How Do I Enable Aspera Connect in Chrome
TL;DR: Enabling IBM Aspera Connect in Chrome requires both installing the Connect application and adding the browser extension for Chrome. The procedure for installing IBM Aspera Connect offers two pathways: guided installation, which automatically prompts users during file transfers, and manual installation for system-wide deployment. …
What is SFTP? Understanding Secure File Transfer Protocol and How It Works
Before we dig into SFTP, let’s quickly discuss FTP also known as the file transfer protocol, and its place in data transfer services. FTP is a data transfer service that transmits data between an FTP client and an FTP server over the internet. …
What is FTP? File Transfer Protocol Explained.
TL;DR: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a decades-old standard protocol that enables file transfers between a client and remote server using port 21 for commands and port 20 for data. While FTP remains widely used due to free FTP client software and straightforward operation, standard …
What is Latency? Understanding Network Latency, Causes, and How to Fix High Latency
TLDR: Network latency is the time delay between when a data packet is sent and when it’s received—essentially measuring the amount of time it takes for information to pass through a network from source to destination. Latency is the delay you experience when you ping …
What is Aspera FASP®? Explaining the FASP Protocol.
Quick Summary: IBM Aspera FASP (Fast, Adaptive, and Secure Protocol) is a proprietary transfer protocol that changes how we transfer data. It uses available bandwidth to reach speeds up to 1000 times faster than traditional FTP. Unlike TCP-based solutions that face packet loss and high …
Downloading Large Files to an External Hard Drive: How to and Why you Shouldn’t
Whether you’re collaborating with team members or stakeholders or need somewhere to store important files, you may be looking to transfer those large files to an external hard drive. While external hard drives are a great solution for storing files to save your local disk, …
Which File Transfer Protocol Uses UDP?
TLDR: The article explains that while most file transfer protocols like FTP and HTTP use TCP, some use UDP for data transport because it can be faster but less reliable. It highlights that UDP itself has limitations such as lack of built-in reliability and congestion …
Adding Custom Apache Configs to Faspex 4
Introduction IBM Aspera Faspex is a popular self-managed web application that provides a user-friendly package sending interface for high-speed transfers with Aspera. Faspex is currently in the 5.x generation, a major overhaul of the application with a modern interface and new features. Some customers are still running the previous 4.x generation …
MASV Alternative: Enterprise File Transfer Solutions That Outperform MASV.io
Organizations evaluating MASV for large file transfer needs often discover that pricing models, transfer speeds, and integration capabilities don’t align with enterprise requirements. While MASV serves the media production market adequately for basic transfers, businesses handling large video files, uncompressed assets, or mission-critical workflows frequently …
IBM Aspera: What is Aspera Software?
Moving your data anywhere in the world way faster than you can experience now, would greatly transform your business. IBM Aspera is a software that helps you move critical files and data sets of any size at a maximum speed over your existing infrastructure and …



