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Case Study: Fortune 500 Pharmaceuticals Company (USA) Replaces War FTP with Serv-U

“In the time you will spend setting up and perfecting a freeware or open source solution, you can purchase and deploy Serv-U MFT Server which provides more features, better support, and better controls for regulatory compliance.”

“We use Serv-U to transfer ePHI to and from our customers.”

Challenges

  • Used War FTP Daemon freeware for file transfer before purchasing Serv-U.
  • Faced challenges of stability and usability with War FTP and decided to replace it with Serv-U.

Use Case

  • Has 50-250 users (both internally and externally) that use Serv-U.
  • Purchased Serv-U Managed File Transfer (MFT) Server.
  • Uses Serv-U to offer hosted file transfer services for exchanging ePHI data with clients.
  • Decided to buy Serv-U because:
    • It is a stable product
    • It offers robust security for file transfer
  • Key features of Serv-U that helped meet their IT requirements:
    • FTPS for file transfer
    • SFTP for file transfer
    • Active Directory / LDAP integration
    • File transfer over the Web (via HTTP/S)

Results

  • Benefits realized as a result of using Serv-U MFT Server:
    • Enhanced security and data protection
    • Improved compliance with security policies
    • Prevented data loss during file transfer
  • Rated Serv-U file transfer solution as 4.5 stars.




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