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File share sync with mobile remote access.
Simplify remote access and collaboration with a centrally managed cloud file server for multiple branch offices.
CentreStack just resonates with people- it isn't as scary for your clients to make that switch to the cloud when it feels like they are still using the same mapped drives.
File synchronization gives the impression that files are always available when needed, encouraging mobility and productivity for remote employees. CentreStack provides a solution that synchronizes file shares with cloud storage, creating a unified directory structure for multiple branch offices. It combines mobile access, secure file sharing, and file share sync capabilities.
Have you read the 400-word "Deploy Azure File Sync" technical document and wondered why it's so difficult to set up file share sync there?
Maybe a better question to ask is, what is the end-game after deploying the Azure file sync? Does it provide web browser-based file access? Does it give your employees mobile remote access to file shares? Will you use it as a backup tool?
Azure File gives you a network share over the Internet. However, it is not as easy to use as OneDrive or other Dropbox-like services.
Microsoft DFS (Distributed File System) is most commonly used for file share replication (DFS-R, really). However, DFS-R was designed to work on local area networks with Active Directory and can be problematic when replicating over wide area networks. When replication is required among branch offices, VPNs (virtual private networks) are typically used. However, VPNs also tend to generate lots of issues. The bottom line is that both services render replication unreliable.
DFS-R is particularly bad at managing conflicts during bi-directional synchronization. And there are many missing features such as version control, audit tracing, and file change histories that are not part of the DFS replication.
Other common problem areas include:
Conflicts need to be managed across locations during concurrent access.
File permissions are an essential part of file information and need to be synchronized.
Businesses are protected by firewalls and forced to depend on difficult-to-manage VPNs for remote office synchronization.
As files replicate to multiple locations, change control becomes increasingly difficult.
Version Control is not a built-in feature for file shares.
Remote and Mobile Access is not a built-in feature for traditional file shares, and DFS-R doesn't help with mobile access.
With CentreStack, the result of a file share sync is that on-premise file server shares are synchronized into cloud storage service (including Azure Blob Storage). Employees can use mobile phones, remote devices, and web browsers to access files and folders with their existing active directory credentials.
Basically, your file servers become a Dropbox-like or a OneDrive-like file sharing service.
CentreStack adds secure remote access and file sharing, disaster prevention, and recovery to file servers on-premises with easy cloud migration to private cloud storage. It is the file server based, private sync and share solution you have been looking for!
CentreStack is privately hosted by the enterprise, providing privacy by design.
Compliance center provides features such as GDPR and HIPAA checklist.
There are many control parameters from permissions, group, and access policies to audit trace and file download logging.
Security measures covering data-at-rest, data-in-transit, authentication integration with Active Directory and NTFS permissions.
CentreStack leverage version controls and centralized arbitration to resolve conflicts.
CentreStack presents a full folder structure without actually downloading files until the moment they are accessed.
CentreStack leverages sync to detect smaller sections of changes in a file and syncs accordingly.
CentreStack syncs NTFS folder permissions to a centralized repository.
Define different permissions for folders at different levels of the directory structure or inherit from NTFS permissions directly.
Web-based secure data room allows view-only access to shared folders with download disabled.
From internal Active Directory users to external clients and partners, you can define user rights for folder sharing.
Shared folders are put under version control, and notifications are available for users subscribed to the folders.
CentreStack integrates with Office 365 for web-based co-editing and co-authoring for files inside the shared folder.
Use Outlook integration to share large folders or files as web links via email.
Convert shared files and shared folders into web links for direct access over web browsers.
Access shared files and shared folders from mobile devices such as from iPhone or Android phone.
Syncing local file shares to the cloud with version control improves business continuity for local and remote file servers in branch offices.
Simplify remote and mobile access by synchronizing local folders to centralized cloud storage.
Typically, it is not easy for branch office employees to access files from headquarters or employees in the main office to access branch office files. But once all files are synchronized to a centralized cloud repository, access is simpler and more secure.
VPN file sharing can be avoided since files are now in the cloud, syncing in real-time with on-premise file servers.
All file changes can be managed and monitored with built-in version controls.
Audit traces and file change histories are available for file shares that have been synchronized.
Once the file shares are synchronized with the cloud, local file servers can be retired if so desired.
Once the file shares are in sync with the cloud, local file servers become gateways that can be easily replaced with newer servers or retired.
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