There are many products that can be used to send files from one location to another. These products range from free (or very inexpensive) FTP solutions, all the way up to sophisticated (and expensive) industry specific solutions for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Since, like many things in life, you get what you pay for with file transfer solutions; it is important to have a clear set of requirements before selecting a solution. Overestimating your requirements will lead you to spend too much money for an overpowered solution, and underestimating your requirements often puts a heavy burden on end-users or can put your data “at-risk” to security threats.

Before selecting a file transfer solution, you need to determine the importance of each of several factors. Download this whitepaper to learn more about what factors matter most and how to determine what your organization should be looking for in an FTP solution.