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Techday NZ
30-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Nasuni unveils dashboards for analytics & operational insights
Nasuni has launched File IQ Premium and Ops IQ, two dashboards designed to provide enterprises with advanced analytics and operational intelligence for their unstructured data and IT infrastructure. File IQ Premium offers analytics and discovery tools to help IT teams identify usage patterns, anomalies, and trends within file data. According to Nasuni, these capabilities enable smarter and faster decision-making for organisations facing increasingly complex data environments. Ops IQ, meanwhile, delivers real-time operational intelligence and awareness of system health across all edge appliances and volumes. Nasuni states that this service is available through the Nasuni Portal and does not require any extra deployment or overhead, streamlining operational control for IT departments. Customer feedback "File IQ's proactive alerts and reporting have given us the visibility we need to stay ahead of storage challenges and make faster, smarter decisions," said John Stachlewicz, Service Manager at DOW. "With Ops IQ, that same level of intelligence now extends to our infrastructure. Having real-time operational insights delivered through the Nasuni Portal - with no extra deployment or overhead - empowers our team to manage our environment more strategically. It's simplified, data-driven control at every level." The company notes that as organisations contend with securing, governing, and justifying large and growing data estates, both dashboards offer a unified intelligence layer that brings greater awareness and control across the file environment. File IQ Premium, in particular, is designed for deeper analytics, featuring tools such as AI-friendly data structuring, real-time alerts on user behaviour or file activity, and chargeback-ready cost controls. Additional capabilities include advanced metadata discovery to quickly locate files across global volumes and features aimed at accelerating service desk responses for faster recovery and reduced pressure on IT support teams. Operational insights Ops IQ provides interactive dashboards that offer visibility into resource utilisation, such as CPU, memory, and cache use. It also tracks data protection status and compliance with service level agreements, and is designed with zero-deployment architecture, operating as a fully managed service. The dashboard offers capacity insights, helping IT teams identify underutilised appliances and optimise total cost of ownership. "Unstructured data shows no sign of slowing down in the enterprise, so accelerating insights is mission-critical," said Nick Burling, Senior Vice President of Product at Nasuni. "File IQ and Ops IQ transform the file system from a silent repository into an active intelligence layer. We're giving our customers the visibility, autonomy, and AI readiness they need to thrive in the next generation of data-driven IT." The dashboards are positioned as core components of Nasuni's wider effort to expand its AI-powered data services, enabling customers to prepare curated file metadata for machine learning and artificial intelligence initiatives. Experiences from users "Nasuni File IQ Premium has transformed our file management by instantly identifying our most-accessed folders and alerting us to over-capacity issues before they become problems," said Glenn Kronick, Director of Information Technology-Network/Infrastructure at PMC. "When we faced a crisis with hundreds of mysteriously deleted files, File IQ Premium delivered the answers we needed - who, when, and why - in under 60 seconds, turning what could have been a nightmare into a quick resolution." File IQ Premium is now available via capacity-based licensing tiers, while Ops IQ is provided at no extra cost as part of the enhanced Nasuni Portal experience. According to Nasuni, the full suite of these intelligence dashboards aims to support enterprise customers seeking visibility and readiness for an AI-driven future. Follow us on: Share on:
Forbes
24-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Who Will Manage The Agents?
Nick Burling, Senior Vice President of Product at Nasuni. The storage administrator has long been one of the least appreciated jobs in large organizations. These experienced IT professionals manage capacity and access, set up new offices and wind down divested locations. When a user accidentally deletes or loses a file, they track it down, and they are responsible for ensuring data is protected in the event of a disaster. However, they rarely get any credit. Today, as more large organizations look to deploy agentic AI capable of automating so many enterprise tasks, the job of the storage administrator appears to be endangered. Yet, I suspect these individuals are going to be more important than ever in the years ahead. Enterprises are going to need experts with core foundational knowledge and professionals who understand the big picture and can assess what needs to be fixed when those AI agents make mistakes. At the same time, automating the tasks that take up so much time today will allow storage administrators to take on higher-level strategic work. The job isn't going away; it's going to get more interesting. Consider a few sample tasks assigned to the storage administrator today. Let's say a user in a distant office sends an alert that they've lost a critical folder. Maybe they've deleted it—the user isn't certain. All they know is that they absolutely need access restored as soon as possible; otherwise, the world will end. Traditionally, this sort of emergency would send the storage administrator off on a digital wild-goose chase, trying to understand whether that user accidentally moved or erased the folder or if someone else in the organization did so. This is the kind of task that a trained AI agent would be able to handle efficiently. A scan of the organization's audit logs would quickly reveal whether the folder had been deleted or moved and which user was responsible for the action. The agent could then immediately report the findings to the administrator for review, with the option of triggering a restore of the deleted data. As the head of product for a company that specializes in data management and AI readiness, I've come across many other examples with our customers. For example, one of the large enterprises we work with wants to use agentic AI to prebuild new file data directories from a template, making it easier to kick off new projects. In the past, this sort of work might have taken a few days or even weeks, depending on the availability of the storage administrator. Instead, the storage professional could create a set of templates for different project types and train an agent to set them up on command. Rather than doing the grunt work, the storage administrator acts as the high-level designer and final set of eyes to review the agent's work before it is completed. Once many of their tasks become automated, storage administrators will take on new roles such as: Data Stewards The success of an enterprise's AI plans hinges on its ability to manage, unify and curate its data. Whether the goal is to train an AI solution or use one to find hidden patterns and insights in your organization's data, you are going to need skilled storage administrators who understand where all of that data resides and how to connect it. AI Managers Rather than overseeing a department of humans, storage administrators will manage a suite of AI agents. Obviously, this will be a very different type of managerial job that doesn't involve repairing fragile egos or cheerleading. (Unless the agents become sentient, in which case we all have other problems to worry about.) However, it's going to be enormously important to get this right, and no one will be better positioned to do so than the storage administrators who deeply understand the work that needs to be done. Task Experts AI agents will make mistakes, so organizations are going to need domain experts who deeply understand the task the agents were assigned to perform and how it fits within the larger IT environment. That human knowledge and high-level understanding are going to be essential to ensure the agents are a truly effective addition to the enterprise. Business Strategists Even with these additional roles and responsibilities, storage administrators will likely still have extra cycles, given how many time-sucking tasks will be taken out of their hands. Generally, the companies that master data management are going to have a major competitive advantage, and storage administrators are uniquely positioned to identify solutions and approaches that go beyond storage and transform data into a reliable, accessible source of business intelligence. Given the potential expansion of the role, we are left with one question: Are these long-overlooked enterprise professionals finally going to be appreciated? Although the outlook for many knowledge workers appears uncertain in the age of AI, the future of storage administrators looks bright, and I believe enterprises will finally value these IT professionals appropriately. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Techday NZ
10-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Nasuni bolsters executive team amid global hybrid cloud push
Nasuni has announced the appointment of three executives to its leadership team, strengthening its focus on talent, information technology, and security functions. The company has named Alison Bayiates as Chief People Officer, Dalan Winbush as Chief Information Officer, and Elyse Gunn as Chief Information Security Officer, reflecting its intent to support business growth in the hybrid cloud storage sector and enhance its global operations. Leadership appointments Bayiates joins Nasuni with significant experience in scaling people strategies for technology firms and has previously held leadership posts at RSA and Veracode. Winbush, who becomes CIO, brings over 25 years of responsibility for enterprise IT, data, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence projects, including experience at Quickbase and Comcast. Gunn, as the new CISO, will lead on global security and compliance, having established security and compliance practices in earlier roles at Pax8 and Quickbase. The appointments follow the recent recruitment of Sam King as Chief Executive Officer. King has expressed confidence in the expanded executive lineup, stating: "As Nasuni enters this next phase of growth, we are thrilled to welcome Alison, Dalan, and Elyse to our team. Each brings an impressive track record in their respective fields and will play a pivotal role in driving our strategy forward, from technological innovation and enterprise security to talent development at a global scale. These areas will be instrumental to enable our continued innovation and growth, delivering differentiated hybrid cloud storage and data management capabilities to our customers." Individual backgrounds Bayiates, as Chief People Officer, will oversee all aspects of talent and organisational development as the company expands globally. She has been credited for building inclusive workplace cultures that align with business strategy during her time at RSA and Veracode. Winbush, as Chief Information Officer, will supervise worldwide IT operations, enterprise systems, AI strategy, data analytics, and infrastructure. During his tenure at Quickbase, he integrated artificial intelligence and generative AI into core operations and established a unified data strategy. His experience at Comcast included responsibility for a USD $300 million portfolio, delivering infrastructure and analytics projects. Gunn, in her role as Chief Information Security Officer, brings expertise in security and regulatory frameworks for SaaS companies. She has led security governance and AI governance initiatives, securing certifications such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 1, SOC 2, and Tx-RAMP. She will now direct Nasuni's global security strategy, product security, and regulatory compliance programmes. Market context and focus Nasuni's expansion of its leadership team coincides with growth in demand for hybrid cloud data services among enterprise IT customers. The company is positioning itself to address challenges such as cost reduction, streamlined IT management, and increased resilience in data protection at a global scale. A company spokesperson highlighted the aim to optimise infrastructure and support data-driven operations for clients in sectors such as manufacturing, consumer brands, construction, energy, and media. Nasuni states that its unified file data platform is designed to combine storage and data services into a single solution, with a focus on reducing infrastructure expenses and offering data protection without requiring additional cybersecurity tools or backup systems. The company claims that its platform can cut infrastructure costs by as much as 67%. The leadership appointments are part of a broader growth strategy, as Nasuni continues to build its presence internationally, delivering services in more than 70 countries.
Boston Globe
10-06-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
The 2025 Tech Power Players in the software and cloud sector
But it didn't take that long. King took over as Thank artificial intelligence. Training AI requires massive amounts of data, making its storage and organization critical to the development of the rapidly spreading technology. 'There's no AI strategy without a data strategy,' King says. 'We have the ability and the unique position for people to get more from their AI investments.' Advertisement King graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1995, and earned a master's degree in computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania a year later. She worked at a handful of companies, including digital marketing firm Razorfish and internet domain company Verisign, before joining Veracode in 2006. King started at Veracode as vice president of service delivery. She became CEO in 2019 after private equity firm Thoma Bravo bought the company for $950 million from software and chip producer Broadcom. King stayed another five years, steering Veracode through another sale — to private equity firm TA Associates. During her time off, King became more involved in the local tech scene. She became interim executive committee chair of the Mass Technology Leadership Council, a trade group, and participated in the Civic Action Project, a public policy program for graduate students and government and business leaders. Advertisement King has spent her first months at Nasuni meeting with staff and clients around the world. The company, whose 850 customers include Mattel, Patagonia, and Boston Scientific, was valued at $1.2 billion when it raised an undisclosed amount from private equity firms Vista Equity Partners, TCV, and KKR last year. King says she was drawn to Nasuni not only for its global reach, but also for its home in Boston. Nearly half of the company's 500 employees work in Massachusetts. 'I'd had the great privilege of helping to build my previous company into a great Boston brand,' King says. 'I was eager to build a global brand with Boston roots.' More tech power players to watch in the software and cloud sector: Explore more sectors Aidan Ryan can be reached at
Cision Canada
15-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Frost & Sullivan's Benchmarking System Identifies Innovation Leaders in the Emerging $100 Billion Hybrid Cloud Storage Sector
LONDON, May 15, 2025 /CNW/ -- In Frost & Sullivan's 2024 global survey of IT decision-makers, 85% said enabling greater data-centricity and AI capability was a top priority, while more than 50% ranked AI as their biggest technology investment over the next 12 months. However, most businesses still struggle with siloed and heterogeneous datasets, limiting their ability to extract insights and drive value. The cloud-native storage market is entering a phase of rapid change, fuelled by the explosion of enterprise data and the accelerating adoption of AI, which requires new storage options. Many businesses are turning to hybrid cloud storage to meet escalating data and AI demands. According to Frost & Sullivan, this market generated $100 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a 16% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next six years. As organisations race to become more data-driven and AI-enabled, they are turning to hybrid cloud storage. Such solutions support diverse data formats and types to unify siloed data environments, scale operations cost-effectively, and access integrated security across cloud and on-premises storage infrastructure. "AI demands access to unified, multimodal data," said Karyn Price, Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan. "Hybrid cloud storage provides the foundation for highly performant, resilient, and compliant storage environments required to power enterprise AI." Frost & Sullivan's Frost Radar ™: Hybrid Cloud Storage, 2025 benchmarks key market players offering platforms with advanced capabilities, including global data access, integrated security, and seamless edge-to-cloud scalability. The Frost Radar ™ analysis highlights Nasuni, CTERA, and Panzura as standout innovators and growth leaders. Most of these vendors are reshaping the storage landscape with scalable, AI-ready solutions that integrate enterprise-grade security, performance optimisation, and compliance capabilities. Other companies include Cloudian, Hammerspace, LucidLink, NetApp and Peer Software. Click here to unlock growth potential and explore the future of Hybrid Cloud Storage. Editor's Note To arrange an interview or for any questions, please contact: Kristina Menzefricke Marketing & Communications Global Customer Experience, Frost & Sullivan [email protected]
