Scenario: Any Client/Location to FileCatalyst Server

A common file transfer situation: users at any location transfer directly to and from the server. The point of interest here is the selection of client options: HotFolder facilitates automation and bandwidth scheduling where needed. Web applets (embedded on your corporate website) allow transfers from anywhere with an internet connection with zero client-side installation. Development tools may be used to create a custom transfer solution unique to your company.

In short, any of our client options—or any script/application developed with our development tools—can be used to establish the connection. During the transfer itself, all transfers are accelerated using the FileCatalyst UDP-based protocol.

Scenario: Network Storage with HotFolder

Users in many organizations save their files to network storage. With FileCatalyst, there's no need to change the way users work or ask them to install software; the change is transparent to the end user. The IT administrator creates an instance of HotFolder with one or more tasks to watch any number of directories on the network and exchange files with the FileCatalyst Server.

With the full range of configuration options available to HotFolder, one scheduled task might do it all—for example, a daily backup to an offsite server. Or, several granular tasks might be used; for example, checking for download of new files of a particular type every minute, or uploading files above a certain size only once a day.