The release of File IQ Premium Edition and Ops IQ promises IT departments and users several tangible benefits, which should prove essential as file environments—and the accompanying complexity and risk—grow. For example, the chargeback reporting feature in File IQ offers a detailed understanding of storage-related costs; this could enable IT to recoup costs from individual departments, or enable departments to manage their own usage, promoting efficiency and fairness, and helping promote IT as a value-driven business partner vs. merely a cost center.

A particularly powerful—and increasingly important—aspect of File IQ is its ability to help identify potentially malicious data exfiltration attempts (which typically are difficult to identify and investigate) through proactive alerts that could promote early discovery/containment. Detailed auditing could also speed assessment, potentially avoiding fines or other penalties related to any breached compliance mandates. Meanwhile, a combination of Nasuni’s continuous file versioning and smarter file discovery in File IQ enables IT teams to quickly locate missing or accidentally deleted or misplaced files, potentially avoiding lengthy service desk involvement in the process.

Meanwhile, the addition of system-level observability via Ops IQ can help IT teams better understand data protection trends, visualize snapshot activity and identify unexpected metrics. Combined, these are powerful capabilities that should help accelerate troubleshooting, diagnosing potential issues and highlighting data protection gaps before they develop into a more problematic issue. A further notable aspect of Ops IQ is that no setup is required—it’s delivered as a service by Nasuni, meaning there’s no additional installation or infrastructure for customers to manage.