IBM snapped up file transfer specialist Aspera in 2013 to help customers move large data files to the cloud. Now the company is banking on its bandwidth-optimized FASP protocol and related technologies to help customers cope with slinging Internet of Things (IoT) data across the globe and between devices, data centers and third-party clouds. Although the company is best known for accelerating the transfer of big data sets for enterprises and massive files for media and entertainment companies – irrespective of distance — Aspera’s FASP tech has evolved over the years…