Protect Your Data from Natural Disasters with Online File Storage

Sunday, December 25, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Unexpected natural disasters can cause serious problems especially if you lose important business documents. It is important to keep a digital backup in case a catastrophe happens. Losing documents like employee records and accounting books can slow down operations and lead to severe revenue losses. To prevent data loss caused by natural disasters, you might want to consider storing your files in an off-site location.

SmartFileOnline file storage service offers off-site storage of data that can be retrieved directly from your computer. Files can be accessed through the Internet through an FTP client or a web based control panel. You do not need to attach new equipment to your system. You can create user accounts for your employees so they can access your files too. It also gives you the option to share files through a direct download link. This allows other personnel to access your file even if they do not have their own user accounts.

When it comes to safe and reliable online storage solutions, consider SmartFile. We have several storage packages designed to suit your storage needs. If you want to try out our service first, sign up today and get to use our service without restrictions free for 14 days.

Improve Efficiency by Hosting Drivers and Applications on an FTP Site

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Computer companies often send out support discs in case the customer needs to reinstall applications or drivers on their computers. However, a lot of people lose their discs and cannot reinstall important software when they need to. It is important for a company to have a way for customers to download necessary drivers or applications directly to their computer.

SmartFileKeeping these large files on a website can slow the server down and cause it to overload. You might want to consider hosting important computer files like drivers on a separate FTP site. Online media storage service allows customers to download the content they need without bogging down your website. This service will help maximize the utilization of resources and will keep both your website and FTP site online. Online file storage also allows you to set user restrictions so only your customers can access the important files they need.

When it comes to smart storage solutions, consider SmartFile. We have several storage plans designed specifically for various needs. Sign up for our 14-day trial and check out the features for free. This gives you ample time to understand how our service can help improve efficiency.

What to Look for in a Backup Reseller Program

Monday, October 17, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
backup reseller programThere are a lot of choices when it comes to FTP download sites and sharing files online. However, there are only a few companies that offer reseller programs for online data sharing services. If you have been using this service for a while, you know that this service is slowly becoming popular among online users and businesses. With the increase in users and demand, this service offers a good opportunity for earning extra income.

SmartFile is the leading online storage website in the industry today. This goes without saying that selling its services could mean a higher income for you. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, you may want to consider becoming a backup reseller.

Our team will help you set up your reselling business. We can even integrate our system to your current system so that both systems work seamlessly. This will allow you to set up clients' accounts easily. You can also incorporate the design of your website to our sign-up pages so there is a uniformity among all your web pages and services you offer.

Experience all these and earn higher income by being one of our successful resellers. If you haven't tried our services yet, you may want to sign up for a free trial. Use of our great features for free for 14 days.

Secure Bank Data Transfer Through

Monday, September 5, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Banks are one of the many businesses that need secure file management measures to avoid unauthorized data access. Because of this, banks are very careful of the system they use for storing data. Many of them often invest in expensive servers where they can store important files.

secure FTP SoftwareServers, even with appropriate security layers, are still at risk of attacks, unauthorized data access and data loss. When your main server is down due to a virus threat or a root kit, you may not be able to perform essential business processes which may lead to transaction delays. The entire bank can be at a standstill all because the main server is not working properly. How then will you send and receive important files from different sectors of your company? To avoid this problem, you can use a secure FTP software.

Secure File Transfer Protocol is one of the features of the best online storage sites on the market today. You are able to authorize individuals who can upload, download and edit files. This way, you are in control of the files you share and how the files are manipulated. With effective auditing and reporting, you can easily identify individuals who accessed your data, when they accessed your folders and what they did with your files.

SmartFile
let's you secure your important files through our data storage service. Sign up for our free 14-day trial today.

Be A Successful Reseller: Sell a Service that You Actually Use and Trust

Thursday, August 18, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Are you looking for an opportunity with high income potential? One of the common business opportunities people sign up for today is a reseller program. If you are new to this kind of business, here are some tips you can follow to be a successful online reseller.

Backup resellerLook at Your Target Market Needs
Reselling is a lot easier if you already have an established customer base. Take for example the need for the best online storage sites. This kind of service may only appeal to clients who understand the importance of this service and whose business processes are done online. Making sure you have leads makes starting a reselling business very easy. You can do this by trying to explain how this kind of service can benefit your clients' businesses. By letting them appreciate the service, you are opening their minds to the possibility of using online storage for their business.

Use the Service
The most effective way to sell a service is to actually use the service you are selling. That way, it will be easy for you to explain a service feature like how to automate FTP download or how to send large files in batches.

Be a SmartFile reseller. Our integration specialist will teach you and help you set up your backup reseller business successfully.

Take Your Virtual Office to a Higher Level

Friday, July 1, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Technological improvements today paved the way to virtual offices which help many companies perform their business processes even if they are not physically in an office. If you have a virtual office and are looking for a way to manage files and send data immediately to your associates or employees, you should consider getting a file hosting service.

SmartFileThere are numerous companies which offer this kind of service to businesses. When looking for the best online storage sites, you have to consider certain features that must be included in a company's package.

One of the important features you should have in a file hosting service is multiple methods of accessing your files. Not everyone is familiar with FTP. If you are looking into a service that only offers this method, you may have a problem using the service to your full advantage. The company should also allow you to send large files easily. If the service still uses email as its file sharing method, you are just wasting your money on a service that doesn't help you conduct business processes efficiently.

With SmartFile, you will be able to access your files in different ways such as through a web browser, File Transfer Protocol and by using our API. If you want to mail big file, all you have to do is to send a link to your recipients and they will be able to easily download the files they need. Take your virtual office to a higher level. Make the smart move today. Sign up for our free 14 day trial program.

How to Download FTP Files

Monday, May 2, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
If you’ve been avoiding investing in a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) system because you think it’s too complicated to understand then it's time for you to know that there is nothing complicated about a file transfer protocol service.

File Transfer Protocol SiteAlthough different websites or hosts use a variety of methods for their FTP systems, the steps below will generally apply when you want to download FTP file.

Once you've signed up for an account with your chosen FTP or multimedia storage provider, you’ll be provided with a link and log-in credentials. If yours is a sub-account, a user account within a user account, then the account owner will email your log-in credentials.

Go to the log-in page of the File Transfer Protocol site and key in your log-in details. You will then be able to view the files that the account user has given you access to. Click on the file’s download link and that’s it. You’ll be able to download the file right away.

If you’re the account owner, you can determine who can download which files you’ve uploaded. You’re also allowed to create as many sub-accounts as you want. 

SmartFile is offering an online data storage service that has a lot of features. To learn more about other advantages of getting a File Transfer Protocol service account, sign up for our free 14-day trial today.

FTP Automatic Services- A Convenient Way of Managing Online Data

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
When you’re looking for an online management service for your business, make sure that you choose one that offers a comprehensive range of FTP automatic services.

File Transfer Protocol SiteYou should look for a service that will allow you to automatically resume broken transfer. A lot of things could interrupt file uploads and downloads. To save time and avoid further problems, make sure you choose a company that offers automatic uploads, downloads and scheduled backups. This way, you can put file management at the back of your mind because you know you have a trusted company that is managing your files.

When files are uploaded, there are some services which allow you to automate access permission for the newly uploaded files. SmartFile for instance, allows you to determine which users in your group or account can read, write, or execute specific files in the server.

File deletion may also be automated. Once files are uploaded or downloaded to another destination, you can authorize your server to automatically delete the source files. This is one of those tedious and time-consuming tasks that people tend to forget or are reluctant to perform, which is why it’s a great thing if your File Transfer Protocol site can do it for you.

If you have been looking for a convenient and reliable online management service, you should take advantage of our 14-day free trial. Experience how easy managing your data is with a service like ours.

Reseller Program Allows Your Customers to Enjoy Secure File Transfers

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
mail big fileAn email service has limitations when it comes to file sharing. It is rare that an email service will allow you to attach large files in your emails. Even if you purchase a premium email account, the increased attachment size will be rarely matched by the receiver. This results into bounced emails and failed data transfer. Online storage websites offer a more secure and effective method of transferring files. This service offers secure file transfers through a SSL encrypted connection, password protection, file folder permissions and user restrictions. This service is easier to maintain and is cheaper because you don't need to buy additional hardware to take advantage of this service.

FTP download sites and online storage solutions are cost-effective options which can greatly help increase productivity and efficiency in your business. If you have a growing business and are in search for other ways to increase your profits, you can share this great service to your customers through our Private Label Program. This allows you to resell storage services and brand it under your company. This program also fully integrates with your current business processes like the processing of orders and payments. There is no need to redesign your website or redirect customers to another page.

Increase your business revenue with our reseller program. Get a custom domain name and a custom branded website with your company logo. Be a SmartFile reseller today.

Understanding FTP

Thursday, March 24, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
File transfer protocol or FTP continues to be the simplest and most efficient way to transfer files from one computer or account to another. It was first utilized in the 1970s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT. In the early days, FTP had also been the preferred method for downloading heavy files.

SmartFileIn the field of computing and information technology, the use of the word ‘protocol’ always refers to standards or rules prescribed to govern interaction between systems. In the case of file transfer protocol, this simply means that they provide the necessary rules to standardize sharing or transfer of files.

FTP and HTTP should not be confused with each other. With hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP), server data is transferred to your computer through our web browser. With file transfer protocol, it can go both ways.

Having backup data online is critical when you're managing websites, online businesses, or maintaining software programs of any sort. If you're in charge of website maintenance, having an account on a file sharing site that can automate FTP download would be greatly beneficial to your work. With this type of service, you're be able to save yourself a lot of time as you don't have to perform repetitive tasks. Once you've entered the necessary commands, the server will automatically perform the required tasks whenever you've uploaded or modified files.

Take advantage of SmartFile's FTP services by signing up for our 14-day free trial today.

A Beginner’s Guide to FTP File Permissions

Friday, March 18, 2011 by SmartFile Marketing Team
FTP file permissions are more easily understood when you divide the term into two concepts.

FTP file permissionFTP stands for file transfer protocol, and this refers to programs or systems that are made up of very specific rules and commands which identify the ways you may or may not send or receive files. In most cases, this system can be accessed, managed, and utilized online although there are also file transfer protocol programs that only operate within a given local area network (LAN).

File permissions, on the other hand, are rules that the account owner or administrator sets to determine who gets what kind of access to which folders.

The type of restrictions you can set will depend on the range of features or services that your preferred data hosting and management provider can offer.

For starters, some systems allow account administrators to create sub-user accounts to enable other parties to access their data. These accounts may have variable limits, depending on the administrator’s preferences.

One sub-account, for instance, may only access a certain group of folders. Another sub-account may only add or download data but will not be allowed to edit or delete them. Yet another sub-account could only stay online for thirty minutes a day before his account gets automatically logged out for the whole day.

SmartFile is a file transfer protocol site that offers online data management for your business. Sign up for our free 14-day trial and see how this service works.

Why You Need File Transfer Protocols

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 by SmartFile Marketing Team
Do you have problems transferring and sending huge files on the Internet? If yes, then the perfect solution to your problem is file transfer protocols. FTPs help you send big files by transmitting raw information quickly without adding sub information such as Meta data and headers. You can also be assured that your large files will be transferred online securely. Using FTP for transferring files has a lot of advantages when it comes to sharing and transferring data online.

With this method, you have the option of using FTPES. Your files will be transferred securely with the use of cryptographic protocols. FTPES gives you a safer way of exchanging and storing significant files online. With a FTP upload site you can give different access levels to different people so not everyone can access all your files. In addition, you will be able to send large files to clients easily by providing them a link to the files you have to send them so they can download the files themselves. With online storage and FTP transfers, it is now easier to share big files such as CAD files, schematics and videos and more.

If you're not yet ready to get a full contract for an online storage service, taking advantage of SmartFile's free 14-day trial will help give you an idea on how your business can benefit from such a service.

The advantages and disadvantages of FTP clients

Friday, November 12, 2010 by Brian Dowden
    On a few occassions I have been asked "Why do I need an FTP client? Can't I do everyting with my FTP site?".  The SmartFile application has many features, but some are better handled by a FTP client. Here are some advantages to using an FTP client.
  • Allows you to transfer multiple files as well as directories
  • The ability to resume a transfer is the connection is lost
  • The ablilty to add items to a "queue" to be uploaded/downloaded
  • Many FTP clients have the ability to schedule transfers
  • No size limitation on single transfers (browsers only allow up to 2 GB)
  • Many clients have scripting capabilities through command line
  • Most clients have a synchronizing utility
  • Faster transfers then HTTP
Those are just a few of the advantages of using an FTP client. While the clients help make transfers easier they are not without their drawbacks. Here are some of the disadvantages of using and FTP client.
  • Usernames, passwords and files are sent in clear text
  • filtering active FTP connections is difficult on your local machine (passive is preferred)
  • servers can be spoofed to send data to a random port on an unintended computer
In those cases you can see where using the web interface would eliminate these issues. Both FTP clients and the FTP site have their advantages and disadvantages. Fortunately you are able to use them hand in hand depending on your specific needs.

As browsers continue to advance more and more of these features will be worked in. In the future the need for a third party client may be unnecessary, but for now they are really nice to have.

PASV FTP on the Windows Command Line.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by Ben Timby
In a previous post, I explained why PASV mode is the preferred method to connect to an FTP server. That is all well and good, but how do you actually USE PASV mode?

The FTP client that ships with Windows does not support PASV mode. Google will tell you that it does, by using the raw command. However, this is not true, you cannot perform PASV connections using the Windows FTP client. It can only do active connections. So if you are behind a firewall that does not allow this, how do you do command line FTP?

Command line FTP is useful for scheduled operations often performed from a script. On Windows, this might be a batch file executed by the Windows Task Scheduler. Well, if you wish to automate a file transfer in this way, you will almost certainly have to download a third party FTP client that supports PASV data channels.

One FTP client that is available for this task is ncFTP. For uploading or downloading a file inside a script, you can use the ncftpget and ncftpput programs respectively.

For example, to download a file from an FTP server using PASV mode, you can use ncftpget with the following options.

ncftpget -F -u <username> -p <password> <site name>.smartfile.com /path/to/remote C:pathtolocal

Managing Multiple Brands Under One Administrative Account

Friday, August 6, 2010 by John Hurley
What was originally developed to allow companies to private label our online storage website has taken on a new purpose.  We are now allowing clients to use our “Manage Sites” feature, which allows a business to manage multiple brands under one account.  You might ask, “Who would need such a feature?”.  You might be surprised on how many companies need it without even knowing it they need it. 

Business Use Case 
You are in charge of an IT department that manages several news papers and magazine publications.  Each one of these subsidiaries have their own web site, logo and image to communicate.  Each magazine also has their own needs as it pertains to managers and users.   Our “Manage Sites” will allow the IT department to create a site for each user and then define how much space that site has access to.  They then can brand that site to the company it represents.  When the user of magazine A logs into upload and download large files it will reflect magazine A's brand.
 
Automate FTP Download, Upload Big Files, FTP Batch

This a simple feature to add, but can add great value to an already overwhelmed IT department that does not want to fuss with their own FTP server. 

To learn more about this feature or how to upload big file contact our sales department or sign up for a free trial

Sub domains and Custom Branding

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Brian Dowden
SmartFile allows branded sites to use their own sub domain.  In many cases users are primarily using SmartFile for FTP so it only makes sense they would chose ftp.mydomain.com as their sub domain.  However this is the only sub domain not allowed. The reason is because of how browsers handle the protocol.

Browsers assume the http protocol. This allows you to type in mydomain.com or www.mydomain.com in your browser and it will load your website. The problem is that browsers are also capable of FTP. This means when you type in ftp.mydomain.com it doesn’t force the http:// but now connects you to ftp://ftp.mydomain.com. You would then be prompted for a username and password and would be logged into a Windows Explorer type of FTP. This would still allow you to upload/download files but
without all of the features that SmartFile provides.  Now some will argue that you can still use the SmartFile application by typing in
http://ftp.mydomain.com , which is true. But are you willing to take the chance that your customers will remember to type http:// every time? By choosing any other sub domain you don’t have to.