External File Sharing Control

Secure, Controlled Sharing with External Partners

CentreStack's 'External File Sharing Control' enables secure, controlled file sharing with external partners. Integrating with Active Directory, it offers granular permissions, ensuring data protection and sovereignty. A scalable solution for advanced security and enhanced collaboration, keeping data under your control.


CentreStack's 'External File Sharing Control' enhances secure file sharing with external partners, integrating with Active Directory for granular access permissions. It ensures data protection, supports sensitive file handling, and maintains data sovereignty, offering a scalable solution that bolsters IT infrastructure. This platform facilitates advanced security, teamwork, and controlled external collaboration, keeping data securely managed.


Challenges

In today's interconnected world, businesses face significant hurdles in sharing files securely with external partners. The complexity of managing guest users, ensuring data protection, and integrating with existing IT infrastructure like Active Directory presents a daunting challenge. These obstacles can hinder efficient external collaboration, exposing sensitive information to potential security risks.

Guest User Management

Efficiently managing guest users while ensuring secure access is a complex task, often leading to potential security vulnerabilities.

Data Protection

Protecting sensitive information during external sharing without compromising on control and compliance is a critical concern for businesses.

IT Integration

Seamlessly integrating external file sharing solutions with existing IT infrastructure, such as Active Directory, remains a significant challenge.

Collaboration Efficiency

Maintaining efficient collaboration with external partners, without exposing data to risks, requires a delicate balance that is hard to achieve.


Overcoming these obstacles necessitates a powerful solution that guarantees secure, regulated sharing of external files. Learn about our effective strategies.


Existing Solutions and Their Limitations

In the quest for efficient and secure external file sharing, businesses encounter a myriad of challenges with existing solutions. While options like VPN, FTP, and various cloud services offer a semblance of functionality, they often fall short in meeting the nuanced needs of modern enterprises. These platforms, despite their promises, struggle with seamless integration, user-friendly management, and the flexibility required for diverse operational environments. This section delves into the specific limitations that hinder their effectiveness, setting the stage for a deeper appreciation of the advanced solutions that follow.

Complex Integration

Solutions like SharePoint and OneDrive demand intricate setups and struggle with seamless Active Directory integration, complicating user management and file sharing permissions.

Inadequate File Support

Platforms such as Dropbox and Box often lack the necessary support for large or specialized file types, like CAD files, limiting collaboration and efficiency in technical domains.

Limited Data Sovereignty

Cloud-based services push for off-site data storage, challenging businesses that prioritize data security and sovereignty, and prefer maintaining data on-premises.

Scalability and Cost Issues

VPN solutions, while traditional, face scalability challenges and incur high costs, making them less viable for businesses aiming for growth without significant infrastructure investments.

Introducing CentreStack

Enhance external file sharing security and efficiency with CentreStack's 'External File Sharing Control'. Benefit from seamless integration, advanced guest user management, and comprehensive data protection to boost collaboration without sacrificing data sovereignty.

Seamless Integration

Effortlessly integrates with Active Directory, aligning with existing IT infrastructure for streamlined user management and authentication, ensuring a familiar and secure environment.

Robust Guest Management

Provides granular control over guest user access, enabling secure sharing with external partners while maintaining strict oversight over sensitive data.

Advanced Data Protection

Employs cutting-edge security measures, including ransomware protection and file versioning, to safeguard your data against threats and unauthorized access.

Efficient Collaboration

Facilitates controlled external collaboration, allowing for secure file sharing and access from anywhere, enhancing productivity and project management efficiency.


Learn how 'External File Sharing Control' enhances your external collaboration by providing secure, regulated file sharing capabilities with CentreStack.


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Cloud Drive Mapping

Drive mapping is an important feature for online file access. End users can easily drag and drop files and folders from a set of mapped drives over the Internet without a VPN connection.

Global File Locking

File locking is a vital feature for online file access and team collaboration to avoid conflicts. End users need to control global concurrent online file access by using file locking to maintain consistency.

Permission Control

Dropbox and Google Drive don't have the same level of centralized control as a file server. You might miss the NTFS permissions and the ability to know where your data is, who has access to it and what they're doing with it.

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How It Works Diagram - Two flavors of CentreStack

CentreStack Online

We host CentreStack for you in AWS

Organizations need to enhance mobility and productivity through streamlined remote access and collaboration. CIOs seek online solutions with seamless cloud integration to minimize disruption and reduce employee retraining for new cloud storage systems.

Mapped Drives

Remotely access file shares from a drive letter without the need for a VPN. Cloud replication is optional!

File Locking

Provides full support for file locking from the cloud, with a familiar file server locking experience.

File Servers

Solve file server sync and share problems while facilitating mobile access and business continuity.

Mobile Access

Connect to your file server with a mobile device and edit directly using Microsoft Office Mobile Apps.

Web-Link

Use web links to share files and folders with recipients or receive files directly from a web browser.

Mobile Apps

Mobile applications provide file server remote access from iOS and Android devices.

CentreStack Server

Self-Hosted CentreStack Server Installation

Implement a private cloud file-sharing and secure remote access solution that integrates seamlessly with your existing IT infrastructure, enabling you to serve your clients efficiently and effectively.

Pricing

From our success stories, MSPs making $24K and have 80% margins. It is an excellent way for MSPs to enhance their service portfolio.

Management

CentreStack adopts a single-pane-of-glass management model, allowing MSPs to manage the solution from one single web interface.

Multi-Tenant

CentreStack is multi-tenant by design, making it easy for MSP to set up and support multiple clients from one single deployment.

White Label

CentreStack is a white-label solution supporting complete branding from web interface to mobile applications.

Flexible

CentreStack integrates with file servers, AWS, Azure, and google. The integration makes it easy for MSPs to deploy solutions.

Partners

CentreStack partner programs offer marketing collaterals and partner incentives and assistance for solution deployments.


If you are an enterprise seeking a self-hosted solution that complements your existing IT infrastructure with enhanced remote access and collaboration capabilities, explore Triofox—our robust sibling solution designed specifically for larger organizations.


How It Works

CentreStack's External File Sharing Control enhances secure collaboration with external partners by integrating with Active Directory and applying granular access permissions for data protection and efficient teamwork. This scalable solution supports data sovereignty and strengthens IT infrastructure with advanced security features.

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Guest User Management

Create guest users with controlled access to files and folders, enabling secure sharing with external parties while maintaining access level control.

02

Active Directory Integration

Seamlessly integrates with Active Directory for streamlined user management and authentication, aligning access controls with organizational security policies.

03

File and Folder Sharing

Share files or folders securely with external parties, with customizable access levels and permissions for each shared item.

04

Device Control

Restrict access to company-assigned devices to enhance security, preventing unauthorized access from unapproved devices.

05

Ransomware Protection

Includes ransomware protection and file versioning, adding layers of security and ensuring data integrity by enabling file recovery if necessary.

Granular Permissions, Enhanced Security Collaboration

Unlock the full potential of secure data sharing with external partners using CentreStack. Experience unparalleled control and collaboration with our granular permissions feature. Don't let complexity hinder your business's growth. Click 'Try CentreStack Free' now and revolutionize your external file sharing capabilities today.

Our Recent Case Studies

Revolutionizing Logistics Through Secure Sharing

A leading logistics company overcame integration and operational efficiency challenges by implementing Triofox's secure file sharing and management solution. This strategic move enhanced their operational transparency, streamlined processes, and improved delivery times, while also significantly boosting security. The solution's seamless integration with existing systems and user-friendly design facilitated easier access management and robust device management, setting a new benchmark for operational efficiency and innovation in the logistics sector. This case study exemplifies the transformative power of responsive, customer-focused technology solutions in addressing industry-specific challenges.

Engineering Collaboration Transformed

A leading engineering firm revolutionized its remote collaboration and data management capabilities with Triofox, overcoming challenges of inefficient remote access and collaboration on large DWG files. The solution seamlessly integrated with existing IT infrastructure, maintaining NTFS permissions and providing file locking and version control, leading to significant improvements in project management efficiency and productivity. This case study highlights the transformative impact of Triofox on enhancing data management and collaboration processes in the engineering sector, setting a new standard for modern engineering firms.

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Frequently Asked Questions: All You Need to Know

How does external file sharing control work with CentreStack?

CentreStack allows for secure external sharing directly from your local file server, eliminating the need for separate solutions like Dropbox or SharePoint for external sharing. You can share project folders with external vendors or contractors who are not employees without needing to purchase additional licenses for them.

Can activities and edits on files be tracked in CentreStack?

Yes, CentreStack captures comprehensive activity logs including login details, IP addresses, and actions taken on files. This allows for generating detailed reports on all employees or specific individuals to monitor and audit file access and modifications.

Is there an integration with Active Directory in CentreStack?

Yes, CentreStack integrates with Active Directory. You can manage user settings and permissions based on your AD, allowing for granular access control.

Does CentreStack offer version control and protection against accidental deletions or ransomware?

Yes, CentreStack has full versioning capabilities allowing you to define your own retention policy and versions on each folder. This provides protection from accidental deletions and ransomware or malware attacks by enabling you to restore to a previous version before the attack.

Can multiple users work on the same DWG file simultaneously with CentreStack?

For DWG files, while CentreStack's file locking feature prevents multiple edits on the same file to avoid conflicts, collaboration on documents like Office files is supported through integration with Office Online. For DWG and similar files, users need a local app to open and edit, and the file locking feature will be in effect to prevent simultaneous editing.

Is it possible to access files without a VPN and is it secure with CentreStack?

CentreStack enables VPN-less access to local data, ensuring that users can access files from anywhere without worrying about VPN connections dropping. The access is secure, utilizing HTTPS for data transmission, and does not require a VPN even on mobile devices.

Can I prevent a user from accessing files from their mobile device while allowing access from a laptop in CentreStack?

Yes, with CentreStack, you can create access policies to define from which devices users can access the content. For example, you can disable access from mobile devices and only allow it from Windows or Mac machines.

How many devices can a single user license be used on with CentreStack?

A single user license in CentreStack can be used on multiple devices without any additional cost. The system is designed to be cost-effective and flexible, accommodating users who work across various devices.


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