Gain the trusted file transfer solution your business needs
IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct provides security-hardened, point-to-point file transfers to lessen dependency on unreliable File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfers. It is optimized for high-volume delivery of files within and among enterprises. The solution ensures more reliable movement of files, from batch integration and movement of large images or catalogs, to synchronization with remote locations. Sterling Connect:Direct also supports hybrid cloud deployment through certified containers which ensures easy and consistent deployment life-cycle management.
Benefits of IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
Reliable file delivery
Provides automated scheduling, checkpoint restart and automatic recovery to help ensure predictable, assured delivery of files.
Secure file transfer
Helps keep customer information private and supports regulatory compliance measures.
High performance
Handles your most demanding workloads, from high volumes of small files to multi-gigabyte files.
Reduce installation and patch time
Significantly reduces installation and patch time from hours to minutes by deploying your solution with a certified container that has all required components.
Key highlights
- Certified Containers for consistent deployment lifecycle management
- Performance capabilities that include unprecedented scalability and reduced latency
- Automated, reliable file transfer that supports 24-hour unattended operations
- Designed for multiple platforms, including IBM z/OS, OpenVMS, i5/OS, HP NonStop, Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux
- Advanced security features with cutting-edge encryption to satisfy regulatory and industry requirements
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Testimonials
“ We are transferring on average around ... 300,000 Connect:Direct files per day on the IBM platform — and we are confident that the system will provide us with sufficient capacity to serve our needs for at least the next three years without scaling up. ”
- Carsten van den Bogert
- Middleware Specialist
- Rabobank

“ Our suite of IBM Sterling solutions enables us to meet practically any of our clients’ requirements around file transfer protocols and encryption standards... We have been using IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for more than 30 years, and it continues to be an extremely reliable solution. ”
- Ove Kolstad
- Technical Lead Manager for Managed File Transfer
- Nets