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As 2021 draws to a close, Software Reviews have released their latest Info-Tech MFT Data Quadrant. Regular readers of this blog will remember we highlighted concerns about the 2019 report – namely that several of the featured products weren’t actually managed file transfer (see our full 2019 review below ).So, what does the 2021 report look like, and is it a more accurate reflection of the marketplace?

At Advanced Cyber Solutions we often like to highlight customer success when we feel there has been a particular innovative approach take; and this blog post is no different. We were recently posed a challenge by a large car parts supplier to collect order forms in the format of an email attachment, which would arrive in a designated ordering mailbox. Then to move them to a processing system for fulfilment.

Repliweb software goes end of life on January 31st 2022. This is the time to review your organisation’s requirements and see what other alternative software is available.

Pro2col are excited to announce the acquisition of Advanced Cyber Solutions. This will support Pro2col’s continued growth and help expand our technical and consultancy services.

Historically, organisations that wanted to push data to Azure via SFTP would have to host an SFTP server installed on a virtual machine. However, all of that is about to change when SFTP for Azure Blob Storage becomes available in the public release.

Take part in the Christmas Jumper Day games Tournament! For a small donation, compete in Mario Kart, Scalextric or Jenga. Challenge your colleagues, meet people from the local community and raise funds for a great cause.

Pro2col is inviting the Christchurch community to raise some much-needed cash for Save the Children, and get into the festive spirit together.

As of May 2018, payment merchants and other credit card handling organisations will need to have familiarised themselves and have implemented the latest iteration of the PCI-DSS. In particular, this blog focuses on how version 3.2.1 affects managed file transfer solutions and how you can ensure your MFT solution stays compliant.

After working with quite a few customers on upgrading their MOVEit installations over the past six months, there is one thing which we have noticed is being frequently overlooked - the regular execution of maintenance tasks, which help to keep MOVEit healthy and operationally functional.

Has there ever been a more confusing data security standard than the PCI-DSS? Even now, thirteen years on from its initial release, a clear understanding of what you need to achieve to be compliant may still be a challenge.

After 19 years' of working with managed file transfer solutions (MFT), there is one use case which pops up time and time again. It starts with a requirement for a simple yet regular file transfer between two points, for which a script is created and run as either a cron job or Windows scheduler task...

Members of the Pro2col team took part in a beach clean at Solent beach on 26th September 2021. Organised by James Lewis, Managing Director of Pro2col, the event was part of the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean.

This article looks at why you should think twice before testing in a live environment, when you need to consider an MFT dev environment and details of the six stages for testing and development.

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Why Businesses Are Adopting Cloud Solutions for Secure File Transfer

We live in a world of integration and automation. One where isolated or siloed applications are no longer palatable for the complex tasks and operations of the modern organisation. One such example of this has been the efforts on the part of Microsoft to integrate all of their applications or solution stack, as they call it.

Wellbeing and mental health support are key components to Pro2col’s values. Part of fostering a happy work culture is to recognise and reward staff achievements. The Starry Award does just that. Each week Starry McStarFace, a star shaped trophy, is given to any colleague who demonstrates the values of honesty, excellence and teamwork.

Staff at Pro2col took part in the first fundraiser of the year. A 10K New Forest run, set in leafy Hinton Admiral to raise money for the Bournemouth Hospital NHS Charity.

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Pro2col’s Ailsa Gibbs offers pragmatic solutions to Gartner’s advice to government on digital transformation. This article covers crisis recovery, data standardisation and governance.

Throughout the Christmas season Pro2col have been collecting donations of items which are desperately needed by Little John’s House, a charity based in Romania providing care for children and young adults with special needs.

On a very windy and rainy Sunday in October Pro2col MD James ran the virtual London Marathon for the Willow Foundation, raising a brilliant £1,893.

We are delighted to share with our network that we have recently moved to our brand-new office space in Christchurch to accommodate our continued growth.

Throughout October the Pro2col team and neighbouring businesses collected supplies for the food banks St Joseph’s Church in Christchurch and Immanuel Church in Southbourne.

Jasmina Chehlarova alongside Pro2col colleagues, Daisy Shaw, Benjamin Smith and Helen Gilbert, are tackling the Dorset Hillfort Ultra Challenge this Sunday (1st Nov) as Team Nadia.

This year alone we’ve helped countless businesses tackle their MFT automation use cases – sourcing the right solution and building workflow automation. In this blog we’ve summarised four of the most common examples we’ve delivered recently.