‍ We are pleased to share some exciting advancements made to our platform this month. These include the introduction of folder-scoped and file type-scoped Metadata, the addition of connected folders for Desktop App Core on Mac, and significant improvements to BIM Files search and preview features. Please explore the details below for more information.

In every industry people work with PDF documents in one way or another. With about 2.5 trillion PDFs floating around in the world today (according to Adobe), the PDF has proven to be easy to use and economical in terms of document sharing and consumption. However, despite their popularity, distributed teams that need to collaborate on PDF files often find it difficult to do so without adding unnecessary friction to their workflows.

With Egnyte’s Smart Cache v4.0, you can efficiently warm caches for accelerated project progress. Our new state-of-the-art technology cuts down on wait times and provides ultra-rapid data access, making it easier than ever for architects, builders, and engineers to work smarter, not harder.

If you use Microsoft SharePoint, OneDrive, or Exchange Online to store and share your business content, you may be wondering how to protect it from unauthorized access, data breaches, or compliance violations. That's where Egnyte comes in. As a source-agnostic data governance and collaboration solution, Egnyte integrates with Microsoft Office Online, Office Mobile, and SharePoint Online to provide a seamless user experience and powerful workflows for opening, editing, sharing, and securing files.

‍Since its initial release in January 2020, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) has undergone a series of fundamental changes. In particular, the US Department of Defense (DoD) transitioned from five planned compliance levels for CMMC 1.0 compliance to three required levels for CMMC 2.0 compliance. Coinciding with that change, more DoD contractors have become empowered to perform CMMC 2.0 self-assessments.

The move to hybrid work environments came suddenly for some organizations, while for others, it had been building incrementally. Regardless of how it happened, few came to it with a strategic plan for how IT would handle it. The result has been myriad challenges that span the physical and digital. On the digital front, one of the biggest challenges is related to secure file sharing.

While there continues to be (limited) debate about on-premises file servers and cloud file storage, the fight is over, and the cloud has won. If you are still in doubt, take a few minutes to review the limitations and costs of on-premises file servers as well as the benefits of cloud file servers.