Storage Made Easy can integrate with Active Directory and also LDAP for secure user Single Sign On (SSO).
Storage Made Easy provides advanced file sharing features which include time expiry, download limits, and password protection.
Each user has the ability create a Group workspace in which users can be invited to share content. Each member can, if required, be given permission to share content. Team accounts can use shared folders with full ACL permissions that can be set by an administrator.
Sophisticated access control and versioning is built in.
The Storage Made Easy solution can be integrated with best of breed web office editors for collaborative editing and also provides a full collaborative PDF annotation suite.
Rules can be set on data so that users get emailed if new files are uploaded to a specific folder, or file versions changes. Users can filter on certain types of file extensions or set all file extensions.
SME supports CIFS and NFS shares as well as other common on-site protocol and Apps such as WebDav, FTP, SharePoint and Alfresco.
SME works with what is already in use so if you are using solutions such Office 35, DropBox, Box, Google Apps or Drive SME can connect to them, make them more secure, and expand their feature sets.
SME provides an interface that users are already used too, namely a windows file manager style management directly from within the browser.
File access is native from mobile apps and desktop OS Apps with additional native cloud drive's for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
The SME solution can be fully branded, from the web right through to the desktop and mobile Apps. Perfect for retaining a strong sense of corporate identity or for white label or OEM.
All files can be made secure using encryption, even if the underlying storage cloud does not support encryption. Sensitive information stored in local storage or remote clouds can be securely encrypted.
The Appliance has built in support for file event auditing, Governance and Bring Your Own Device Management out of the box.
Users can choose to have data stored in a nominated Primary Cloud and have it automatically backed up to a Backup Cloud to ensure the data is always available when needed. If the Primary Cloud is down Storage Made Easy will get the data from the backup.
Part of the service includes email backup that is easy to use and also integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express. The emails are sorted by date and month and stored as files that can be searched and accessed from online or native client tooling.
The solution comes with a sophisticated protocol gateway that exposes access to files from common protocols irrespective of whether these are supported on the back end storage or not.
The Enterprise File Fabric Media Platform is a secure multi-cloud media management and file acceleration solution that can be deployed on-premises or on-cloud. This feature accelerates file transfers up to 10x from desktop to cloud, Cloud to desktop, and cloud to cloud for certified storage providers.
Unlike many collaboration systems, the File Fabric does not obfuscate file names and data. Data is managed and secured in-place. Customers are able to read and write files using File Fabric applications and system applications while still access data stores directly.