Simplify File Server Access with a self-hosted file sharing solution that keeps data in file servers on-premises and does not replicate data to the cloud. This allows IT professionals to satisfy increasing needs for remote access, collaboration and productivity without being forced to compromise data privacy and security.
Self-Hosted File Sharing in a Private Cloud takes advantage of cloud economics and infrastructure without sacrificing privacy and control. For example, managed service providers (MSPs) often prefer to provide their own white labeled file sharing solution to take care of data ownership, data privacy and data security for their clients.
Traditional cloud file sharing solutions like Dropbox, OneDrive, ShareFile may provide productivity and cost benefits but often fail to provide comfortable answers to questions like, “Where, exactly, is my data? Who has access to it? What will they do with it?” And these concerns don’t just involve cyber-threats and hackers but competitors, foreign nationals, and even governments.
The bigger the company, the better they may make you feel the data is secured with their hosting. However, services such as Dropbox and iCloud have enormous technical resources implementing sophisticated security measures such as encryptions for data protection but have still failed to protect their customers data. The problem is that security is a relative term and depends on many factors such as the threat model; how much attention hackers have placed on the service; and where the weakest links may be found.
This is why public file sharing services become a victim of their own success. The more widely they are used, the bigger the target. The more users logging in, the more security practices get reduced by the worst actors. As an enterprise IT professional, it can therefore be safer to self-host a file sharing solution and secure it based on internal corporate standards.
As if uncertainty about the data ownership situations is not enough, IT administrators must also consider the following implied directives:
CentreStack eliminates the common drawbacks of remote file server access and file sharing solutions and provides the best of both worlds – the security and control of legacy file servers combined with the efficiency and productivity gains of cloud collaboration.
CentreStack integrates with Office 365 for web-based co-editing and co-authoring.
Use Outlook integration to transfer large files as web links via email.
Use web links to share files and folders with recipients or to receive files.
Define different permissions for folders at different levels of the directory structure.
Web based secure data room allows view-only access with download disabled.
Free and unlimited read-only guest users are available in the solution.
Cloud migration may seem increasingly inevitable, making it difficult to manage the tensions between productivity benefits and data privacy threats. But CentreStack offers a solution for thought leaders seeking to simplify the way people work without compromising data privacy.
Whether it's secure sharing for on-prem and remote workers, external clients, partners or guest users in general, CentreStack has the flexibility to provide a great solution!
