Resilio Connect Review

Fast And Reliable Data Transfer Using A Peer-To-Peer Architecture

Resilio Connect is a fast, scalable, and reliable data delivery and synchronization solution because it uses an architecture or network that has the same capabilities. This network is called Peer-to-Peer or P2P. The P2P network is a distributed type of network that doesn’t have a central server like what is being used in a typical client-server network model. In a client-server network, all the pieces of information that need to be distributed across the devices come from a central server. The server has to send the pieces of information to the devices one at a time.

On the contrary, in a P2P network, a device can actually receive a piece of information from one device and send another piece to another device, which occurs simultaneously. As a result, a P2P network transfers data faster than a client-server network. Also, because a P2P network doesn’t have a central server, it will still continuously operate even if one of the connected devices or peers has stopped working, thereby eliminating points of failure.

Easy Way To Scale

Scalability is another benefit users can get from Resilio Connect’s P2P network. They can transfer terabytes of data and millions of files by just simply adding new servers or peers. This is because, in a P2P network, computing resources are distributed across peers. This is different from a client-server network wherein all computing resources reside in a central server, making it less efficient and more fragile as the number of clients grows and demand increases. With Resilio Connect, users don’t have to update or configure any central server just to achieve the scalability they need. Their network will be able to handle workloads faster as it processes larger amounts of data without relying on the capacity of a single server, device, or peer.

Synchronizes Data Across Multiple Locations In Real Time

Data synchronization is a powerful feature offered by Resilio Connect. The solution can automatically synchronize data across multiple locations, no matter how remote they are. So, when users modify a file or folder from one location, the changes will be updated in real time across the other locations. Resilio Connect also has a feature called selective sync. With this feature, users can choose which specific files contained in folders they want to sync to their devices. Thus, they no longer have to save all the folders into each device and access files they don’t really need.

Robust Data Consolidation System

Resilo Connect has a robust system that can pull and consolidate data from multiple machines. Whether users want to retrieve and access data about vehicles on the road, transactions, or operations of remote offices,  this data consolidation system delivers all the data they need, eliminating data collection processes that are done manually.

Use Custom Scripts To Streamline Your Workflows

The data delivery and synchronization solution streamlines workflows by permitting users to utilize custom scripts to automate the tasks they are doing with regards to the data they are transferring. They can create their own scripts using any programming language and run them on a specific operating system. In addition, the solution can automatically run the scripts and have them operate on the data using scripting triggers. Scripting triggers are used to instantly run scripts when certain events happen. In Resilio Connect, the running of scripts are automatically triggered before a data transfer task is initiated, if a device completes a data transfer task, and when all the devices are done executing the transfer. With this capability, users will be able to automatically deploy software, make changes to configuration settings, and other jobs.

WAN Optimization And Bandwidth Usage Control

Resilio Connect also provides network optimization capabilities. This is one of the reasons why it is resilient. For example, it uses a WAN transfer protocol to make sure that all of the available bandwidth in the network is being utilized despite distance, latency, or data loss issues. One thing more is that the solution has a scheduler that permits users to control bandwidth usage during specific times or days. They can create schedules that limit bandwidth usage for each task or group of users.

Comprehensive Reporting And Analytics

The solution makes it easy for users to comprehensively monitor all data transfer and synchronizations tasks in the network and generate insights. This is because it is equipped with robust reporting and analytics capabilities. As a result, they will be able to verify if the endpoints on the network were able to receive the data they need and check what happened in the data transfer jobs that were executed previously. Moreover, they can integrate the solution with their existing event processing tools which include Splunk, LogRythm, and Loggly to log and analyze events related to data transfer and synchronization tasks.