Repliweb Software Goes End of Life

In August of 2020, Qlik the owners of the Attunity and Repliweb product portfolios announced the retirement of a number of the products they had acquired.

Do I need to replace my end of life Repliweb?
What is the best alternative to Repliweb?
Can I use MFT to replace Repliweb?

These include:

• Qlik Connect, formerly Attunity Connect
• Attunity Repliweb R1, formerly Repliweb Deployment (R1)
• Qlik Managed File Transfer, formerly Repliweb MFT
• Attunity FASTcopy, formerly Repliweb FASTcopy
• Attunity Drive Mapper, formerly Repliweb Drive Mapper (RDM)
• Qlik Visibility, formerly Attunity Visibility

While these products will continue to be supported until the end of January 2022, Qlik are not offering an alternative for existing users. They say it’s not aligned to the ‘strategy of the wider Qlik portfolio’.

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence when one software vendor acquires another, and it can cause obvious extra work and concern for users of the technology. Yet it can also be a great opportunity for organisations to review their requirements and look at moving to an alternative, modern platform with additional functionality, support, and maintenance.

Do I need to change my Repliweb MFT?

The short answer is yes! Running unsupported software brings high risks to security, business continuity and efficiency.

• • Risk 1: Security
    You won’t get software updates with updated security features. This means you could be running outdated operating systems, or out of date ciphers. Not only does this expose your organisation to malware, ransomware and other viruses, but it affects your ISO 27001 accreditation and relationship with customers.
  • Risk 2: Business continuity
    File transfer operations underpin the majority of business processes. If you have a production affecting issue, you are going to need to access support as quickly as possible. If your software is end-of-life, that support simply won’t be available.
  • Risk 3: Staff time
    Trying to solve an issue without experts at the end of the phone will take considerable staff time that could be far better deployed elsewhere.
  • Risk 4: Software incompatibility
    New applications are optimised for the most recent operating systems. That means when using EOL operating systems, you can’t upgrade to the latest and greatest, so you’ll have to hold onto legacy applications.