Taming the Transfer of Monster-Sized Files

Despite being insecure and outdated, the file transfer protocol (FTP) continues to be a popular method for sending large files between data centers, corporate divisions, branch offices or business partners. But watch out.

A study commissioned by Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T that focuses on business and collaboration software, found that nearly a third of companies do the majority—as much as 80 percent—of their large file transfers using FTP. Yet, the same study found that 93 percent of companies experienced failures in FTP transmission. Another survey of manufacturers conducted by Sterling found that about 8 percent of their file transfers fail.

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