FastFile
Software platforms and custom development, built by FastFile.
FastFile owns and provides WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON, and designs custom software for businesses that need something built to fit their own problem.
About FastFile
A software company with multiple platforms and a development practice
FastFile owns and provides WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON, and separately designs and builds custom software for other businesses. Both sides of the business share the same engineering approach: understand the problem first, then build something that solves it properly.
Platforms
WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON
Purpose-built platforms, each solving a different problem. Every product page has a short interactive demo, so you can see it working before you talk to us.
Custom Software Development
Beyond its own platforms, FastFile builds tailored software
Web applications, mobile applications, internal systems, portals, automation, reporting, integrations, and modernisation of existing systems, scoped around the business problem in front of it.
Business Problems
Problems FastFile helps solve
No visibility across sites or systems
Problems are discovered only when someone notices, whether that's a machine offline, a database down, or a process breaking silently.
Manual processes that don't scale
Spreadsheets, email chains, and manual data entry that worked at a small scale become a liability as the business grows.
Disconnected systems
Data and tools that don't talk to each other create duplicate work and make it hard to get a single, trustworthy picture of what's happening.
Ageing software holding the business back
Systems that were once fit for purpose become harder to maintain, extend, or trust as requirements move on.
Development Approach
How a FastFile engagement runs
- 01
Discovery
We start by understanding the business problem, not a fixed product, through conversations with the people who deal with it day to day.
- 02
Requirements Analysis
Findings are turned into clear, concrete requirements covering what the solution needs to do and who it needs to work for.
- 03
Solution Planning
We plan the shape of the solution: what to build, how the pieces fit together, and what data or systems it needs to connect to.
- 04
UX and Interface Design
Interfaces are designed around how the people using the system actually work, not just around the data model.
Why FastFile
Why businesses choose FastFile
Product-led and custom-development capability
FastFile builds and maintains its own platforms, WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON, and applies that same engineering discipline to custom software built for other businesses.
Security treated as architecture, not an afterthought
WINMON, SERVERMON, and SQLMON are built around credential boundaries and outbound-only connections, TRACEMON keeps asset and location data entirely on your premises, and that same discipline carries into custom work.
Solutions scoped to the actual problem
Custom software is scoped around the business problem in front of it, not forced into a fixed template or a one-size-fits-all package.
A practical, maintainable approach
FastFile favours software that's straightforward to operate and extend over software that merely looks impressive on delivery day.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
FastFile owns and provides multiple platforms: WINMON for Windows fleets, SERVERMON for Windows servers, SQLMON for SQL databases, and TRACEMON for Windows asset tracking. It also designs and builds custom software for businesses with needs beyond those platforms.
No. WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON are FastFile's own platforms, but FastFile's custom software development service is separate and covers web applications, mobile applications, internal systems, portals, automation, and more, for any suitable business need.
No. The platforms are complementary rather than alternatives, and a business can run any combination of WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, and TRACEMON together. Many use them as-is, and some also commission custom software for needs those platforms don't cover. Get in touch and we'll help you figure out the right fit.
FastFile is a South African company and builds for the South African market. WINMON, SERVERMON, and SQLMON are cloud-hosted in the Johannesburg region, with WhatsApp-based alerting and Africa/Johannesburg (SAST) timing. TRACEMON has no cloud component at all: it runs entirely on the customer's own premises.
Use the contact form to tell us about WINMON, SERVERMON, SQLMON, TRACEMON, or a custom software project, and we'll follow up to discuss your specific requirements. If you would rather see a platform working on your own systems first, ask for a proof of concept.
Yes. FastFile can run a proof of concept of any of its platforms on a sample of your own machines, servers, or databases, so your team can judge it on real data before rolling it out. Get in touch with the size of the trial you have in mind and we'll set it up with you.
Yes. The published prices suit most estates, but for larger corporates the pricing can be adjusted on volume. Tell us roughly how many machines, servers, databases, or assets you need covered and we'll come back with a quote.
Ready to talk about our platforms, or a custom project?
Tell us what you're trying to solve and FastFile will follow up to discuss the right fit.