Which copy of the file is the real one?
A Register dinner in Soho on 20 October takes on the file infrastructure everyone still runs and nobody chose, off the record.
Somewhere in your organisation, individuals are grappling with determining which of four copies of a file is the current one. This process typically takes around twenty minutes and involves reaching out to a colleague in a different time zone. The cost of running distributed teams on file infrastructure designed for an office is often overlooked.
The network attached storage (NAS) remains in place, as does the virtual private network (VPN) and the habit of downloading files to work on them and syncing them back later. Although these practices do not fail outright, they contribute to increased storage costs, wasted time waiting, and security reviews revealing the same file in multiple locations with different permission sets.
The Register is addressing this issue at a dinner event in Soho on October 20. Joe Fay of The Register chairs the event, joined by Rupert Watson, VP GTM for EMEA at LucidLink. The event follows the Chatham House Rule, meaning the content shared cannot be attributed or used to identify the speaker. The discussion focuses on how organisations manage the growth of unstructured data, support distributed teams without incurring duplicate file costs, address sync and version control issues, and maintain security in a potential incident.
The aim is to modernize around existing storage and governance investments rather than completely overhaul the system. Dinner runs from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at The Soho Hotel, with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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