Every industry can reach a tipping point where the status quo becomes inadequate. Transportation, meetings and retail have experienced dramatic shifts as new technologies emerged, proving that reducing friction can elevate customer experiences to new heights. Now, it’s time for file transfer—a critical yet often overlooked component of business workflows—to undergo a much-needed transformation.
Today we're thrilled to introduce Progress® Automate MFT—a first-of-its-kind cloud-native orchestration engine explicitly built for automated, secure file transfer.
To be clear: this is not your father’s managed file transfer (MFT) solution. With Automate MFT, you can reclaim valuable time, mitigate risks and meet your service-level agreements like never before. Here’s why this modern file transfer solution is essential for your organization:
- Replace manual file transfers with efficient, reliable automation
- Reduce reliance on fragile or hard-to-manage scripts
- Save up to 50% on total ownership costs compared to on-premises options
- Minimize the cost of bulky hardware, major upgrade projects and downtime
- Scale confidently with built-in redundancy
- Remain audit-ready by managing file workflows in one place
Is a cloud-native file transfer solution at the top of your wish list? Let’s dive into the details that make Automate MFT the right solution for your enterprise.
Keep Data Moving, Wherever It Lives
As organizations expand and data becomes increasingly distributed, managing file transfers can spiral into chaos. Automate MFT employs a unique coordinator-agent topology, giving you centralized control over file workflows across hybrid tech stacks and varied geographic locations. If you're in a distributed organization such as retail, manufacturing or healthcare, you can orchestrate file transfers close to data sources while maintaining established security boundaries.
Unify File Automation Across Every Environment
No more jumping through hoops to move files. With Automate MFT, you can use your preferred protocol to transfer data wherever it needs to go. Our prebuilt connectors seamlessly integrate with legacy systems and cloud storage services like AWS, Azure, Progress® ShareFile® software and Progress® MOVEit® software, enabling smooth data flow between in-house and external environments—without the need for additional scripting.
Replace Infrastructure Chaos with SaaS Control
Progress handles upgrades, patches and built-in redundancy, providing you with a resilient file transfer solution that can be mobilized in minutes. As your demands grow, you can easily scale both self-hosted and Progress-hosted agents, enabling you to have the resources you need right when you need them.
Elevate Your Workflows with Reliable Automation
Say goodbye to the struggle of managing fragile scripts. The intuitive point-and-click designer of Automate MFT empowers you to move files at scale effortlessly. With customizable and versioned tasks organized by folders and tags, you'll gain clarity and visibility into your workflows, all from one central management console.
Built-in Compliance-Readiness and Security You Can Trust
For teams focused on compliance, Automate MFT offers an enterprise-grade file transfer solution that supports the security of sensitive data in transit through robust encryption and granular access controls. Comprehensive audit trails are automatically captured, helping you stay ready for reviews.
Who Automate MFT Is for
- Banks and Credit Unions: Quickly integrate file-centric workflows with your core banking system, partners or other branch locations.
- Insurance: Transmit insurance claims, enrollment files and authorization documents with clients and providers.
- Healthcare: Exchange HIPAA-ready PHI data with labs, clinics and network partners.
- Manufacturing: Centralize data exchanges with suppliers and logistics partners across time zones, formats and locations.
- Retail: Automate inventory updates, price files and order processing across distributed store fronts and marketplaces.
- Pharmaceuticals: Transfer clinical trial results and support the protection of proprietary data.
The file transfer market is mature, not static. Modernizing file transfer turns “good enough” into an advantage. Better file transfer means fewer audit headaches, fewer weekend upgrades and faster time-to-value for every downstream workflow. That’s the transformation Automate MFT is bringing to managed file transfer. If you’re ready to say goodbye to your legacy file server and treat file movement like the strategic workflow layer it is, get started with Automate MFT today.
To learn more about Automate MFT, register for our upcoming launch webinar.
Rachel Frnka
Rachel Frnka is a Product Marketing Manager at Progress, responsible for the go-to-market strategy for MOVEit. When she's not busy conveying the benefits of managed file transfer to enterprises, you can find her immersed in a good book or enjoying the Texas sunshine.