collection of fields (meta data) defined by the system adminJob Fields or per file fieldsMultiple order forms per user, a user can execute multiple workflows

SitesAny FileCatalyst Direct Server or 3rd party FTP(s) site Target storage location of files (media) Could be same server but different target path Or a separate geographical locationDynamic path assignment based on the form dataScript execution (Command line OR URL calls)Storage of job artifacts in XML and PDF


Workflow ComponentsGroupExtends default user propertiesOrder form assignment (multiple order forms per user)Shared Folders – file area – shared media storageShared transactions (Jobs)Permissions

JobEntity that combines files (media) and order form information (meta data)Transactional information (job history log)

StatusAutomatic status triggers. Incomplete -> Sent, Sent -> Shipped, Incomplete -> ErrorComing Soon: User defined triggers based on the outcome of the script execution or status template


Workflow ComponentsUser• Authentication (LDAP, Active Directory, SSO, Internal Database)

• Assigned functionality – submission, distribution, file area, admin or full access• Assigned to one or multiple groups

File Area• Web accessible file share

• Submission of files from file share into Workflow• Automated uploads and downloads via HotFolder


User ViewAdministration View

User Authentication

Security

Order Forms Groups Jobs

Fields Users Status

FileCatalyst / FTP Sites

FileCatalyst Workflow

Upload / Downloads (Java Applets, HTTP (Form Uploads), HotFolder , Mobile, API)

Create Job View Job File Area

Building Blocks for any File Transfer Workflow


Workflow Diagram

Order FormUser Group

Job

Sites

Status

File Area


Demo FileCatalyst Workflow


Questions?

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