Here’s some of the reasons why the Enterprise File Fabric, is a great replacement for the UAG: The File Fabric supports over 60 different storage connectors, including Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), CIFS, SMB, SAN, NAS, as well as many other block and object storage vendors. It works well inside of the corporate network, as well as on the periphery, acting as a single pane of glass to your on-premises or on-cloud storage systems. One of the many benefits of the Enterprise File Fabric is that it can provide convenient and secure access to on-premises file systems. If you’re looking for an alternative to the Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway, or have a requirement to share on-premises SMB or DFS shares then the Enterprise File Fabric could be the solution for you. The Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway is now officially deprecated. The UAG was a software solution, facilitating access to file shares, intranets and corporate systems. Some companies have opted to solve this challenge by deploying the Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) as a bridge to provide users who are remote with access to these on premise systems.

Providing remote users with access to on-premises file systems, such as Microsoft DFS or Windows CIFS / SMB shares, can be a hard task, especially as multiple security layers often exist, like firewalls and VPNs.

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