Ever more organizations are relying on fast transfer of big data sets.
Aspera:
Recently, I introduced Aspera, a company recently acquired by IBM, that developed the patented faspTM algorithms allowing to move Big Data to, from and within the cloud faster than any other conventional method (http://www.atomrain.com/it/it/aspera-secure-high-speed-data-transfer-huge-data-sets) – for comparison with competitors click table below.
FileCatalyst:
FileCatalyst is another provider of large, high-speed file transfer on WAN (wide-area network) giving users the almost same speed advantage at a little lower.
FileCatalyst claims to reach 10 Gbps for transferring large files although some customers had problems experiences this speeds in any network. 10 Gbps speeds are reached on relatively modest single-space units, with encryption (SSL and AES for data), high reliability, preventing latency and packet loss, adjust to network conditions, and recovery of missing packets.
FileCatalyst has a huge variety of management features that allows to adjust file transfers on the fly, collect and record transactional information and logs.
As Aspera, also FileCatalyst is used by well-known brands across multiple industries such as NBC, Dreamworks, CBS News, Dell, T-Mobile, Symantec, OTIS, Aol, Boing, Siemens, Sega, Nasa, US Airforce, US Army, Unicef, University Health System.
Signiant:
Signiant, the third big player in the arena of files transfer offers a variety of desktop, web and mobile interfaces for safe, secure and unlimited file size transfers.
Signiant’s file transfer system is Media ShuttleTM, a subscription based file-transfer software that speeds up transfers over public and private networks up to 200 times faster than FTP with a patent-pending hybrid SaaS architecture.
Winner of the 2012 “Best of IBC” Award, Signiant’s Media ShuttleTM is already used by large broadcasters, multiple media service providers and other industries, as for example, BBC, Fox Television, NBC News, Discovery Communications, EPIX, 20th Century Fox, Mavel Entertainment, ESPN, NFL Network, Xbox, U.S. Library of Congress etc.
Media ShuttleTM can be configured in one of three modes – Send, Share or Submit – to flexibly support the accelerated file transfer while media access and movement is encrypted with up to 256-bit AES encryption.
Overall, is difficult to completely compare those data transfer sytems with different prizing models and a broad variety of user experiences out there.
A future blog will discuss open-source providers such as UTP, Tsunami, UFTP and GridFTP and ablitity of these protocols to transfer data fast, securely and reliable as shortly mentioned in table below for comparison.