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Case Study: Automotive & Transport Company (Canada) Replaces War FTP with Serv-U

“Serv-U has always been a very stable product that continues to evolve.”

“Self-hosted FTP server software is much more secure and reliable for file transfer than cloud-based/SaaS services and FTP freeware.”

Challenges

  • Used War FTP Daemon freeware before purchasing Serv-U.
  • IT challenge faced before purchasing Serv-U:
    • Lack of centralized file transfer administration & control

Use Case

  • Has 50-250 users (both internally and externally) that use Serv-U.
  • Purchased Serv-U Managed File Transfer (MFT) Server.
  • Use Serv-U MFT Server to centralize file transfer operations across the organization
  • Decided to buy Serv-U because of its:
    • Affordable cost
    • Ease of use and configuration
  • Key feature of Serv-U that helped meet their IT requirements:
    • File transfer over the Web (via HTTP/S)

Results

  • Benefits realized as a result of using Serv-U:
    • Increased visibility and control of file transfers
    • Saved costs and time/improved productivity




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