Indeed, this Outlook add-in allows Outlook users to attach files up to 250 GB per file (1) to their emails and to load Outlook attachments onto OneDrive automatically or semi-automatically, optionally based on rules according to their size, type etc. These reasons also explain why, at many Office 365 customers, the adoption rate of OneDrive remains very low, as users continue to exchange their files as Outlook attachments as long as the size of their files remains below the maximum size allowed for their Outlook messages.Īn innovative and pragmatic alternative to FileTransfer.io, combining simplicity and security?įor Office 365 users, there is an alternative to FileTransfer.io for exchanging large files (as well as others): Attach2CloudĪttach2Cloud is an alternative to FileTransfer.io, We Transfer and others that allows Office 365 customers to automatically redirect large file exchanges to OneDrive without requiring any training of their users. This complexity not only discourage OneDrive adoption and usage, but also results, too often, in external recipients failing to download OneDrive files shared with them because the authentication email automatically sent to them by OneDrive is intercepted by their anti-spam, or because they do not have a Microsoft account (and maybe do not want to create one), and also, in many cases, because the procedure is not clearly explained, neither to the Office 365 users sharing their files nor to the external recipients receiving emails containing OneDrive shortcuts to these shared files with no instructions. The reasons are probably to be found in the relative complexity of OneDrive its numerous menus scattered here and there, its access permissions to shared files (read-only, modifications allowed) linked to the different types of recipients (recipients of the OneDrive shortcuts to the files, message recipients, recipients who are members of the organization), the necessary authorization requests (for external recipients of secure OneDrive shortcuts) allowing their automated declaration in Active Directory (a prerequisite for accessing the shared files) and requiring them to have a Microsoft account or an address… Free services have to cover their expenses as any other businesses and most often, users of these services are in fact the product generating the revenues in one way or another. There is also another concern about the possible reuse, by the platforms or by third parties, of the email addresses of the users and those of the recipients of their files. Indeed, CIOs are always very worried, not only to see files containing potentially sensitive corporate data exchanged via platforms declaring themselves zero guarantee in terms of security and confidentiality, but also about corporate users connecting to platforms potentially vulnerable to attacks of all types (malware, ransomware, phishing) that could cause damages to their users and to the recipients of their files as well, attacks for which files are ideal vectors. This precision, if it has the merit of transparency, is enough to alarm the CIOs. Indeed, the information available on the platform’s website is very limited… and not very reassuring The conditions of use being governed by Czech law, it is advisable to remain vigilant on the security and confidentiality aspects, especially since FileTransfer.io indicates very clearly that file transfers performed via free accounts are not secure. Although its user interface appears very attractive, using FileTranfer.io cannot be considered as totally risk-free from the CIO’s point of view.
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