Huddle Launches Intelligent File Synchronization Platform for the Enterprise

By Carolyn J Dawson TMCnet Contributor

Huddle, a cloud content collaboration provider for the enterprise, recently announced the launch of Huddle Sync – the first ever intelligent file synchronization (sync) tool created specifically created for the enterprise.

Huddle Sync will provide employees with secure access to the entire corporate knowledge database and will only sync relevant documents onto their desktop and mobile devices providing them with real time information. A private beta program for Huddle Sync has been launched and will be of help to CIOs and top management, according to company officials.

“Cross-enterprise file sync is a very different and more complex challenge than personal file sync,” Alastair Mitchell, CEO of Huddle, said. “Enterprises have to sync not just an individual's data, but that of everyone across the organization and make it securely available offline on multiple devices. On average, a document in Huddle is securely shared with 20 other people, making enterprise sync 20 times more complex than personal sync. Consumer sync tools are great for providing access to documents at an individual level, but they lack the security, scalability and intelligence required for the enterprise. They're a time bomb of costly data loss waiting to happen”.

Apart from providing the IT department with complete transparency as to where data is stored, full audit trails and who has synced what files, Huddle Sync also has a remote wipe capability which allows CIOs to take immediate action in case a device is misplaced or stolen. Using the remote wipe, CIOs have the ability to remove all enterprise data by remotely deleting it from the endpoint, which means that they no longer have to have security concerns of having confidential information falling into the wrong hands.

"File synchronization is already popular among individual users who use it to access content remotely and on multiple devices,” Nikos Drakos, research director, Gartner (News - Alert), said. “It is rapidly becoming a business requirement but it needs to be done in a way that does not compromise security either while information travels to external servers, or while it is stored on PCs, tablets and smartphones."

Echoed Mitchell, “Huddle Sync combines intelligent sync capabilities with enterprise content management to deliver a service that is great for users and CIOs. Enterprise end users have the documents they need at their fingertips and the ability to view all enterprise content, stored securely in the cloud, if they need to sync more. True enterprise sync is now a reality and enterprise data should no longer flow freely across firewalls and onto consumer devices under IT's radar."

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