Case Study: Health Association Nova Scotia achieves secure mobile file access and regulatory compliance with FileCloud

The Health Association of Nova Scotia finds solid security with ease of access from FileCloud

Health Association Nova Scotia is a member-based, not-for-profit service association supporting hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies and other health organizations across the province. Staff frequently move between member sites but could not reliably access files via the association VPN because of strict internet rules at many facilities, so the organization urgently needed a simple, secure way for mobile employees to access internal files—preferably from smartphones—without adding IT complexity or regulatory risk.

After evaluating options, the association deployed FileCloud, which resolved firewall/VPN barriers and delivered intuitive smartphone access, tight admin controls (share expiry, download limits, audit logs) and seamless integration with existing network drives and authentication systems. By running its own FileCloud instance the association ensured data residency and compliance, improved staff productivity across sites, and simplified IT management while enabling mobile file viewing via built‑in OpenOffice support.

Health Association Nova Scotia

Steve Quinn

IT Manager