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Looking at the multi-billion dollar revenue opportunity, many vendors claiming to be Enterprise File Sync & Share (EFSS) providers have emerged. Most of them focus only on the end-user features but lack the enterprise security, controls and visibility required by businesses to ensure protection from data loss, security and compliance risks. This is part 2 of the “Comparing Top 5 Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) and Mobile Collaboration Solutions” series of posts, where we are comparing Vaultize with Accellion, Citrix ShareFIle, EMC Syncplicity and Watchdox – which we believe have enterprise-grade controls and have also found place in Gartner’s EFSS Magic Quadrant. In this series, we will do the comparisons mainly from an enterprise IT perspective; from the end-user perspective, all the solutions are almost at par. Holistic Approach The first and biggest advantage of Vaultize is the information-centric holistic platform approach towards security, control and visibility through built-in data loss prevention (DLP), digital rights management (DRM), data protection (backup/restore) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) capabilities. This means, irrespective of how the corporate content is being accessed, used (for example, edit and annotate) or shared by the end-users and irrespective of the device being used, everything complies with the IT defined policies, ensuring corporate compliance – even when the content goes beyond the corporate boundaries and to the devices beyond IT control. In this regard, Accellion’s approach is short sighted and significantly lacks these capabilities. Security Vaultize performs military-grade AES 256-bit encryption together with content-aware smart de-duplication at source (that is, on the end-user device itself) before transmitting the data - without solely relying on SSL (because SSL is prone to attacks). This effectively builds a secure tunnel and provides source-to-destination and cradle-to-grave security. As a result, VPN, which leads to poor and frustrating end-user experience, is not required for access, sharing and mobility. Accellion relies solely on SSL for encrypting the communication channel and encrypts the actual data only when it reaches the server. Access Controls and Tracking Vaultize provides corporate IT complete control on the access to corporate content at the level of a user, data source and the type of data. With Vaultize Rights Management (DRM), the access rights travel along with the data ensuring that corporate IT has full control and tracking on access and use (like edit, copy/paste, print etc.) of data even when it goes to third-parties. Additionally, IT can create security fence around corporate data such that it is accessible or usable only from certain IPs and/or geographical locations. Accellion provides no such controls, rights management or tracking. Sharing Controls ....
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Accellion vs Vaultize Comparing Leading Enterprise File Sync & Share (EFSS)
Comparison Matrix
Enterprise IT Perspective • Holistic Approach • Security • Access Control and Tracking • Sharing Controls • Mobility Management Controls • Data Loss Prevention and Data Protection • Efficiency
End-user Perspective • Most EFSS end-user features are at par
Vaultize – Holistic Approach
Information-centric
Security, Control and Visibility through built-in • Digital Rights Management (DRM aka IRM) • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) • Backup/Restore • Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
IT team can monitor, control and track even after data goes to third-party on devices beyond IT control
Accellion approach is short-sighted – lacks these capabilities
Vaultize - Security
Encryption and Content-aware Smart De-duplication both together at source (patent-pending)
Does not rely on SSL alone • SSL is prone to attacks
Creates secure tunnel like VPN • So, no need for VPN when using Vaultize
Accellion solely relies on SSL and encrypts data only at server • Prone to security risks
Vaultize – Access Control and Tracking
Control access at the level of user, data source and content
Digital Rights Management (DRM) • Access rights travel with files – security envelope • Track access, use (edit, copy/paste, print) • Even when files leave corporate network
Additional security fence based on IP and Geographical location
Accellion has no rights management and tracking
Sharing Controls
Both Accellion and Vaultize provide good sharing controls
Vaultize has additional controls based on • IP and Geographical location • Rights Management – even user can control rights
Accellion has no rights management and tracking
DLP and Backup/Restore
Accellion • DLP (encryption and wiping) only for Mobile devices • No good support for PCs • Backup of only shared files
Vaultize • DLP for Windows and Mobile Devices (iOS/Android) • Automatic wiping based on IP and Geographical location • Comprehensive Backup
o Policy based o Large size files o Open files o Outlook PST – efficient content-aware backup
Vaultize - Efficiency
De-duplication at source (together with encryption) • Up to 90% less bandwidth and storage • Improves data transfer over internet – roaming users
NO VPN required with Vaultize • Improves end-user experience and productivity
End-user Features
Accellion requires recipient to register when sharing with third-party
Vaultize is feature rich • Desktop Sync • Group Collaboration • Rights Management
More Information
Read a blog at:
http://blog.vaultize.com/comparing-accellion-and-vaultize-leading-enterprise-file-sync-share-part-2/
