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NFC Vault : Enterprise File Sharing

We provide corporate with a file-sharing solution by integrating the essentials of ownership, compliance, privacy, and security into cloud file sharing.

Do the following 4 things keep you up at night?

You want to increase remote worker productivity using the cloud and have started with either SharePoint, Box, Dropbox, ShareFile, or a cloud storage solution. However, there are still questions about the following 4 areas that remain unanswered.

1

Data Ownership

If you have data hosted on a third-party site, who owns your data? And who is responsible in case of data loss?

2

Compliance

Do you need to adhere to compliance regulations? Are there specific requirements that affect where data is stored?

3

Privacy

If the data is hosted elsewhere, who else has access to your data?

4

Security

Do you fully understand security offered and do you have full control over every step of the way to your data?

Case Studies

CASE STUDY #1 Security and Compliance

NBFC needs a shared storage solution that is not in the public cloud. NBFC needs a shared storage solution, comparable to SharePoint from an end-user perspective, for its external employees and contractors. The storage solution must first integrate with a single sign-on solution and be subject to regular certification audits and must meet certain compliance and regulatory requirements.

In this case, SharePoint is well suited for the general public, but not for organizations that have higher security requirements and compliance regulations. In the end, NBFC uses its own VMWare infrastructure to set up a self-hosted file-sharing solution that resembles SharePoint.

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A story - Government agency needs a service with better compliance, security, ownership and support

An IT consultant in Canada Quebec has an immediate opportunity that is a government agency. For a government agency, data security is a top priority. They are looking for a secure file sharing solution, but also have concerns about regulatory compliance, security, and data ownership. The file-sharing function can be fulfilled by SharePoint or OneDrive, but they do not want to rely on the "cloud" for compliance. Even the "cloud" provides privacy compliance, but they feel that it is not the same in the "cloud". It's not easy to ask a vendor to do something very specific for a particular compliance requirement. Change management is difficult. However, with an on-premises file server, change management is easy. When something is "local", you feel like you have a lot of control to ensure compliance. They found that NFC Vault, a secure online file sharing solution with the flexibility of managing a local file server, can also facilitate compliance outside of America.

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Enterprise File Sharing

Data Ownership, Compliance, and Security

Data Ownership, Compliance, Privacy, and Security

Uncertainty about data ownership and data security when sharing files in public clouds for enterprises and businesses requires a better solution for security managing and sharing your internal data.

With the challenge of accessing traditional file servers from mobile devices and the lack of an enterprise file-sharing service, your employees may choose to use consumer cloud file-sharing solutions such as Dropbox or Office 365. While these solutions offer productivity and are cost-effective, they often fail to ensure data ownership and data security. Public clouds, however, are not secure enough for many enterprises' standards. While they desire the convenience of public cloud storage, enterprises can't help but have concerns about data ownership, privacy, compliance, data splitting, etc.

With third-party cloud file-sharing solutions, company files may be copied onto a personal Dropbox folder for easy sharing, or even sent as email attachments for easy access outside the company's Firewall. As a result, businesses cannot control their files, leading to a high risk of data breaches. In addition to data security concerns, the potential leakage of file server data to third parties is also a significant issue. This involves not only cyber threats and hackers, but also competitors, foreign nationals and governments.

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NFC Vault: Benefits of Private Security + Public Mobility

NFC Vault helps you address your concerns about data ownership, data security, and data privacy. NFC Vault gives you the power to stay in control by using your existing file servers as data repository and your current Active Directories as identity service provider for the enterprise file sharing solution similar to Dropbox.

Once the NFC Vault server is deployed, your employees can access existing file shares using web browsers, mobile applications, PCs and Macs. On PCs, users experience the familiar interface with locally mapped drives and file locks. The process is seamless, so users typically require no downtime and minimal, if any, training.

1. Usability
Usability Benefits

Easy Deployment: NFC Vault is easy to install on a clean Windows Server. You can enable remote file server access without VPN in an hour without data migration.

Familiar User Experience: SharePoint is challenging as a file server migration destination. NFC Vault provides a mapped drive over HTTPS for simplified access from anywhere.

No Additional Training Required: NFC Vault's drive-based access requires no training. Right-click to share or request file transfers.

Simplify Management: NFC Vault is much simpler to manage with auditing, reporting and policy-based administration.

2. Security
3. Control
4. Efficiency
5. Reduce Cost

How It Works

The NFC Vault server can be installed and deployed on-premise as a private enterprise file-sharing server. The private enterprise file sharing service can be integrated with Active Directory user identities and existing file server shares. All users, from internal and remote employees to external clients and partners, can share files and folders based on the current file server content and follow certain predefined security rules and permissions.

In addition to the existing features such as a locally mapped drive, on-demand synchronization, and file locking, businesses will also get the following modern file sharing features:

Active Directory Integration

Automatically use existing identities and home shares from Active Directory. Existing NTFS permissions for files and folders are natively checked by the Windows operating system.

Amazon, Azure, OpenStack

Create a private sync and share solution based on object storage like OpenStackSwift, any S3 compatible, Microsoft Azure, and more.

Folder Permission

Granular folder permissions that can mirror NTFS permissions or get created natively. Define different permissions for folders at different levels of directory structure.

Large File Transfer

Use Outlook integration to transfer large files as web links via email.

Co-Editing

NFC Vault integrates with Office 365 for web-based co-editing and co-authoring.

Mobile Access

Simplify remote access to file servers from mobile devices, PCs, Macs, and browsers.

Benefits of NFC Vault as a Hybrid Cloud Server

NFC Vault eliminates the common drawbacks of traditional file server access and cloud file sharing solutions, combining both strengths with the following benefits.

Online Backup

Cloud backup and data protection with vendor control. Granular sync restrictions reduce storage and bandwidth consumption.

VPN Replacements

An alternative for one or more of the following: VPN, DNS, FTP, Graphics, SAP, SharePoint, ShareFile, Active Directory, etc.

Simple Remote Access

Simplified remote access from iOS/Android/Windows mobile devices. From any location, with any device.

Seamless Integration

Seamlessly integrate into current file-based enterprise networks and workflow environments.

Security

Full support for file locking from the cloud. Enterprise remote agent creates and revokes remote access privileges from a central management console.

Centralized Control

Centralize NTFS permissions. Active Directory stores and close monitoring. Address functions on requests not required due to file sharing activity.

Reduce Cost

Eliminate management costs of servers and VPNs. Avoid the cost of manual files and folders replication or repair of NTFS permissions.

Flexible and Easy Setup

Choose different implementations based on your own needs. Easy process to set up.