Richard Auger

Richard Auger

Richard Auger is the Principal Technical Consultant at Pro2col, and one of the most experienced and knowledgeable MFT Consultants in Europe. With nearly 40 years in IT and around twenty years specialising in file transfer and middleware, he was an early adopter of the CFTP program, certified since 2014, and was trusted by Ipswitch (now Progress) to write the official training material for their MOVEit software. Richard is regularly called on to design, install and upgrade MFT systems for customers, and presents technical demonstrations at annual user summits for platforms including GoAnywhere, EFT and MOVEit. His curious nature keeps him testing the latest tech releases as the field evolves.

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Posts by Richard Auger

How to Synchronise GoAnywhere MFT Groups to Microsoft Entra ID?

How to Synchronise GoAnywhere MFT Groups to Microsoft Entra ID?

Learn how to synchronise GoAnywhere MFT groups with Microsoft Entra ID, with step-by-step instructions for ...

August, 2026 3 min read
MOVEit Transfer and Automation 2026.0
MOVEit Release 2026.0

MOVEit Transfer and Automation 2026.0

The latest features in MOVEit Transfer and Automation 2026.0, including AI-powered report generation, shareable folder ...

June, 2026 3 min read
Globalscape EFT 8.3.2 - What’s New?

Globalscape EFT 8.3.2 - What’s New?

Discover the key features and security enhancements of Globalscape EFT 8.3.2, including Threat Brain integration and ...

February, 2026 3 min read
Sending SecureMail in a GoAnywhere Batch Job

Sending SecureMail in a GoAnywhere Batch Job

Learn how to SecureMail in GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer using REST API. A step by step guide.

September, 2025 3 min read
GoAnywhere 7.8.2 is Now Available

GoAnywhere 7.8.2 is Now Available

Discover the key updates and enhancements in GoAnywhere MFT 7.8.2, including OAuth2 for SMTP, performance improvements ...

July, 2025 2 min read
Using REST API to Download Email Attachments in GoAnywhere

Using REST API to Download Email Attachments in GoAnywhere

Learn how to download Office 365 email attachments without IMAP or POP, leveraging REST API and GoAnywhere File Transfer

April, 2025 3 min read
What’s New in GoAnywhere MFT 7.7.0?
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What’s New in GoAnywhere MFT 7.7.0?

Discover what's new in GoAnywhere MFT 7.7.70 - The latest file transfer features, updates, and enhancements.

January, 2025 4 min read
Seven Metrics That Should Be On Your File Transfer Dashboard

Seven Metrics That Should Be On Your File Transfer Dashboard

Discover the key metrics that should be on your file transfer dashboard. Get control & visibility of your file ...

September, 2024 6 min read
Dashboarding and Analytics for File Transfer
MFT Analytics File Transfer Dashboard

Dashboarding and Analytics for File Transfer

Learn how MFT Dashboarding and Analytics tools offers real-time visibility of file transfers activities through one ...

August, 2024 7 min read
Four Common Pitfalls with Homegrown File Transfer Solutions

Four Common Pitfalls with Homegrown File Transfer Solutions

Explore four common pitfalls of a homegrown file transfer solution, understands the risks and discover why managed file ...

February, 2024 8 min read
Advantages and Disadvantages of File Transfer in the Cloud
Cloud File Transfer

Advantages and Disadvantages of File Transfer in the Cloud

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of cloud-based file transfer. Learn from experts and make informed decisions ...

November, 2023 4 min read
Getting Started with GoDrive

Getting Started with GoDrive

Follow this step-by-step guide providing an introduction to using the GoDrive feature of GoAnywhere.

February, 2023 5 min read
How to use the MOVEit Automation Lookup Process
MOVEit Top tip Automation Lookup

How to use the MOVEit Automation Lookup Process

In this step-by-step guide our experts demonstrate how to use one of MOVEit Automation's prebuilt scripts: the Lookup ...

January, 2023 5 min read
Using Azure AD SAML for both users and admins in GoAnywhere

Using Azure AD SAML for both users and admins in GoAnywhere

Learn how to configure GoAnywhere MFT with Azure Active Directory SAML for single or multiple login methods, including ...

October, 2022 5 min read
Creating a file transfer approval process

Creating a file transfer approval process

Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to set up an approval process using MOVEit Automation and MOVEit Transfer.

September, 2022 5 min read
Automating Administration in GoAnywhere using a workflow

Automating Administration in GoAnywhere using a workflow

Learn how to automate IT administration with GoAnywhere workflows using the Command Connector. Streamline tasks, reduce ...

July, 2022 3 min read
Transfer Files to and from SharePoint with MOVEit Automation
Transfer Files to and from SharePoint with MOVEit Automation

Transfer Files to and from SharePoint with MOVEit Automation

MOVEit Automation is now able to natively connect to SharePoint Online for automated and secure file transfers between ...

January, 2022 4 min read
What is Explicit and Implicit FTPS?
What is Explicit and Implicit FTPS?

What is Explicit and Implicit FTPS?

Insecure FTP is not enough to ensure your data is transferred securely. We recommend FTPS - but what is the difference ...

January, 2022 2 min read