Exchange Media with Global Partners

When managing a large ecosystem of partners, onboarding and offboarding partners can be time consuming and expose security challenges. It must be easy to add and remove partners, manage granular access controls so that each partner only has access to the content they require and should all be done without having to share passwords and sensitive network information.

Each company’s unique technology stack can complicate the integration of file transfer tools with various production and distribution systems. Moving content between file and object storage, across complex network setups with various firewalls and security protocols, all present challenges. Your systems should be compatible with any type of storage, in any location and work seamlessly over any IP network.

Standard file transfer solutions managed by a single company can restrict partners’ access to critical insights like status updates and errors and estimated time of delivery. Without centralized visibility, partners may struggle to detect and respond to transfer issues, leading to operational delays and compliance challenges.

Security is paramount in partner content exchanges, involving more than just basic protocols like MFA and encryption. Ensuring robust security requires third-party assessments to validate security measures, adherence to industry standards and the use of transfer tools that do not store valuable files on their own servers. Each partner should maintain control of their own network information and security settings while making it easy to get the content where it needs to go seamlessly.

Connecting with partners over long distances can be hampered by latency and network disruptions, impacting data transfer speeds and reliability. In today’s competitive market, businesses can’t afford such issues, as they lead to delays in critical operations and hinder real-time collaboration. Ensuring a robust, high-performance network infrastructure is essential to maintain seamless business operations and stay competitive.

In media, with so many different formats and resolutions in play, out-of-compliance file deliveries are a common challenge. Processing files through your supply chain only to find out they’re out of compliance later adds additional time and resources due to rework. Tools should enforce pre-transfer validation against delivery specs to keep partners from delivering files in the wrong formats.