File Replication for Windows Servers Microsoft has a long-lasting line of products to provide file replication between windows servers. The mechanism of replicating files for a distributed file system allows building a responsive file system with fast local access to files on Windows servers. Replication is an essential part of a Distributed File System (DFS) […]
4 Scenarios for Fast and Secure Remote Worker Data Access
Remote Worker Introduction As companies increase the number of remote workers or employees working for home, the ability to quickly, reliably and securely access company servers and files becomes crucial for business continuity. Increasingly, these solutions need to operate on a “company-wide” scale as businesses prepare for significant disruptions in response to the threat of […]
IBM Aspera Alternative: Fast File Transfer of Large Files
IBM Aspera is a well-known software solution for sending big files at high-speed around the globe. It is based on the point-to-point UDP protocol that overcomes TCP/IP insufficiency over long-distance networks (WAN). Although it achieves maximum speed in point-to-point data transfers, it is not the best solution for other uses cases. In this blog post, […]
What is Object Storage? Benefits of Object Storage vs. File Storage
What is object storage? Object storage is a method of data storage that emerged in the mid-1990s as researchers foresaw that existing storage methods would eventually start to show their limitations in certain scenarios. True to its name, object storage treats data as discrete units, or objects, that are accompanied by metadata and a universally […]
WAN Optimized Data Transfer and Sync
What is wide area network (WAN) optimization? The wide area network, or WAN, is a lot like the local area network (LAN) but large. Very large, in fact. Whereas the LAN connects a concentrated pool of devices, the WAN provides a way of unifying smaller networks by linking them together over long physical distances. When […]
Satellite Data: Challenges and Limitations
What is satellite data? Sometimes it seems physical telecom infrastructure—copper, fiber and the like—has extended to every corner of the planet. But there are still large areas beyond its reach. Many organizations and individuals operate in those remote locations or in highly mobile environments. Their basic connectivity relies heavily on satellite data. Like its name […]
A DFSR Alternative: Fast & Resilient P2P File Replication with Connect
What is DFSR? DFSR (sometimes written DFS-R), or distributed file system replication, is a feature of Windows Server for replicating files across several servers. Microsoft introduced this feature in Windows NT4.0 as an add-on, and it became a standard feature in Windows 2000 server and on. Basically, it was an attempt by Microsoft to solve […]
Rsync Alternative: Resilio Connect
Rsync is one of the most well-known tools for synchronizing and sending data over the network. It was the very first tool that combined file synchronization with delta encoding and compression. Resilio Connect takes it to the next level.
A Robocopy Alternative, Resilio Connect
Table Of Contents: What is Robocopy? Robocopy vs. Rsync Robocopy Moves Files Robocopy Features Problems and Solutions of Robocopy Robocopy Operating Systems Limitations Robocopy Speed Robocopy Moves Files Robocopy File Size Limit Robocopy and SSH Robocopy and Throttle Bandwidth/Limit Bandwidth Robocopy Bugs Resilio Connect vs. Robocopy What is Robocopy? Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is an […]
A GoodSync Alternative: Resilio Connect
Introduce P2P speed and flexibility into your file backup and synchronization jobs What is GoodSync? GoodSync is a well-known backup and folder synchronization tool that is built on a standard client-server architecture. It does a solid job of transferring data and synchronizing files between two computers. GoodSync, and programs similar to GoodSync, handles two major […]