Big Data Transfer Solution for Businesses
In today’s world, businesses are facing challenges when trying to transfer big data sets and large files across global sites and teams quickly and reliably. If they can’t meet these needs, it can limit their organization’s ability to meet business goals. Whether they need to …
Which File Transfer Protocol Uses UDP?
UDP, or User Datagram Protocol, is used to transfer large files across the internet. While the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the more known and used protocol, it falls short when it comes to transferring large files at fast speeds in comparison to UDP. UDP …
3 File Size Limits with SharePoint
SharePoint refers to a few different products and technologies, all great when it comes to quality and the capabilities it offers. The security features, updates, and other features are exceptional. Highly customizable, many organizations use SharePoint to create websites. They use it to store, organize, …
What is Latency?
Latency is the amount of time that it takes for a signal to travel from a computer to a remote server and back again. It describes the amount of delay on a network or internet connection. When it comes to measurement, low latency implies there …
Using Lua Scripts with IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server
Introduction IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server (HSTS) includes embedded support for executing Lua scripts in response to transfer events. Learn more about Lua at https://www.lua.org/. HSTS makes information available about the transfer session and file events within a session. This allows you to record information …
The Main Security Drawback of File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Today’s businesses primarily function on getting data to the right place at the right time. Developed 30 years ago, the file transfer protocol (FTP) is an application layer protocol that is used for transferring files between a client and a server. Unfortunately, this protocol doesn’t …
What Does Signiant Mean?
If you’re looking for software to help move files and data quickly and securely, you may have come across Signiant. Signiant uses on-premise software and a SaaS solution to move data and files between users, applications, and systems. Their solutions combine transport protocols with application …
The Difference Between Goodput vs Throughput and How to Maximize Your Bandwidth
Monitoring network performance is crucial for companies, especially when measuring data and monitoring delivery. Many companies think that increasing their bandwidth will help improve data delivery, however higher bandwidth does not mean an increase in file transfer speed. In fact, network throughput and goodput are …
Accessing your IBM Support Account
IBM has long since been known for its rock-solid customer support. But for many Aspera customers, opening tickets via the Support Portal is a new and unfamiliar process. For that reason, we’ve put together this short tutorial to guide you on how to set up …
How Does Media Shuttle Work?
Media Shuttle, a Signiant product, is a hybrid SaaS, meaning that part of the system is on-premises, and part is delivered by Signiant from the cloud. This architecture extends and enhances the core transport functionality to create an easy, simple to use solution for businesses …
