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Case Study: Large Enterprise Health Care Company (USA) Replaces Gene6 FTP with Serv-U

“Design and flexibility are outstanding; the user interface of Serv-U is very well laid out.”

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

Challenges

  • Used Gene6 FTP Server as a file transfer tool before purchasing Serv-U.
  • IT challenges faced before purchasing Serv-U:
    • Inability to securely encrypt and protect file transfer data
    • Difficulty in tracking, logging, and managing file transfers

Use Case

  • Has 1 to 50 users (both internally and externally) that use Serv-U.
  • Purchased Serv-U Managed File Transfer (MFT) Server.
  • Uses Serv-U MFT Server to:
    • Secure B2B file transfer with external parties
    • Meet compliance requirements
    • Offer hosted file transfer services to clients
  • Decided to buy Serv-U because of its:
    • Robust security for file transfer
    • Ease of use and configuration
  • Key features of Serv-U that helped meet their IT requirements:
    • SFTP for file transfer
    • File transfer over the Web (via HTTP/S)

Results

  • Benefits realized as a result of using Serv-U:
    • Enhanced security and data protection
    • Increased visibility and control of file transfers
    • Improved compliance with security policies
    • Prevented data loss during file transfer
    • Improved administration and governance of file transfers
    • Cost and time savings
    • Improved productivity




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