Why are so many companies uncomfortable with their ability to manage active business data - and where is this data coming from? Companies are experiencing new challenges from the ever-increasing size, speed and variety of data. Social media has exploded in recent years, but other business issues are contributing to the dilemma.

In our recent report, B2B Collaboration: No Longer Optional, we noted that the number of B2B collaborative customer demands, and globalization were identified as primary drivers for this increase. But how do these collaborative initiatives affect data management, and how are companies addressing the challenge? In this report, we examine the connection between collaboration initiatives and data management challenges, and the performance of companies using Managed File Transfer (MFT) compared to those that are not.