With the latest release of FileCatalyst Direct 3.7, we've packed in new features that will add to the efficiency of your accelerated file transfer workflow. President and Co-founder, John Tkaczewski takes you through the latest version of our award winning file transfer solution.
2. John Tkaczewski, President of FileCatalyst
Blog: http://filecatalyst.com/blog/
Past Webinars: http://filecatalyst.com/resources/webinars/
3. • Last stable release of 3.6 (build 37) released on September 15, 2016
• Work on 3.7 started in the Spring 2016 and ended on Feb 27th 2017 (over 9 months
of active development)
• Over 30 new features and over 400 issues fixed (roughly 3 times the scope of 3.6)
4. What’s new at a glance:
• Complete Revamp of Central
• Next Generation of TransferAgent
• OpenStack Swift and SMB/CIFS drivers
• MD5-on-the-fly always on for improved reliability
• Reverse Proxy (Beta)
• Performance improvements for growth (dynamic) file transfers
5. • A web-based monitoring tool that acts as a united gateway to your entire
FileCatalyst deployment.
• From a single map view, you can inspect connected nodes and remotely control
them.
• Node-to-node file transfers via web interface or via command line script
6. Key Features
• View and prioritize ongoing transfers in real time
• Create custom file transfer reports
• Monitor the health of your deployment with alarms
• Remotely configure individual nodes
• Remotely initiate node to node transfers
• Create SNMP traps or email alarms
7. Key Security Features
• The node administrator must have a username and
password to attach a node to central
• The node administrator must deliberately connect a
node to Central (no auto-discovery and attachment)
• In TransferAgent, node administrator can limit the root
paths available to Central
• All traffic between nodes is encrypted with SSL
• Central acts as a reverse proxy (no additional ports
need to be open from the node side)
8. Key Features (continued)
• Custom map views for easy monitroing
• Connectivity to devices across different networks (firewall traversal and proxy)
• Consolidated file transfer reports both as a searchable list and graph
• Consolidated Historical data and records of all file transfers
• Full users and read only users
• Available over 20 Alarms with varying severity levels
• REST API with JSON
• Node-to-Node transfers via web interface, command line or REST API
• Avid Delivery Plugin
• HTML5 interface for remote administration (no Java Applets)
• Active Directory/LDAP Integration
10. TransferAgent Key new features:
• 2-way functionality (similar to Express)
• Simplified in-line installer (no-admin required)
• Secure Connectivity with Central
• Run as Service (Win, Mac, Linux)
• Web deployment ready
• REST / JavaScript API