Shoveling snow after a big storm can be grueling, back-breaking work that takes a lot of time. And as with snow removal, every IT practitioner toiling away at manual file sharing eventually confronts a moment when they need to put down their scripting shovel and invest in a sturdy, reliable, and efficient snowblower that can quickly and easily tackle mundane chores. When it comes to moving data files, that “snowblower” is a managed file transfer solution (like Diplomat MFT). Let me explain.
Why Spend the Money?
One of our employees (we’ll refer to him as “Mike” to protect the not-so-innocent) lives in a small town in the northeast. This time of year, he occasionally lets us know he’ll be offline for a little while to clean up after it snows. Just as occasionally, he’ll boast about not needing any fancy machines to get the job done.
“Why spend the money on a snowblower? I’m fully capable of doing it myself. It’s good exercise. And when I’m finished, I have the satisfaction of a job well-done,” he says (before grumbling about his back and his shoulder).
The Way It’s Always Been Done
Mike’s curmudgeonly attitude is like that of a lot of IT management types we encounter who are unwilling to invest in efficiency. Instead they’d rather “do it myself” simply because they can, even if they just as often gripe about having to do it themselves.
When asked why he is unwilling to save time and avoid the aches and pains that come with shoveling snow and invest in a snowblower—a tool that will do the job faster and better—Mike scowls, “That’s how my father did it. Besides, it’s good for me. I get a lot of thinking done.”
Mike says he enjoys it, but his demeanor suggests otherwise. Meanwhile, Mike falls behind on his wife’s “honey-do” list and has to let the team here at Coviant Software know he needs a “little more time” to complete the projects he’s working on here.
Don’t Be Like Mike
Do you have a Mike on your IT team who stubbornly resists investing in, say, an automated managed file transfer tool that will allow them to focus on other things all because they insist on writing their own Python, PowerShell, or batch scripts? Do they insist on the DIY route even though they know that a tool like Diplomat MFT would do the job faster, more reliably, more securely and, in the long run, more cost effectively?
Taking the illustration a bit further, what if Mike was responsible for shoveling a sidewalk in front of his house, as well as for two elderly neighbors? And what if he had to follow the strict guidelines of a city ordinance and of a homeowner’s association that required the shoveling be done in a certain way and within a certain time? Now the arguments for investing in a snowblower start to add up when it means avoiding fines and the aggravation of having the president of the HOA knocking on your door.
You Can’t Shovel Fast Enough
Whether it is moving snow or files, at some point, you have to make a choice: do you want to continue to do it yourself and endure the pain, cost, and aggravation, or do you want to buy that tool that allows you to get the job done right—and quickly?
We see this all the time in industry. An IT person (or department) happily chugs along with one or two shovels, handling business requests for a few departments, but then more tasks are added. Then more. Then complaints start coming in about how long it takes to move files, or about mistakes made. Eventually, the IT team has to confront the decision to keep doing it the way it has always been done, or to leave their shovels behind for a snowblower.
The Best Value in Snowblowers
For enterprise file sharing, Diplomat MFT is the most cost-effective snowblower you can find. It does everything your shovel did, but thanks to more than twenty years of experience and innovation, it does it better. No matter whether you had a dusting or have to dig out after a blizzard, Diplomat MFT has what it takes to move all your files automatically, securely, and at scale.
As much as we love him, don’t be like Mike. Instead, try our world-class snowblower for free and see for yourself. And instead of needing a heating pad for your aching back, you’ll have time to enjoy a hot cup of cocoa. Click for more information, or to take our snowblower for a test drive.