DATA SHEET

File Sync and Migration between Desktops,
Your Data Center and the Cloud
Ivanti® File Director enables effortless migrationand sync of user files from the local desktop toon-premises or cloud storage, simplifying desktop
migration, eliminating data sprawl, and ensuring
centralized back-up of corporate data.

Effortless File Migration■ Make Windows 10 and 11 Migration EffortlessIvanti File Director helps you reap the benefits

Ivanti File Director makes migrations fast, secure,of Office 365’s free 1TB per user of OneDrive forand easy for users, with immediate file availability

Business storage. This simplifies the move to theon their new Windows 10 or 11 desktop using thecloud and helps user adoption of Office 365.

same folder structure.
■ Simplify Device Replacement

Eliminate downtime associated with lost, stolen, orreplacement desktop devices, and reduce break/fix
or managed service costs with easy recovery ofuser files.
■ Roam User Files between User Sessions

Ensure user files are instantly accessible between
sessions on different desktop devices, whether
physical, virtual, or cloud-hosted desktops.
■ Make Corporate Data Available On-the-Move

Deliver secure file access to mobile workforces
through native Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, andWeb clients. Save a file on your Windows desktop andaccess it instantly on your smart phone or vice versa!
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Awaken Dormant OneDrive Storage■ Reduce Data Center Storage Costs

By syncing files to OneDrive for Business, you
can reduce the cost of on-premises storage foruser files and potentially eliminate it completely.
This can save your organization thousands ofdollars in infrastructure and maintenance costs■ Put IT Back in Control

With File Director acting as a broker, IT has
complete visibility of how OneDrive storage
is being used. A native user experience that
does not require special folders or awkward
redirection eliminates the demand for alternative
shadow IT solutions, which are inherently
insecure and can lead to compliance issues.

“With Ivanti File Director,
users have instantaccess to all of theirpersonal files, no matter
what device they useor where they are. It’s
been invaluable in our
migration to Windows 10.”Jeb Vetters, Architect VGENII

Centralize File Management
With File Director, you can ensure that importantDrive for Business), and also to every device the user

as all file-sync and migration actions are imperceptible

employs. Sync occurs in the background, on demand,to the user, and ensures a native user experience.

or in real time. IT can control which files sync by type,age, size, and path to ensure only relevant content isuploaded to corporate storage.
Elective sync methods allow users access to files asneeded, without incurring costly storage or bandwidth
penalties associated with limited local disk resources
or slow network links.

amounts of money caused by downtime, lost data,and compliance issues.

Eliminate Virtual Private Networks(VPNs)
File Director eliminates the need to implement
VPNs for access to file storage, eliminating user
connection headaches and IT support issues.

File Director’s efficient delta sync ensures large files,
including in-use Outlook PST files, can be synced
from endpoints, sending only relevant changes. This
reduces network traffic and sync time significantly andprovides complete endpoint coverage of users’ datarequirements.

drive letter, the files become inaccessible when theuser goes offline. This can lead to user dissatisfaction,productivity loss, and additional complexity associatedFile Director’s Mapped Drive Emulation lets users view
and access files on mapped drives even when offline.
All content is searchable and files that have beenaccessed before going offline remain accessible forviewing and editing.
Any files that are edited offline are then synced

Key Feature: In-Location Sync

automatically to on-premises or cloud storage as soon
as a network connection becomes available.

The In-Location Sync feature ensures user files aresynced to on-premises or cloud storage from theircurrent folders and locations. Files within a user’s
existing profile are synced automatically from their

Key Feature: Ghost andPlaceholder Files

current location, for example, from the Desktop,

The sync mechanism included with File Director enables

Documents, Pictures, or Downloads folders, without

users to list files held centrally in your on-premises

redirection or file copies. The feature also ensures thator cloud storage without first having to download theapplications work as before, and that Windows Search

files locally. This introduces huge savings on network

can still index them.

usage, particularly for devices being used over limited

Key Feature: Total Sync Control

Users continue to save their files locally on their

File Director’s granular control syncs user files tomove or copy them to a specific folder for them to be

on-premises or cloud storage (OneDrive and Google

Usually in Windows when a file share is mapped to awith VPN connections and support.

business-file data is synced from all devices into
one centrally managed location. This can save huge

Key Feature: Mapped Drive Emulation

endpoint, in the usual folders, without having tobandwidth connections, and allows users to search files
while offline.

synced. This eliminates the need for user re-training,
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Key Feature: Cache Management

User Workspace Manager

Cache Management provides administrators

Ivanti File Director is part of the Ivanti User

with a method to deliver up to 1TB of cloud or

Workspace Manager (UWM) suite, which also

on-premises storage to users, regardless of theincludes Application Control, Performance Manager,

disk space available locally. File Director canPerformance Manager and Environment Manager.

both deliver and clean up files when the user has

Using a centralized management console for all offinished working with them.

the Windows-based applications in the suite, UWM

On RD Session Host and VDI—particularly where
disk space is limited—File Director removes theheadache of server or cloud storage exceeding
the disk space available on the server, ensuring
a seamless experience for the user regardless ofdesktop platform or storage type.

Key Feature: Hardened Data
Center Virtual Appliance
File Director is delivered in a hardened virtual
appliance that can be utilized on-premises orwithin a hybrid or full cloud environment.

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helps organizations to deliver responsive, securedesktops that provide an outstanding employee
experience, save money on servers, manage users
more effectively and reduce endpoint security risk.

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