MFT as Middleware…?!
5 Feb 2025
Enterprise customers are increasingly seeking middleware that enables them to secure and streamline connections between their internal systems and external third-party services.
Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT helps fulfil that need.
Integration without Security spells danger
Most modern enterprises find themselves balancing the flow of information between complex internal systems and external cloud services. But on both sides of the corporate firewall, there is a shared need for corporate data to be transferred securely and efficiently.
“Extract Transfer Load” (ETL) solutions process data and store data in a common internal warehouse. “Enterprise Service Buses” (ESBs) act as a hub providing overall visibility and control over the flow of data and services across different applications.
However, neither of these tools specialise in security - an especially critical consideration when dealing with third parties. As security and integration are where current solutions fall flat or fail to provide a unified answer, enterprises are left to look for new models to bridge the gap.
GoAnywhere steps up
Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT is not your traditional limited MFT solution. It operates as a lightweight ETL, a functional ESB, and as an efficient MFT platform.
What sets GoAnywhere apart from other tools is its focus on security. And in that way, it’s one of the only tools on the market today that can fulfil enterprises’ nascent need for secure and efficient data flows within and outside their organisations.
Secure Management, Integration, Automation
GoAnywhere provides many of the same automation and integration features as ETL, ESB, and Enterprise Application Integration solutions, enabling enterprises to connect their internal resources with cloud resources and third parties such as:
Banks and credit card providers
Financial data providers
Foreign exchange markets
Retirement and pension systems
If required, GoAnywhere MFT can perform a middleware role, integrating with an organisation’s existing ETL solution and acting as a managing solution which connects systems, secures communications and integrates.
Enterprise-level Security
Even when enterprises have dedicated ETL solutions in place, GoAnywhere can fit right in to boost the security of data file transfers. It provides a full range of security layers and controls to protect the exchanged data which no other integration solution can offer.
A secure architecture is deployed thanks to a multi-tier solution, including the GoAnywhere Gateway as a reverse proxy on the DMZ, isolating exchanged data from threats on the internet. A Secure ICAP Gateway - a deep content inspection engine – can also be built in, a security tier preventing malicious content infiltrating through third-party interfaces.
GoAnywhere’s proactive security has been further enhanced through integration with the Fortra Threat Brain, a massive threat intelligence database which continuously identifies and blocks incoming IPs with bad reputations or malicious intent before those threats can enter an organisation.
Connect Cloud and On-Prem Applications
A final differentiator that makes GoAnywhere a standout in the enterprise middleware space is its ability to connect both on-premises systems and cloud-based applications.
GoAnywhere goes beyond what a typical SaaS middleware application can do. For instance, if you offer a middleware platform as a SaaS solution, a lot of organisations still have different on-prem applications in addition to their legacy systems, segmented networks, private and public cloud-based systems and external interfaces with their trading partners. Having yet another SaaS platform makes it challenging to interconnect all these on-prem and cloud data points.
However, GoAnywhere can secure file transfers and centralise them across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, or SaaS environments. It isn’t confined to one or the other.
Consolidate, downshift, simplify, and streamline
For enterprises looking to boost their efficiency and streamline their operations (and that’s all enterprises!) the right middleware can make all the difference. GoAnywhere MT offers more than a typical MFT. With GoAnywhere, enterprises can create a flexible, scalable, high-performance middleware platform to securely:
transfer at speeds up to 10 Gbps
interface with a wide variety of systems, applications and cloud services
protect files from malware
get zero trust protection, no matter where files travel, and
keep data out of the DMZ.
GoAnywhere as Middleware
Consistently declared to be the world’s leading MFT, GoAnywhere is renowned for its robust security features, flexibility, and ability to work where and how you need it. For enterprises, that’s becoming the space between all the moving parts.
Local Expert Help
At Generic Systems Australia, we have many years of experience helping Australian and New Zealand IT teams streamline their file transfers and protect their valuable data with GoAnywhere MFT.
From the initial scoping of organisations’ legacy data transfer approaches, through zero-cost Proof of Concepts and hassle-free Migration Services, we help companies stay focused on running their business without disruption as we transition them to more secure approaches.
Please feel welcome to contact me for an obligation-free discussion about how GoAnywhere can help your organisation. At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in Managed File Transfer.