We understand how important it is to keep your networks and data safe. That’s why many organizations decide to host their critical files on private, internal networks behind secure firewalls and other security provisions.

Savant is your data security partner and is designed to help your organization maintain security and control. For organizations needing to process files securely located on internal networks, we offer safe methods to connect to your privately hosted data, while keeping your networks and data safe and secure.

In this guide, we’ll review how to securely connect Savant to your shared drive for Windows File Server.

A shared drive – often referred to as a shared network drive or team drive – is a storage location within a network where multiple users or team members can store, access, and collaborate on files and folders. It allows teams or organizations to manage and share documents centrally, ensuring that everyone with the right permissions can access the most up-to-date information.

Shared drives are often only available on company internal intranets, and special setup is needed to access their data with external services like Savant.

Savant connects to shared drives via an SSH-enabled SFTP service on the Windows File Server. All parts of the Savant platform, including Savant’s connection to shared drives, securely encrypt data in-transit and at-rest, provide secure read and write access between Savant and shared drives.

To connect Savant to your shared drive, you will need to install an SFTP service on your Windows File Server. Follow these steps to install SFTP and create the connection to Savant: