Patent ID: 9537834
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A managed file transfer method, comprising: receiving by an enterprise server a request from a sender to send a file to a recipient, the enterprise server configured for providing a plurality of server functions including a managed file transfer web service and a managed file transfer service; the enterprise server determining a location of the recipient; the enterprise server determining a location server that is closest to the location of the recipient; and the enterprise server automatically initiating a server-to-server transfer to move the file to the location server that is closest to the location of the recipient, wherein the request is received from a user device operating at a first location outside of a private network, wherein the enterprise server is hosted on one or more server machines operating outside of the private network, wherein the location server that is closest to the location of the recipient represents a tenant location server operating at a second location within the private network, and wherein the server-to-server transfer is initiated by the enterprise server to move the file from a global location server to the tenant location server operating at the second location within the private network.