In many organizations, data transfers are, quite simply, disorganized. A dozen PowerShell scripts scattered across servers, scheduled tasks configured “by gut feeling,” documentation existing only in the head of a single administrator — “somehow it works.” The problem is that this approach works only until the first failure, data breach, or audit.

At a certain stage of company growth, manual automation stops being a clever shortcut and starts becoming an expensive and risky form of technical debt.

What is MOVEit Automation?

MOVEit Automation is a full-featured Managed File Transfer (MFT) platform. It is designed for secure, controlled, and auditable data transfers between systems. In practice, it acts as an intelligent connector, linking on-premises servers, cloud platforms, and external partners into a single, predictable process.

Five signs your organization needs professional automation
 

Lack of visibility

The absence of centralized monitoring means the organization has no real-time insight into the status of data transfer execution. Issues are often identified only after reports from recipients or business partners.

Security risks

Credentials stored in text files or embedded directly in scripts pose a significant security risk. This approach makes access control, password rotation, and compliance with security policies difficult or impossible.

IT environment complexity

Integrating multiple technologies and data locations — such as cloud services (Azure Blob, Amazon S3) and on-premises infrastructure (SFTP) — significantly complicates automation processes. Maintaining consistency and reliability in script-based solutions becomes increasingly difficult as the environment grows.

Maintenance and knowledge continuity issues

Scripts created and maintained by individual employees introduce operational risk. When team members change or the author of a solution leaves, the organization often loses the ability to quickly modify or repair existing processes.

Audit requirements and regulatory compliance

Manually collecting logs and operational histories for audit purposes is time-consuming and error-prone. The lack of centralized reporting and full auditability makes it difficult to meet regulatory requirements and internal control standards.

Key MOVEit Automation features that make a difference

Centralized visibility and process monitoring

MOVEit Automation provides centralized oversight of all data transfer processes. Each task has a clearly defined status, execution history, and detailed logs, enabling rapid detection and diagnosis of issues without relying on reports from end users.

Built-in security mechanisms

The platform eliminates the need to store credentials in scripts or text files. Credential management is handled in a secure and controlled manner, with support for access policies, password rotation, and encryption of data both in transit and at rest.

Support for complex hybrid environments

MOVEit Automation is designed to operate in heterogeneous IT environments. It enables a single, consistent process spanning on-premises systems, cloud platforms, and external business partners — without the need to create and maintain complex script dependencies.

Simplified maintenance and operational continuity

Automation processes are defined as clear, readable workflows, reducing dependence on individual knowledge holders. Changes, extensions, and troubleshooting can be handled by the entire team, significantly reducing operational risk and improving business continuity.

Support for audits and regulatory compliance

The platform provides full auditability of operations, including detailed logs, change history, and on-demand reports. As a result, preparing materials for auditors or compliance teams does not require manual data collection and can be completed quickly.

Summary: who is MOVEit Automation for?

MOVEit Automation is intended for organizations where data transfer is a critical component of business processes and where reliability and security are of paramount importance.

The platform is particularly well suited for environments where:

• multiple data transfer processes are executed and require constant control and repeatability,
• sensitive data subject to regulations or internal security policies is processed or transferred,
• full operational transparency is required, enabling continuous oversight instead of relying on assumptions and manual verification.

In such cases, MOVEit Automation ceases to be merely a tool supporting IT teams and becomes the foundation of stable, secure, and auditable data transfer automation.

It is worth noting that Hawatel implements MOVEit Automation as a solution for managing and automating data transfers. This decision reflects an approach typical of organizations with high requirements for security, reliability, and regulatory compliance. In environments where data transfer is part of critical infrastructure, Managed File Transfer platforms enable centralized oversight, full process auditability, and a reduction of operational risks associated with maintaining distributed scripts and manual automation.

Check whether your automation meets audit requirements

If data transfers in your organization rely on scripts and manual schedules, perform a brief process audit. We will show you where real risks arise and whether MOVEit Automation makes sense in your environment.

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