Case Study: City of San Diego achieves secure, auditable file sharing and sync with FileCloud

City of San Diego Migrates from an FTP Process to FileCloud Server

The City of San Diego, serving about 1 million residents, was relying on an open FTP server for internal and external file sharing — a setup that left data publicly accessible, unmonitored and vulnerable to malware, with no way to track changes or enforce accountability. The IT team needed a secure, auditable file-transfer solution with granular access controls, usage reporting and alerts, easy onboarding for nontechnical users, reliable backups, and a cost-effective total cost of ownership.

They chose FileCloud for its sync/backup capabilities, web/mobile access, cloud and on‑prem storage flexibility, and centralized administration. After deployment across 44 departments, FileCloud replaced FTP, delivering visibility and auditability of file operations, privilege management, monitoring and compliance support, faster batch user management for IT, high user adoption and improved security — all within the city’s budget.

City of San Diego