SFTP To Go: Managed SFTP Cloud Storage as a Service

Healthcare data management under HIPAA means knowing where PHI and ePHI are created, stored, accessed, transferred, retained, and shared, then applying the safeguards needed to protect that data throughout its lifecycle.

EDI integration and SFTP often meet at the point where business systems need to exchange files reliably. Purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, claims, product feeds, inventory updates, and reports all need a way to move between partners without exposing the data or leaving the process to guesswork.

SFTP is a secure way to move files between systems, vendors, customers, and internal applications. It runs over SSH, encrypts the transfer session, and supports ...

Managed file transfer vendors tend to promise the same things: secure file transfer, compliance support, audit logs, access controls, cloud deployment options, etc. 

In practice though, they’re often suited for very different kinds of teams. Some are heavy platforms designed for organizations with dedicated transfer administrators and complex internal workflows. Ot...

FTP and FTPS are closely related, but they’re certainly not equal.

FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is the older protocol. It moves files between a client and server, but it doesn’t encrypt usernames, passwords, commands, or file data by default.

FTPS, or File Transfer Protocol Secure, keeps the FTP model and adds SSL/TLS encryption. That makes FTPS the safer choi...