File Sync & Share: When Worlds Collide

Files stored both on-premises and in the cloud require one cohesive file management system. This is contrary to what most organizations are using, and IT is stuck in the middle.

Widespread adoption of enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) has ignited a tug-of-war between corporations and their employees as far as who controls a company’s files. IT managers end up stuck between the needs of internal corporate data governance and rising demands from end users who want complete access (sync) and control (share) over their corporate files.

Popularized by cloud-based vendors such as Dropbox and Box.com, EFSS is incredibly useful for end users and is not going away any time soon. The challenge today for enterprise IT is how to reconcile the flexibility introduced by EFSS with existing access controls and the total file system footprint that already resides in the data center.

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Files stored both on-premises and in the cloud require one cohesive file management system. This is contrary to what most organizations are using, and IT is stuck in the middle.

Widespread adoption of enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) has ignited a tug-of-war between corporations and their employees as far as who controls a company’s files. IT managers end up stuck between the needs of internal corporate data governance and rising demands from end users who want complete access (sync) and control (share) over their corporate files.

Popularized by cloud-based vendors such as Dropbox and Box.com, EFSS is incredibly useful for end users and is not going away any time soon. The challenge today for enterprise IT is how to reconcile the flexibility introduced by EFSS with existing access controls and the total file system footprint that already resides in the data center.

Click here to read Information Week’s full article