Posts from 2026

PGP encryption locks a file so only the intended recipient can open it and can sign it so they can prove where it came from. Here is how PGP and GPG keys work, how PGP relates to GPG and OpenPGP, why partners mandate it on top of SFTP, and why the hard part is never the cipher.

Files.com has earned FedRAMP Class A certification under FedRAMP 20x. What the certification covers, what comes next, and where to find our security documentation.

EDI, electronic data interchange, is how businesses send purchase orders, invoices, ship notices, and remittances to each other machine to machine. What an EDI document looks like, how it travels over AS2, SFTP, and VANs, the common X12 transaction sets by industry, and where the work of running EDI actually goes.

Most teams think they're collaborating on Microsoft Office files. They're not — they're taking turns and hoping for the best. This piece breaks down why web editors alone don't solve the problem, and what real file orchestration looks like across desktop, browser, and mobile

High-volume file transfer failures aren't a bandwidth problem — they're an architecture problem. Learn why buying more pipe won't fix your missed windows, and what actually will.

Files.com Workspaces give every team their own isolated environment with delegated administration, self-service operations, and centralized governance.

Most file management platforms force you to pick a single identity provider. Learn how Files.com supports multiple SSO providers — Okta, Entra ID, SAML, and more — on a single instance, so your employees, contractors, and partners can each authenticate through their own IdP.

Logs and audit trails solve fundamentally different problems. Learn why conflating them creates a dangerous compliance gap in file operations — and what true CISO-grade visibility requires.

Custom scripts create invisible technical debt in your file workflows — no observability, no audit trails, no failure handling. Find out when "just script it" stops being a solution and starts being a liability.

Google Cloud Storage is built for scalable object storage, not for file transfer workflows. Here are five common workflows GCS can't run on its own, and how teams add automation, orchestration, and secure transfer on top of it.

Many modern cloud architectures rely on APIs and real-time integrations, but files remain a critical part of how enterprise systems exchange data. From vendor data feeds to analytics pipelines, file-based workflows continue to power large-scale data movement across systems. Files.com helps connect applications, partners, and cloud services through secure, event-driven file movement.

Many organizations rely on Google Drive for internal collaboration, but external file exchange often requires stronger governance and security controls. See how Files.com extends Google's capabilities.