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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. Global companies with...
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What is Managed File Transfer (MFT)?

By Heath Kath on Wed, 10/10/2018
As companies recognize a need for a solution that meets their file transfer, automation, and encryption needs, the question often arises: what is managed file transfer (MFT) and how is it different from my current file transfer processes?What "Managed File Transfer" MeansAt its core, managed file transfer (MFT) is a secure solution that meets all...
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Why You Should Cluster Your File Transfer Systems

By Heath Kath on Thu, 10/04/2018
What’s the true cost of downtime for your organization? You may think of it in terms of lost revenue—according to studies released in the last couple years, the average cost of system-wide downtime is $100,000 an hour, and that’s on the low end (it can get up to $300,000 or more). But there are other factors involved in the price of downtime that can...
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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 booth, we are...
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Case Study

Express Media Group

Profile Express Media Group, a part of At Television Media Networks, has a variety of distribution formats including paper, electronic media and digital news delivery. Being under one group, they rely on 12 different sites that combine these products together to provide 3 electronic channels, 3 published papers with editions in 12 different cities and 2 digital news platforms. Challenges Due to...
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FileCatalyst & IO Interactive

Read to learn how IO Interactive has maximized their bandwidth and substantially boosted productivity using FileCatalyst.
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Making Sense of the Numbers: Breaking Down Our Speed Chart

Thu, 09/06/2018
FileCatalyst World Speed Chart When 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, and do it in 8.4...
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Introducing GoAnywhere MFT for AWS and Azure Cloud File Transfers

By Andrew Woosley on Tue, 08/21/2018
Are you looking for a solution that automates the movement of files between your on-premises and cloud environments? As cloud computing platforms become more commonplace, organizations are starting to shift their file transfer processes from in-house tools and scripts to secure solutions that promote strong cybersecurity practices, user management,...
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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 (FTP) can easily...
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On-Demand Webinar

Integrating FileCatalyst with APIs

Tue, 08/07/2018
Summary You may know FileCatalyst for providing Emmy® award-winning file transfer solutions that are used across a wide range of industries, but you may not know that FileCatalyst also provides well-documented APIs that give access to every method needed to establish a connection to a FileCatalyst Server for accelerated file transfers. What & How In this webinar FileCatalyst’s Director of...
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Six Signs Your Organization Needs MFT Software

By Brian Pick on Tue, 08/07/2018
As organizations increase the amount of data they transfer between users, employees, and trading partners; cybersecurity and IT teams race to keep up. One wrong move, like the lack of file encryption, can hit a business with huge fines for non-compliance. It’s imperative these errors are avoided so businesses can run at optimal levels 24/7.The...
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Monitor Your GoAnywhere Analytics with Fortra Insite

By Tom Huntington on Thu, 07/26/2018
With a brand new release of Fortra Insite, GoAnywhere MFT administrators can now view key GoAnywhere analytics from Insite’s single-pane-of-glass interface. This integration allows admins to supervise multiple GoAnywhere systems, monitor critical file transfer metrics, create dashboards and widgets, switch to other supported Fortra products, and...
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Fast File Transfers for HPC Workflows

Fri, 07/20/2018
Summary Join FileCatalyst’s Co-Founder & President, John Tkaczewski, as he shows attendees how FileCatalyst’s patented UDP-based protocol can accelerate the movement of large data sets for HPC workflows across various industries. What & How High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI and Cloud Computing has been taking the tech world by storm; these new advancements and breakthroughs have allowed...
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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 Challenges of...
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Globus Toolkit to End Support after 20 Years

Fri, 07/06/2018
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. One of the toolkit’s...
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From the Magnetic Drum to the Cloud - A Brief History of Data Storage

Tue, 06/19/2018
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 second?! Or how about...
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Introducing GoAnywhere MFT 5.7: New Cloud Integrations and Other Features

By Brian Pick on Fri, 06/15/2018
The latest version of our secure managed file transfer solution is live! Today GoAnywhere MFT 5.7 released with a variety of new features and updates, including brand-new Cloud Connectors, enhancements to our remote MFT agents, and folder monitors for Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure.Want to see everything we added and changed in this release? View our 5...
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How to Achieve Fast Uploads to Cloud Storage

Mon, 06/11/2018
We see a lot of confusion among IT professionals about the pros/cons of cloud-based object storage like Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure Blob. There tends to be a general lack of awareness regarding the smaller players, like Backblaze B2 and Wasabi for instance, and their benefits. The most confusion, however, revolves around migrating data to these various cloud storage solutions, and how it can be...
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20 Managed File Transfer Project Ideas (Plus Survey Results)

By Chris Spargen on Wed, 06/06/2018
Earlier this year, Fortra surveyed nearly 200 GoAnywhere MFT users to see how they use managed file transfer software in their organizations. The responses we received from our customers were varied and comprehensive, giving us more insight into the needs of MFT users than ever before.From the survey, we were inspired to create an ebook filled with...
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A Day In Data: How Much Data We Generate and Consume in a Day

Fri, 06/01/2018
I‘ve been thinking about the amount of data created and consumed in a single day, and it got me curious to look into the figures. I found the results very interesting – so I thought I would make an infographic to visualize my findings. I decided to focus on the more personal, everyday tasks most people perform in a day, such as emails and social...
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