The costs of unpredictable MFT solutions
Today’s economic landscape is marked by significant instability, which creates a challenging environment for businesses, particularly large enterprises. The ongoing uncertainty, driven by factors like fluctuating tariffs and disruptions to global supply chains, makes it difficult for organizations to operate with confidence. In some ways, an uncertain economy can be more challenging to navigate than a weak one. Organizations cannot plan for everything, but they must still operate efficiently and profitably. This is an impossible task when variables change daily or weekly.
One of the major pain points for these enterprises is the difficulty in accurately forecasting expenses, especially those related to MFT. Nearly every business process begins with a file, and as margins get eroded by changing economic factors, MFT vendors play a crucial role in supporting – or sinking – an enterprise’s operations.
How variable pricing disrupts file transfer planning
Tariffs can cause unpredictable changes in supply chain costs and make it nearly impossible to budget effectively for the tools or processes that ferry the critical exchange of business data. This lack of predictability is further compounded by some MFT vendors that employ variable pricing models, which adds another layer of financial uncertainty. Pricing per file shared, pricing by tiers or estimated files shared per month, upcharges for new trading partners or new users and more, means that establishing a resilient supply chain becomes more expensive simply due to your MFT vendor’s variable pricing. Things are hard enough without your vendor working against you.
This, unfortunately, creates a domino effect and impacts large organizations in several ways. The inability to accurately forecast MFT expenses can prevent more strategic decision-making and resource allocation. If the budget doesn’t allow for adjusting file trading partners this quarter, operations could be put at risk in the interim, forcing IT leaders to scramble. Organizations may be forced into using certain cloud solutions or middleware tools due to vendor lock-in, making it challenging to swap out ineffective or expensive vendors without incurring significant costs. IT experts can become disillusioned as they’re forced away from their costly, desired processes into workarounds or manual work instead, which can lead to employee churn (and further missed operational goals).
A stable MFT alternative: JSCAPE by Redwood
JSCAPE by Redwood is a better solution to these challenges through its more predictable and stable approach to MFT. Our Enterprise plan is highly flexible and offers unlimited trading partners, users and connections. This is a key differentiator for enterprise organizations, as they can better forecast their MFT spend with greater accuracy, even as they grow or adapt to changing circumstances. This is in stark contrast to some big MFT vendor names, who prefer you estimate your usage and pay them overages for missing those estimates.
In addition to predictable pricing, JSCAPE offers better stability for organizations navigating these uncertain times thanks to its robust security features, comprehensive support and product updates JSCAPE’s expert support team adheres to predictable SLAs, ensuring timely assistance and minimizing potential disruptions due to any file transfer issues. Boasting an 8-minute median response time to all priority levels in 2024, your needs are taken seriously. JSCAPE has predictable quarterly product updates, delivering consistent improvements every three months. Our quarterly penetration testing and annual third-party auditing mean less surprise vulnerability patching and unforeseen downtime, which are critically important for those in highly regulated industries.
By enabling more accurate financial planning and resource allocation, JSCAPE can better help organizations navigate economic uncertainty with greater confidence by mitigating the risk of unexpected costs, empowering enterprise businesses to respond more effectively to market fluctuations.
If your MFT has you guessing, it’s time to talk. JSCAPE’s experts are here to help you find a more secure, predictable path forward through a custom demo.