FileTalk - An Accellion Blog

We enjoyed reading the recent CIO article regarding taming the transfer of monster files.  Perhaps it was the mind boggling opening line that tipped us off that we were in for a good read “Despite being outdated and insecure, FTP continues to be a popular method for file transfer…” ?

This article is a must read for any IT department who is still relying on FTP for business file transfer.  The reasons for ditching FTP in favor of a managed file transfer solution are all in this article:  failure transmissions, compliance concerns, collaboration benefits.

Using FTP for file transfer is analagous to hitching a wagon to go across country versus flying.  Cross country wagon rides used to be popular but today they are considered a lot more difficult, less secure and time-consuming than an airline ride. 

Is FTP finally going the way of the cross country wagon ride?

We enjoyed reading the recent CIO article regarding taming the transfer of monster files.  Perhaps it was the mind boggling opening line that tipped us off that we were in for a good read “Despite being outdated and insecure, FTP continues to be a popular method for file transfer…” ?

This article is a must read for any IT department who is still relying on FTP for business file transfer.  The reasons for ditching FTP in favor of a managed file transfer solution are all in this article:  failure transmissions, compliance concerns, collaboration benefits.

Using FTP for file transfer is analagous to hitching a wagon to go across country versus flying.  Cross country wagon rides used to be popular but today they are considered a lot more difficult, less secure and time-consuming than an airline ride. 

Is FTP finally going the way of the cross country wagon ride?

We enjoyed reading the recent CIO article regarding taming the transfer of monster files.  Perhaps it was the mind boggling opening line that tipped us off that we were in for a good read “Despite being outdated and insecure, FTP continues to be a popular method for file transfer…” ?

This article is a must read for any IT department who is still relying on FTP for business file transfer.  The reasons for ditching FTP in favor of a managed file transfer solution are all in this article:  failure transmissions, compliance concerns, collaboration benefits.

Using FTP for file transfer is analagous to hitching a wagon to go across country versus flying.  Cross country wagon rides used to be popular but today they are considered a lot more difficult, less secure and time-consuming than an airline ride. 

Is FTP finally going the way of the cross country wagon ride?

Reading through all the top ten lists and top ten trend predictions for 2010 got us thinking at Accellion about file transfer trends for 2010, and the topic of FTP came up.  Now wouldn’t that be an interesting 2010 trend if the number of FTP replacements outpaced the number of FTP deployments.  Then the end of FTP misery could be in sight.

Perhaps it was the recent tweet we responded to where someone was apologizing for just not getting FTP…  “Sorry, like too many users I have no idea how to actually operate ftp.”  

For years FTP has been the standard generic IT stop gap for file transfer.  If the only drawback for FTP was that business users don’t have a clue how to use it, FTP file transfer misery could continue on for years.  But more recently the security issues with FTP are finally raising questions on whether FTP really is an appropriate file transfer solution for business users.

Could 2010 be the year where FTP is finally on its way out?  Stay tuned.

Reading through all the top ten lists and top ten trend predictions for 2010 got us thinking at Accellion about file transfer trends for 2010, and the topic of FTP came up.  Now wouldn’t that be an interesting 2010 trend if the number of FTP replacements outpaced the number of FTP deployments.  Then the end of FTP misery could be in sight.

Perhaps it was the recent tweet we responded to where someone was apologizing for just not getting FTP…  “Sorry, like too many users I have no idea how to actually operate ftp.”  

For years FTP has been the standard generic IT stop gap for file transfer.  If the only drawback for FTP was that business users don’t have a clue how to use it, FTP file transfer misery could continue on for years.  But more recently the security issues with FTP are finally raising questions on whether FTP really is an appropriate file transfer solution for business users.

Could 2010 be the year where FTP is finally on its way out?  Stay tuned.

Reading through all the top ten lists and top ten trend predictions for 2010 got us thinking at Accellion about file transfer trends for 2010, and the topic of FTP came up.  Now wouldn’t that be an interesting 2010 trend if the number of FTP replacements outpaced the number of FTP deployments.  Then the end of FTP misery could be in sight.

Perhaps it was the recent tweet we responded to where someone was apologizing for just not getting FTP…  “Sorry, like too many users I have no idea how to actually operate ftp.”  

For years FTP has been the standard generic IT stop gap for file transfer.  If the only drawback for FTP was that business users don’t have a clue how to use it, FTP file transfer misery could continue on for years.  But more recently the security issues with FTP are finally raising questions on whether FTP really is an appropriate file transfer solution for business users.

Could 2010 be the year where FTP is finally on its way out?  Stay tuned.