Cambridgeshire County Council has selected Ipswitch File Transfer's MOVEit solution to securely transfer its data and manage information across 100 locations.
The council transfers data across a shared network of five districts, 69 councillors and 4,000 workers.
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Alan Shields, IT architect at the council, said that the organisation was looking for a solution that could be easily integrated with its IT, as well as secure.
"We needed technology that met our IT and business needs. From an IT perspective, this included security parameters, integration with existing applications, servers and processes, and ease-of-use for our employees and partners," he said.
MOVEit will enable the council to have control and visibility of file transfers to external departments and organisations, including housing, private care and transport associations. Previously, the council wasn't able to securely share data with third parties.
"We'd previously used a secure FTP platform and the Government Connect Gateway, but we needed to have a broader solution that would allow us to securely share important files with third parties. With MOVEit, we now have visibility and control over file activity, so we know where data is, who has access to it and who has shared it. It's important to us as a public body that we know where our files are at all times, and with Ipswitch File Transfer we have that peace of mind," Shields explained.
Cambridgeshire County Council evaluated a number of other file security solutions before selecting Ipswitch File Transfer.
The solution was recommended and implemented by consultancy Pro2col, an Ipswitch File Transfer partner, which will continue to work with the council beyond the project.