According to new research by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group, 87% of surveyed IT decision-makers believe that their application and data environments will become distributed across even more locations over the next two years. The research outlined in the new whitepaper, “Simplify and Secure File Data Movement with Managed File Transfer,” recommends that organisations need to establish and maintain a file data environment that is highly agile and flexible.
Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), a software company that creates and deploys business applications, commissioned this whitepaper with the Enterprise Strategy Group. Its goal is to highlight the importance of fast and secure data and file movement and present how the right tech can help your digital operations scale and become better distributed.
Key findings from the whitepaper include:
- Today’s top file data-related challenges.
- Current use cases for transferring files and data movement.
- Insights into how Managed File Transfer (MFT) software facilitates the secure, efficient and organised transfer of files within a specific organization and across organizations and locations.
Using a mix of research reports and surveys, the whitepaper determined that traditional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is no longer robust, secure or automated enough to support today’s cloud-enabled business environments. This is especially true for businesses that have overstretched IT departments, maintain sensitive files and are subject to regulatory compliance audits.
The whitepaper’s findings corroborate that data volumes are growing and becoming more dispersed across locations. Fast transfer speeds and scalability have also become crucial capabilities. ESG affirms that organsations need something better than FTP. They need a true MFT solution with all the automation, security capabilities, scalability features, audit logs, user-permission controls and reliability already built in.
According to the authors of the whitepaper, Progress and its MFT software facilitate file data movement across data centres, organisations and the cloud. The solution, Progress® MOVEit®, helps organisations adhere to cybersecurity compliance standards, such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR and SOC 2. In addition, a key finding in the whitepaper is that the MOVEit portfolio “lowers the complexity bar” in terms of the level of administrative expertise required to more safely deploy and maintain automated file-movement workflows.
To further support the use of MFT, the whitepaper highlights how MFT software reduces the risks associated with data movement through broader visibility and security. This is ideal for situations where tamper-evident logging, integrity checking and the ability to pause/resume transmissions are required.
“Simplify and Secure File Data Movement with Managed File Transfer” establishes a solid case that a strong MFT software solution is essential to enhance file security, maintain compliance and automate the movement of file data. The findings conclude with the recommendation that every organisation should leverage managed file transfer technology to reduce the risk and cost of data movement while preserving the data and, ultimately, the optimisation of business operations.
For more insights and conclusions from the whitepaper, Enterprise Strategy Group White Paper, Simplify and Secure File Data Movement with Managed File Transfer, March 2024, you can download it here for free.
To find additional information on Progress MOVEit or request a free trial, visit the MOVEit website https://www.progress.com/moveit.