FileCatalyst Introduction

Introduction to FileCatalystFTP Replacement and its BenefitsMay 7th, 2015 Webinar at 11:00AM ET

© Copyright FileCatalyst, 2015

Presenter

John Tkaczewski, President and Co-Founder FileCatalyst / Unlimi-Tech


Agenda• What is FileCatalyst

• File Transfer Issues with TCP

• Acceleration with FileCatalyst

• Speed Improvements with FileCatalyst

• FileCatalyst Direct

• FileCatalyst Workflow

• FileCatalyst Central

• Demo

• Questions


What is FileCatalyst?FileCatalyst transfers files at full link speed:

UDP with proprietary retransmission and congestion control

Patented algorithm built from the ground up in-house

Transfer rates up to 10 Gbps (with encryption) using commodity hardware

Not affected by latency and speed degrades, linearly with packet loss

Ability to fully leverage multi-core CPU architecture

Integration with leading Cloud Storage like Amazon S3


File transfer Issues with TCP•Flow control limits transmission window, causes dead air with high latency

•Very aggressive in response to network congestion, cannot tune in application layer

•Result is less than ideal performance on wireless, satellite, or long haul links

•Can be tuned but still not ideal for many-one, one-many

TCP is a very serial process. Each packet of data must be received before a new packet is sent = Decreased transfer speed

Source File Destination File

Acknowledgments

Data Packet


Acceleration with FileCatalyst

• Ideal for bulk file transfer

• Predictable - Can send at a perfect rate

• Not affected by latency or packet loss

• Congestion Control implemented in application layer

• Tunable congestion control aggression

• Instantly detect link capacity

Source File Destination File

Acknowledgments

FileCatalyst completely saturates the pipe by sending multiple blocks of data = Increased transfer speed


Speed improvement with FileCatalyst


FileCatalyst Direct

A client-server application

providing speeds up to 10

Gbps. Connection options

include HotFolder for

automation, and an easy

to use 2-pane Express

application.

Easily integrated into

existing applications using

web components or APIs.


FileCatalyst Direct

FileCatalyst be used to transfer large files both domestically and globally.


FileCatalyst Direct

FileCatalyst HotFolder and Server can be deployed to replicate content from one site to many others.


FileCatalyst Direct – Growing Files


FileCatalyst Workflow

Web-based file transfer File Submission• Sending Files to Email Address• Web accessible folders


FileCatalyst Central

A web application providing an

overview of a user’s entire

FileCatalyst deployment

View ongoing transfers in real-

time, dig into transaction histories,

and check or clear alarms

Inspect connected nodes and

remotely control FileCatalyst

Server and FileCatalyst HotFolder

instances from one central

management console


Demo HotFolder – Direct Server


Questions?

Software

FileCatalyst Introduction