Question often asked is do we move the Cloud or stay with a File Server based solution. In reality, often the answer is both.
There really is no one size fits all. Customers have varying requirements. The adopted solution will depend of many factors and often determined by Applications, Security needs of the company, Connectivity etc.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic companies need employees to work securely from home or other remote locations such as customer site, Starbucks or even Car with mobile 4G.
Control access to Shared Files using granular folder permissions that control which users and groups have read, write, or sharing permissions.
Serve-Cloud offers many control parameters from Permissions, Group Policies, Access Policies, Audit Trace and file download logging.
Define different permissions for folders at different levels of the directory structure.
If you are Windows Server user moving to Cloud-only File Shares, we can migrate your data and NTFS permissions.
Secure Data Transfer Solution, your Data is encrypted in in-transit and at rest. Authentication integration with Active Directory and NTFS permissions for Windows Server users. For Cloud only solutions Serve-Cloud has native permission and access control built-in.
Compliance Center provides features such as GDPR and HIPAA checklist.
Secure Data Rooms - Serve-Cloud provide secure access to files with view-only permissions. Downloading and editing can be disabled.
Serve-Cloud can turn your File Server into a Private Cloud Server. It is privacy by design without sharing hosting with other companies. Remember over 65% of Microsoft Office 365 / SharePoint user still need some form of on-premise File Server.
Alternatively, Serve-Cloud offers Cloud only File Sharing solution for companies that do NOT require local Servers.
Automatic conversion of email attachments to links can avoid file transfer through third-party servers. Files are protected using encryption with secure data transfers over SSL.
Send publicly accessible links via email, Add publicly accessible links to email signatures, Add publicly accessible links to websites to simplify external sharing.
Link Expiration - For web based link sharing, the link expiration helps protect the file and folder access.
Co-Editing and Authoring - Easily collaborate on files with internal and external users using native applications or through Office 365 integration.
FAST - Mapped drives delay downloads until files are opened and cached locally for fast future access, significantly reducing bandwidth and storage consumption. Users get local performance when working remotely.
SEAMLESS - Secure data transfers are initiated during natural workflow from mapped drives, mobile applications or browsers so users don't have to learn new secure behaviors.
EASY - Provide the same simplified experience for internal and external users, even when they are offline.
We can help you migrate to the Cloud. Starting with a hybrid cloud platform for local IT infrastructures to leverage the mobility, protection and business continuity from the cloud. Users maintain familiar features of their local IT systems and gain a whole host of new features like Sharing, Remote Access without VPN, Mobile access, File Versioning, Integration with O365, Azure O365 Single Sign-on and more.
The platform has an inherent easy cloud migration path for the future when organisations are ready to retire local servers and migrate completely to the cloud seamlessly without disruption.
First of all, name Serve-Cloud. We'd like to say it does what its says on the tin!
Flexibility, agility and cost savings offered by the Cloud means its no longer an option. We deliver Server, Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Solution to suite your business requirements. We can simply can provide Secure Remote Access Solutions to existing on-premise File Servers without complication of VPN and transform your Server into a fully fledged Cloud Server with Secure Sharing, anytime, anywhere access on virtually any-device. Or we can migrate and replace your existing server to the Cloud-only file secure sharing.
If you prefer, we can also migrate and replace your existing on-premise Server to Microsoft Office 365 with OneDrive and SharePoint, Microsoft Azure.
No two businesses are completely alike. Similar, yes but its not practical to apply the same methodology to all businesses - we can guide you every step of the way. Our Consultancy and Planning service will enable you to plot a path that's right for your business, with addition of our implementation Service you can be assured of a seamless and pain-free transition to the Cloud with an eye on the cost. We offer full integration Service (also known as Hybrid Cloud), if your business needs to maintain on-premise Servers to power legacy or specialist applications or if your business needs are to maintain full control of your data. We offer Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, Cloud email filtering and Archiving solutions and naturally we support of the entire solution.
Serve-Cloud can provide Secure Remote Access Solutions to existing on-premise File Servers without complication of VPN and Cloud services including Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Azure, DropBox Business and Cloud Backup. We can seamlessly integrate on-premise and Cloud based solutions with Consultancy, Planning, Migration and the all important support of the entire solution.
Serve-Cloud provides a secure data transfer platform that simplifies access and collaboration while maintaining Compliance and Control. Focused on making the user experience as seamless and straightforward as possible without sacrificing data privacy, security or control. Most Users require little or no training.
Serve-Cloud adds secure Remote Access File Sharing, disaster prevention and recovery, to File Servers on-premises with easy cloud migration to private or public cloud storage. The solution can also be used for "Cloud only" File Shares with no on-premise File Servers.
Enhance Security & increase productivity
Perhaps one of the most unique benefits of the Serve-Cloud platform and strategy is its ability to offer an enhanced user experience that improves productivity as an inducement for more secure user behaviors!
Often products that are easy to do so by compromising security. Serve-Cloud on the other hand increases data privacy, security and control while offering an experience that is fast, seamless and easy for both internal and external collaborators.
Secure Data Transfers and Compliance
When people are busy they don't have time to think about compliance especially when some deadline must be met. Users are drawn to the most effective ways to get their job done, which often translates to transferring files as email attachments or by using unauthorised like personal iCloud or Dropbox accounts.
The key to solving this problem is to provide a secure data transfer platform with a simple user experience. This is where Serve-Cloud can help.
Endpoint Protection
Files and folders from corporate File Servers and or Cloud File Shares are cached on remote device are subject to encryption and Remote wipe.
Remote Wipe
For users devices that no longer have a need to have access to files, Remote wipe feature can remove those files.
Link Expiration
For web based link sharing, the link expiration helps protect the file and folder access.
Access Policy
From IP address range to device approval, there are access policies protecting data transfer.
Notifications
Shared folders are put under version control and notifications are available for users subscribed to the folders.