There has been an increased buzz around what Managed File Transfer is and how it improves security, speed, and manageability of moving large files. Managed file transfer is a technology platform that uses administrative controls, support for security protocols , and automation capabilities to help companies securely share various types of data, including sensitive or compliance-protected data as well as high-volume data. MFT provides performance enhancements at a bare minimum to these areas listed below: Large Files and volumes of files can be sent effortlessly using MFT solutions, and often with little or no downtime, a far improved alternative to traditional file transfer solutions, such as FTP. Some MFT solutions, like Raysync Transmission, allows users to send files of any size or format, removing the hassle of using complicated and time-consuming FTP solutions or email servers that are unable to handle large files. Security comes in the form of encrypting data in transit and at rest, which is just one aspect often necessary to achieve compliance both for internal and external stakeholders. According to Wikipedia, managed file transfer applications also “generate detailed reports on user and file transfer activity.” Furthermore, MFT comes with authorization policies which grant users different levels of clearance to files that can be accessed or transferred. As a professional enterprise-level file transfer solution, Raysync Transmission provides features like datacenter and network security including firewall and intrusion protection devices. All the details of the operation will be visible, controllable, and traceable. There are still other security functions available and functions continue to accumulate rapidly. Integration with third-party applications enables MFT solutions to be implemented with little or no change in workflow. Raysync Transmission protocol runs in the application layer and user space of the system without modifying the kernel configuration of the operating system. Raysync Transmission provides a series of easy-to-use SDK , API , and the complete development files to help users integrate quickly. As a professional software provider, Raysync MFT is strived to provide reliable and secure file acceleration and management service for clerks. Raysync transfers your files at maximum speed with minimal packet loss and latency regardless of the influence of the traditional transfer solutions, and at the same time makes full use of network bandwidth resources to meet customer's demand for accelerated file transfer.

FTP traditionally has been the most common way to exchange files over the internet for years. FTP-FTPS-SFTP seems to be an update of FTP, but is this real? Or as everyone has said, that the progress of new technologies has made FTP obsolete? If you are currently using FTP and looking for an alternative that provides visibility, control, and automation while improving security and manageability – this article takes a deep dive into what FTP is, its attributes and gives you the info you need to consider replacing FTP with a better file transfer solution. File Transfer Protocol is a method of transferring data files from one computer to another over a network. As one of the original programs for accessing the information on the internet, it was developed in 1971 as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s ARPANET protocols and thus predates both the TCP and Internet Protocol . FTPS and SFTP FTPS and SFTP are two separate protocols used as secure alternatives to traditional FTP. Often mistaken for each other, these are two very distinct protocols with different pros and cons: FTPS  is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol that adds support for the Transport Layer Security and the Secure Sockets Layer cryptographic protocols. SFTP  is a secure alternative to FTP and is often mistakenly used to specify some kind of Secure FTP, by which people most often mean FTPS. SFTP is a binary protocol in which all commands are packed to binary messages and sent to the server, which replies with binary reply packets. Why Replace FTP? Since FTP is typically used to solve a single problem or meet a specific application requirement, it usually results in multiple discrete deployments with no central management and control — leading to many business challenges for enterprises, which is not visible at the surface. Here are some driving factors for replacing FTP: Security There are a number of risks associated with using native FTP such as having FTP port open in firewalls and a lack of encryption. Exchanging information without the necessary security features could lead organizations to face massive fines in the event of a breach or a public relations disaster. Lack of Visibility When sending files via FTP, the sender has no way to verify whether the recipient received or downloaded the file or not. Also, since FTP doesn’t maintain an audit trail of system actions such as who downloaded or transferred files, organizations don’t have detailed proof of user actions. Storage Overhead FTP doesn't allow sender to automatically expire or delete files. The file will be deleted until the IT administrator delete it, consuming significant storage space and incurring unnecessary costs. Cumbersome Workflow It is difficult and complexed to manage FTP, if you want to send the file to a new contact, you need to set a new FTP account. Because the users have no right to access the FTP server, thus they need to repy on the help of the IT administrator to create the new accounts, retrieve forgotten passwords and remove accounts for those who no longer require access. Alternative to FTP As the enterprise-level file transfer expert, Raysync replaces the FTP server via the secure file sharing platform, and builds the ultra-high-speed transfer engine to realize all internal and external file transfer management of the enterprise and fast and safe file distribution worldwide. Some of Raysync's differentiating features include: Easy to Management The deployment process will be troublesome and hard to manage if there are many files to be transferred. Raysync Transmission supports different types of protocol, based on the self-developed transfer engine, Raysync can transfer the large files and the vast amount of small files at maximum speed. It is convenience for organization to manage the whole transfer process from a central control board. Security and Permission Raysync helps organizations remain compliant with strict regulations by providing security features to monitor user actions, regulate access, and secure corporate data. All data in flight and at rest are protected with encryption and antivirus scanning. High-performance Transfer Whether it is the current TB-level big file transfer across borders or massive small file transfer, these are all routine for enterprises nowadays. FTP simply cannot meet the needs of the fast-growing big data era. Raysync Transmission is a high-speed transfer engine based on UDP research and development. Compared with FTP, the transfer speed is 100 times higher, and the bandwidth utilization rate reaches 96%. It can easily cope with the high-speed transfer demand of enterprise-level files. Seamless Integration As far as deployment and integration are concerned, Raysync Transmission provides the most flexible FTP alternative. Raysync Proxy supports seamless integration of various popular softwares such as FTP/Http/ssh/SCP/Rsync, etc. Raysync Transmission can easily replace the old FTP server, quickly complete deployment within 30 minutes, realize high-speed and safe access to collaborative data within and between enterprises in the global position, reduce the high cost of R&D and design, and save the time needed for deploying and monitoring important file transfer. Raysync Proxy Acceleration can be integrated through the standard Proxy protocol. The original application system of the enterprise does not need secondary development. Technical departments do not need to use multiple user names and passwords to establish personal FTP connections. Users only need to know the e-mail address of the recipient to send data at high speed and safely. Raysync Proxy can be run as a process alone, with extremely low resource consumption, CPU consumption of less than 20% at 100Mbps data throughput, and memory consumption of management structure of single connection of less than 30KB.

In the process of enterprise management and file transfer, FTP is actually one of the most commonly used software systems. However, with the continuous development of enterprise business and the increasing volume of files, in practice, it is not difficult to find that FTP is becoming less and less practical, so the data transfer mode based on FTP purchase can no longer meet an application demand of enterprises. Let’s analyze the reason why FTP is becoming less and less practical in our daily life, there have 5 reasons: 1. It takes a long time to transfer those large files and massive small files via FTP, if the transfer process is interrupted, the files will likely be lost or damaged. 2. The logs of FTP in the process of transfer is invisible and can’t be traceable. 3. Because of the activeness of the public cloud, enterprises' funds in the cloud are often distributed in different cloud service providers or multiple areas of the same service provider according to different needs of business support. If the data in different locations on the cloud can be exchanged in real-time, different business modules can be effectively connected, which is a new problem that enterprises will face. 4. FTP has poor applicability for complex networks, especially under firewall architecture. Ordinary FTP does not encrypt data locally during transfer or storage. In such a situation, there is the risk of leaking data and files, which is very serious and greatly reduces security. 5. More and more enterprises need to distribute and summarize the data, but the FTP can’t provide a corresponding solution. Thus, the enterprise needs to apply another solution, which can not only meet the requirements of fast, safe, and stable data, but also realize the synchronous distribution of data backup. Raysync Transmission solution is dedicated to meet the data transfer needs of internal or external partners of enterprises, providing efficient and controllable accelerated transfer of large files, ultra-long-distance, transnational file transfer, transnational network data transfer, file management and organization authority management. It supports local deployment and cloud storage services, provides enterprises with safe, stable, efficient, and convenient technical support and services for large file interaction, and maximizes office efficiency.

In July 2018, the popular file-sharing service DropBox gave Northwestern University ‘access to project-folder-related data’ over a two-year period from about 400,000 users across 1,000 universities. Technical security of such electronic file-sharing systems has been breached and management failures have occurred from time to time. Whether it is for commercial purposes or other reasons, when it comes to file sharing services, we need to think about more than security. There are other aspects to file-sharing that should be considered, namely: 1. privacy of the sharing mode 2. the geo-location of your data 3. the file sharing restriction The file-sharing mode can be divided into two types, one is classical mode, the other is the guest mode. In the classical mode, the users has the right to manage the folders and files as the administrator. Open the guest account and set the sharing mode to guest only. In guest-only mode, the user's user name and password are only used to verify whether the user has permission to access the computer, and the operations on files and folders are performed as guest accounts. Although only relative aspects of guest mode are accessed, this mode is not convenient for fine control of permissions. One of the important aspects to choose a file-sharing provider that should be considered is the geo-location of your data. The reliability and cost of the file transfer over long distances should also be considered. For many enterprises, it doesn't matter on which disk the business data is stored in the world, but unified management and comprehensive analysis need to take into account the importance of ensuring the integrity and security of shared files when exchanging personal or confidential data between continents and countries. The security restriction reveals in two places of file-sharing. The first place is that when sharing is enabled, the corresponding account needs to be assigned the right to access this computer from the network. Account A has added the right here, so when sharing is enabled, the user name A can be entered to open sharing, otherwise, it will be prompted that there is no right to access network resources. Therefore, any problem that involves not being able to access the host because of permissions is a problem of sharing permissions. The second place is NTFS permissions for shared folders and their subfolders, which are set in the security tab of the folder's properties. The permissions control a user's operating permissions on folders and files. Therefore, any problem that files cannot be added, deleted, or modified is set here. As a professinal enterprise-level solutions provider in file sharing, Raysync Transmission has a different working model. Our view on such issues is that not only should your files be kept safe, but also your usage patterns and sharing permissions should be controlled by yourself. As an expert providing the one-stop enterprise-level large file transmission solution, banking-standard security encryption, intelligent synchronization, flexible authorization, high-speed and stable cross-border and cross-regional transmission are the foundation of Raatsync Transmission.

In the process of litigation, protecting the plaintiff's data is the top priority of all legal teams. The importance of strict data security cannot be overemphasized, because data leakage is still on the rise and may have irreversible and costly impacts on all parties concerned. To prepare for possible litigation, the company needs solutions to support complex processes and manage the documentary evidence involved. The organization must ensure that all company information is fully auditable and traceable during transmission. A full-featured file transfer platform can help enterprises. As we know, the most current transfer software is full of security risks, and some of them do not comply with the categories that enterprises hoping to protect their data from damage and leakage. In today's available file transfer applications, the enterprises' staff can upload, download, and share the data without any monitoring. When there is a legal dispute, the company will face the risk of loss of evidence, violation of the chain of custody, fines, and other benefits to the other party's ruling. Meanwhile, the problem that the rapid growth of unstructured data is difficult to manage also gives enterprises a headache. The data that may need to be collected and stored to take legal and regulatory measures is usually unstructured, so organizations need a solution that can easily manage such a large amount of information and make it easy to retrieve. Companies should consider reducing compliance gaps in data exchange and transfer by using enterprise data-level solutions such as Raysync Transmission. Enterprises or organizations can safely and efficiently send, track, and manage folders or files of any size through Raysync Transmission. Raysync Transmission can be quickly integrated into the company's original system, which can effectively meet the requirements for safe and compliant distribution of all documents and high-speed and convenient distribution without changing the usage habits of employees. A complete legal audit record is kept for each upload, download, and share. In addition, every action taken on a file or folder is recorded and stored in the database for review, making it easy for administrators to track transactions and helping speed up forensic investigations. With Raysync Transmission, enterprises could enable employees to securely send and receive files without relying on IT or resorting to high-risk, insecure consumer cloud file sharing solutions. Through comprehensive tracking and auditing functions, Raysync helps organizations reduce costs while ensuring the discovery of all potential evidence in legal matters.

With an increased focus on IT security, the use of FTP solutions is being re-examined by businesses across all vertical sectors. SecureManaged File Transfer is the basis that ensures the data transfer between business and their trading partners. From production to transmission to the final business cooperation, it is necessary to ensure that the entire file transfer process is safe and efficient. When facing the potential threatens in data transfer, find a way to solve the current problem, and manage to reduce the potential risk is the key to improve work efficiency. As the enterprise-grade large file transfer expert, Raysync Transmission can protect and improve your business in 5 important ways: 1. Improve business flexibility Different business partners have different requirements in file transfer. Based on the self-developed transfer engine, Raysync can make full use of the bandwidth to accelerate large file transfer, hundreds of times faster than the traditional data transfer protocol. Thus enterprises can rapidly respond to evolving security requirements created by changes in your industry. 2. Lowers costs and reduces waste It will cost more in time and labor to develop a file transfer software. Selecting a professional file transfer solution for your organization could be easy and convenient, which will be the perfect alternative to the FTP. Raysync Transmission combines the file transfer engine and the central control platform to the same system, it adapts the internal and external transfer and management needs perfectly. And it will lower the operating costs and reduces the resources waste to a large extent. 3. Prevents data leakage The most important thing in file transfer must be the data security. Data leakage will disrupt the normal operation of an enterprise and even cause an enterprise to fall apart. To prevent data leakage, we should start with storage and transmission. Relied on the TLS+AES-256 encryption and built-in CVE vulnerability scanning to provide double insurance for data security. At the same time, it supports fine transmission control such as transmission log, distribution control and so on to ensure the safety of core data assets of the enterprise. 4. Strengthens the data management Raysync Transmission supports the establishment of transmission policies to manage data transmission to meet various transmissionrequirements of enterprises. For example, health data in the medical industry, financial data in the financial industry, user privacy information, etc. can be encrypted through Raysync Transmission. It is also possible to meet the needs of special customers through self-built transmission strategies, so as to make enterprise file transmission reasonable and compliant. 5. Provides competitive leverage Having efficient business ability can help enterprises to carry out business cooperation better and contact more new partners. Because Raysync Transmission can help enterprises to better meet the needs of data interaction with reliability and security, so that enterprises can prove their business capabilities to their partners or suppliers, and even create new applications or value-added services that feature enhanced security.

The growing number of media and entertainment documents poses challenges to media professionals. One of the dilemmas of media and entertainment is the increasing data size: with the continuous development of technology, 4K, 8K, 3D, VR and other technologies are gradually popularized in the media industry. The media and entertainment industries are increasingly demanding data transmission speed. In order to meet the customer's needs and quality expectations, ensure that users will obtain the highest quality video in the shortest possible time. The media industry urgently needs to deploy a set of software that can solve the problem of large file transmission and ensure the safety of data transmission. Raysync Transmission is a software-based file transfer provider, it is also one of a leading enterprises in providing high-performance enterprise-level transmission product. Transfer Acceleration Various transfer models deliver your data at full line speed. Pay-as-you-go Pay-as-you-go, pay as your need. Intelligent Mangement Central control makes data movement visible, controllable, and traceable. Collaborative work Share file and data with others anytime and anywhere. Flexible Storage Super large storage space for local and the third-party storage. Data Protection Bank-grade SSL and AES-256 encryption protects your data sercurity. Raysync Transmission provides customers with high-performance, stable and safe data transmission services in many industries such as media entertainment, IT, film and television, bio-gene, manufacturing, etc. Until now, there are more than 20000+ enterprises have reached cooperation with Raysync Transmission.

In the era of big data, the volume of data is growing day by day and the types of data are varied. As a result, big data interaction faces severe speed challenges. Returning to the essence, whether the transmission of TB-level large files and massive small files or both, network bandwidth utilization is the key to improve the data interaction efficiency. In order to ensure the rapid exchange of content, many enterprises spend a lot of money to improve the bandwidth, hoping that with the full use of network bandwidth, any network latency and packet loss will disappear. Although bandwidth improving is important in file transmission, there are so many ways to uitilize the network. There are many factors that affect the success rate and speed of transmission, the most important of which is to distinguish the difference between bandwidth and throughput. Bandwidth vs. Throughput Firstly, we need to know, network bandwidth isn't equate to network throughout. Available network bandwidth determines the potential maximum speed of data movement, while throughput is the actual speed of data movement. If files are moved in a long distance or crowded network environment without an appropriate software solution , throughput may be much lower than bandwidth, because the standard Internet transmission protocol TCP has obvious limitations. Upgrading the network without acceleration software is like moving from a country road to a highway while driving a scooter. If the transportation organization allows, it can drive at ultra-high speed, but the vehicle only keeps the same slow speed on a wider road. Indeed, many enterprises spends most costs in improving network bandwidth, but the actual transmission speed only get tiny imrovement, that made them depressed. How to solve the problem network bandwidth utilization? Internet enterprises may sometimes forget that purchasing more bandwidth is not the only way to speed up file transfer on the network or the Internet, and may not even be the best way. Choosing an effective solution has the same effect on the success rate and transmission speed of file transmission as enjoying private or public dedicated network. Facts have also proved that investing in the right file transfer solution is usually much better than spending money to upgrade bandwidth, after all, inferior transfer mechanisms may never fully utilize bandwidth. Of course, in the revolution of bandwidth utilization, it is always affected by multiple factors. Our newest customer case - Foxrenderfarm. Raysync Transmission helps it to solve the difficulty in transmission of the bulk of files, which explains the factors that affects the file transmission efficiency. With Raysync Transmission, your investment in greater bandwidth won’t go to waste. Our solutions ensure that bandwidth isn’t a conundrum anymore.