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Managed File Transfer

Managed File Transfer: control critical file transfers

Managed File Transfer goes beyond one secure protocol. Bring critical flows, access, monitoring, logging, recovery and ownership into one manageable transfer chain.

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In short

Managed File Transfer becomes relevant when loose scripts, accounts and agreements no longer provide reliable control. Examine the full chain: inventory, access, scheduling, monitoring, logging, recovery and continuity.

Decision route

From isolated transfer to controlled chain

Start with the required level of control. Then plan migration, monitoring and ownership as one chain.

  1. 01MFT or SFTPDetermine how much central control the data flow requires.
  2. 02MigrationPut flows, dependencies, tests and fallback in order.
  3. 03Monitoring and governanceMake disruption, access and recovery manageable.
  4. 04Risk scanOrganise risk and modernisation signals locally.
Search questions

Explore your MFT question

Choose the question closest to your current situation. The routes intentionally avoid overlap: each page addresses one distinct decision or search intent.

Signals

Signals that the current approach is becoming vulnerable

  • Nobody has a complete and current view of flows and dependencies.
  • Scripts or jobs depend on individual knowledge or shared accounts.
  • Failures are discovered only after a receiving party complains.
  • Logs exist but are neither central nor quickly searchable.
  • Migration must occur without disrupting critical windows or chain partners.
Process

Six parts of a manageable transfer chain

  1. 01

    Inventory

    Flows, sources, destinations, owners, windows and dependencies.

  2. 02

    Identity and access

    Personal administration, key and secret management, least privilege and periodic review.

  3. 03

    Orchestration

    Scheduling, dependencies, naming, validation and exception handling.

  4. 04

    Monitoring and recovery

    Detection, automated or human recovery and clear escalation.

  5. 05

    Logging and evidence

    Usable audit trail, time synchronisation, protection and suitable retention.

  6. 06

    Continuity

    Backup, failover, operating guide, chain tests and controlled fallback.

Boundary

MFT is not always necessary

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is SFTP insecure?

Not by definition. SFTP secures transport. The additional question is whether access, monitoring, logging, recovery and ownership are controlled across the chain.

Does MFT replace every integration?

No. MFT focuses on managed file transfer. APIs, messaging and other patterns may fit other data flows better.

Can you migrate without a big bang?

Often yes. Inventory, prioritisation, parallel testing, acceptance criteria and fallback make a phased route possible.

Does the scan prove compliance?

No. The scan organises risk and modernisation signals; it is not an audit or certification.

After contact

What happens after you get in touch

The first step is not automatically a quotation or technical implementation. The question is defined before deciding what is actually needed.

  1. 01

    Describe one concrete situation

    Describe one process or file-transfer question. You do not need to know the solution, vendor or technology yet.

  2. 02

    Define the question first

    The first assessment looks at the objective, current way of working, exceptions, risk and missing information — not immediately at a tool or quotation.

  3. 03

    Choose the appropriate next step

    The route may be process improvement first, a scan or deeper assessment, a business case/technical discovery, or direct specialist discussion.

  4. 04

    Bring in implementation only when it fits

    If specialist technical delivery is needed, Korper ICT can be involved. This is not an automatic hand-off and no outcome is guaranteed in advance.

Sources

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Flagship decision guides

From protocol to governable transfer service

Use these three guides for the hardest MFT decisions.

When do you need MFT?Seven operational signals for when SFTP management becomes too fragmented.Replace SFTP scriptsModernise cron jobs, credentials, retries and logging without losing hidden logic.MFT, NIS2 and DORATranslate regulation into concrete controls around identity, monitoring, recovery and third parties.MFT advisory & consultingAlready have a concrete MFT, migration or file-transfer question? See the commercial advisory route and when specialist delivery makes sense.

Next decision step

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