Enterprise File Synchronization And Sharing Market Trends

Market Trends of Enterprise File Synchronization And Sharing Industry

BFSI Segment Is Expected To Account For Significant Market Share

• Capital-intensive financial institutions generally have multiple business lines, leading to several disconnected technology solutions and functions. This has created a demand for unified applications within the overall organization.
• Most BFSI players invest in EFSS to develop mission-critical banking solutions for risk assessment and mitigation in the business prospects preventing the least data breaches. Cloud content management, data, and security management, and using unsanctioned solutions to share files outside the firewall have become primary EFSS functions for deployment among the banking and insurance sectors. Banking institutions have made significant investments.
• Further, the increasing data breaches and incidences of identity thefts make it immensely important for companies to opt for active file management, especially in the banking sector.
• The BFSI sector accounted for the majority of exposed sensitive records. According to moneycontrol.com, in August 2022, the Indian Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance mentioned that the government recorded 248 successful data breaches, comprising card data breaches and other business and non-business data thefts in India. Such figures suggest the need for stringent and robust cloud access and remote file management software in the banking sector.
• Thus, the market studied has been gaining traction. Many banks have been hosting advanced file sharing and synchronization services, which are compatible with their existing IT architecture and capabilities to protect data across all accessing devices, including monitoring, preventing, and resolving any instances of data leakage.
• Lockton (US Insurance Firm), one of the prominent, privately-owned insurance brokerage firms with over 5,600 associates and over 48,000 clients, provided unique file-sharing access to experts. Lockton used ShareFile, a DropBox solution, as a single solution to address mobility requirements while allowing easy and secure file sharing with its clients.

North America is Expected to Hold Major Share

• The region is home to significant markets for managed services, professional services, cloud, IT and telecom, and retail due to the presence of countries such as the United States and Canada. The United States holds a significant share in IT and telecom and its supporting sectors, which may grow even further over the forecast period. The penetration of BYOD and smart device worldwide is significantly driving the market growth for EFSS. The United States holds a prominent share in smart device sales.
• The region's demand for managed services is another driving factor for EFSS, as more and more enterprises opt for outsourcing non-core functionalities. The region is also home to significant vendors in managed services space, and such vendors are growing even further to increase their capabilities.
• EFSS vendors, such as Microsoft, Dropbox, Citrix, Google, VMware, etc., are concentrated in the United States. Because of such scenarios, the region is driving the demand. Also, North America is expected to attain prominent revenue generation due to the high development rate of small and medium businesses. SMEs in the region are increasingly integrating modern technologies, such as mobile and cloud, within conventional EFSS, offering cost benefits.
• The growing number of enterprises catering to global and local clientele increases data privacy concerns. Governments in the region are taking certain steps to regulate citizens' data privacy. For instance, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect in January 2020, which applied to a business that collects and processes California residents' data or does business in California. The CCPA also grants rights to consumers similar to the GDPR, including disclosing personal information and requests for personal data.
• Also, the Canadian law Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enforces data privacy and governs how private sector organizations collect, use, and disclose personal information in their businesses. Due to such developments and increasing regional demand, many vendors focus on their regional operations and cross-border operations, which further need even more strict measures to avoid data breaches, targeting seamless management of files and data.