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Where Is The Copy of Record in a File Sync & Share Service? – CTERA Product Spotlight

Posted on July 25, 2017 by wcurtispreston

When assessing Enterprise File Sync and Share services (EFSS), it’s essential to understand the concept of the copy of record. What is the “copy of record?” The term is borrowed from the legal world, and it refers to the original…

Tagged with: Cache, Cloud, CTERA, EFSS, Encryption, File Sharing, file sync and share, Latency
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Why Enterprise File Sync and Share is Broken

Posted on July 17, 2017 by George Crump

It seems like every CIO has enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) on their project whiteboard. The problem is that it is stuck there and the alternative, users doing their own thing, seems sort of acceptable. Most EFSS solutions are…

Tagged with: Capacity, Cloud, Deplication, EFSS, file sync and share, FS&S, Migration, Qnext
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What is Enterprise File Sync and Share?

Posted on May 10, 2017 by George Crump

Enterprise file sync and share brings file synchronization and file sharing under IT control. Its competitor is public offerings that are outside of the oversight of the organization and puts corporate data at risk. For an enterprise file sync and…

Tagged with: Cloud, CTERA, EFSS, Encryption, File Sharing, file sync and share, IBM, Latency, Synchronous
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StorageShort: Will Enterprise File Sync and Share Encryption Really Protect You?

Posted on April 26, 2017 by George Crump

Ask any Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) vendor if they provide encryption and you are going to get a emphatic, “Yes!” They will claim end-to-end encryption and let you assume that you are covered. But are you really? Certainly…

Tagged with: Cloud, CTERA, EFSS, Encryption, File Sharing, IBM, Latency
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