The Pro2col Blog
China’s new cybersecurity law and how that impacts Data Transfers?
The new cybersecurity law in China will have a knock on effect for many organisations who transfer data in and out of the country. The latest blog takes a look at the effects it will have on data transfer.
Are you sharing data securely?
How do you ensure that data is shared securely? In our latest blog we take a look at how an MFT may be an option to help you control your secure data.
Are You A File Transfer Solution Administrator?
Do you need to increase your base knowledge of secure file transfer technologies? Our vendor independent, certified course is Internationally recognised, helping IT professionals to better configure systems, secure communications and on-board trading partners.
8 Common Reasons Why Managed File Transfer Fails
We look at 8 of the more common reasons for file transfer automation failures and discuss some possible solutions to these issues.
Are Your FTP Servers Still Under Manufacturers’ Support?
Are your FTP servers still under manufacturers’ support? When they will go ‘end of life’ and which operating systems do they support.
Password Security in Managed File Transfer
Last week was “World Password Day”, a day designed to get people thinking about password security, here we discuss the different user authentication methods supported by most MFT solutions.
File Transfer Enables Formula 1 Teams To Go Even Faster
The world of Formula 1 (F1) racing is one of high speeds, high stakes and leading edge technology. Data plays a key part in F1. Each car has hundreds of sensors monitoring every aspect of the car, generating data on fuel load, tyre temperature, brake performance and much, much more.
Backing up your Cisco Unified Communications Manager through SFTP
Here we explain the process of backing up your Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) using an SFTP server. This can be applied to any SFTP server.
Six Managed File Transfer Experts Give Their Top File Transfer Automation Tips
We asked six industry experts from Cleo, Coviant Software, Globalscape, Ipswitch, JSCAPE and South River Technologies for their ‘Top three file transfer automation tips’. Unsurprisingly our experts had diverse views on what they believed to be important about file transfer automation, but we didn’t expect quite the variety of answers we received.
Accelerated File Transfer – Extreme Speeds Ahead
There are some technologies now being incorporated into Managed File Transfer solutions which will significantly increase the speed of transmission. In this article we look at how this new breed of Accelerated File Transfer protocols work.
What An Amazing Year, All Thanks To…
I’m breaking cover in this weeks blog post. Usually you’d get some useful nugget of information or technical tip about managed file transfer, however this week as our financial year ends I want to put on record my thanks for an outstanding year by the whole team at Pro2col.
Disaster Recovery in Managed File Transfer
A discussion of the considerations for providing disaster recovery for a Managed File Transfer system, with suggestions of several areas that should be considered when designing a strategy.
Should You Password Protect Links to Your Files?
Is sending a link to a file enough? How do you strike the balance between ease of use for the recipient and security? Sharing a link to a file that is not restricted is as insecure as posting it online.
Metadata in the Managed File Transfer Space
Here we look at how metadata is being used in the Managed File Transfer space in order to express characteristics of files being transferred. Explains using Webforms when sending files.
What is Managed File Transfer?
What is Managed File Transfer? If you’re new to Managed File Transfer this is a great place to start. Our definition includes example features, protocols and research analysts insights.