IBM Sterling File Gateway

IBM Sterling File Gateway

IBM Sterling File Gateway consolidates disparate centers of file transfer activity, and facilitates the secure exchange of file-based data over the internet.

Companies are expanding internet based file transfer activity with trading partners. FTP and loose controls over file transfer servers invites risk and operational issues. IBM Sterling File Gateway features:

  • A single, secure solution for “Edge” based file transfer—Handles large files and high volumes in any format, any protocol, and any number of external connections
  • Onboarding Wizard and reusable templates – Expedites trading partner setup to accelerate time-to-revenue
  • Enhanced security and risk management—Offers secure protocols, encryption methods, certificate types, digital signatures, and identity management tools to ensure data integrity. DMZ based security is available via IBM Secure Proxy.
  • Visibility and self-service for better management—Leads to better decision making, faster response, and more satisfied customers and business partners
  • IBM Sterling File Gateway is available as a licensed on premise software

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Features and Benefits

Capacity Onboarding

  • An onboarding Wizard and reusable templates enable the rapid onboarding of new partners
  • Set up group based controls to minimize administration of trading partner relationships
  • Utilize import/export functionality to minimize risk of production updates to trading partner configurations

Communication Channels

  • Industry protocols: FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, SSH/SCP, HTTP, HTTPS, IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct®, IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct® Secure Plus, WebDAV, SOAP, ODETTE
  • AS1, AS2 and AS3 support
  • Extensible for custom protocols
  • Utilize Zip and GZIP to compress files

Security

  • Multiple encryption standards (PGP, SSL/TLS, S/MIME)
  • Single sign-on, LDAP and user authentication
  • Encrypt both in-flight and at-rest files
  • Event logging provides a complete audit trail of file transfer activities

Management and Visibility

  • myFileGateway provides trading partners secure access to initiate upload and download requests
  • Real-time monitoring and a self-service portal allows IT and business users visibility over in-flight file transfers
  • Monitor file transfer activity on an “exception” basis using event management notifications
  • Auditing and reporting provide metrics to verify regulatory compliance and adherence to service level agreements

Scalability

  • Native horizontal and vertical clustering support the consolidation of file transfer servers and growth in trading partner collaboration
  • The technical architecture supports high volumes of file transfers and extremely large files without compromising performance

File Processing and Routing

  • Use mapping capabilities to manage file naming relationships
  • Automate the replay, reprocess and resend associated with failed file transfers
  • Intelligently route files based on sender, file name, file type and file contents
  • Reusable templates reduce staff time to build and maintain file transfers processes

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