{"id":2448,"date":"2018-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-07-24T09:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:21:36","slug":"nasuni-supports-azure-government-for-more-scalable-file-storage-and-improved-cross-office-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/nasuni-supports-azure-government-for-more-scalable-file-storage-and-improved-cross-office-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasuni supports Azure Government for more scalable file storage and improved cross-office collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This blog is a guest post by Tom Rose, Vice President, Product Marketing, Nasuni – Microsoft Azure Global ISV of the Year. Nasuni’s cloud file services platform is backed by Azure object storage and helps government agencies store, archive, protect, synchronize, and collaborate on fast-growing unstructured data at scale.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article outlines best practices for government agencies faced with the challenges of storing, sharing, and protecting rapidly growing file data, and explains how the Nasuni global file system with Azure Government storage works for agencies needing to consolidate outdated NAS and file server infrastructure and collaborate across agency boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing need for Government file storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As one of the world\u2019s largest consumers of unstructured data, US federal, state, and local government agencies are generating massive quantities of files of all types and sizes \u2013 Microsoft Office documents, Adobe creative files, CAD, Lidar, video, audio, GIS, images, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These files need to be stored, shared across multiple locations, accessible on-demand, and recoverable in minutes. And the traditional infrastructure and processes behind it \u2013 NAS, file servers, backup, DR, archive, volumes, shares, directories, and data propagation \u2013 need modernization so they are easier for IT to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud object storage is \u201cthe new disk\u201d that can more cost-effectively and efficiently deliver these file services at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Nasuni with Azure Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every file storage container needs a file system to store and organize the unstructured data it holds and provide fast, shared access through standard file sharing protocols. Traditional NAS devices and file servers typically have NetApp WAFL\/ONTAP, Dell EMC Isilon OneFS, and IBM GPFS. However, these device-based file systems have capacity limits, as well as limited abilities to share data across locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud object storage, with its virtually limitless capacity and the ability to span the globe, offers greater scalability, durability, and lower cost than traditional block storage. All it needs is a file system to unlock this potential for file storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasuni UniFS\u00ae is the first file system designed to live natively in object storage such as Azure Blob Storage, so it scales without the limits of traditional device-based file systems. With Azure Government storage, UniFS can accommodate almost any volume, directory, and file size, and any number of files and file versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UniFS also has another key differentiator \u2013 the ability to cache pieces of itself (i.e. active files and metadata) wherever high-performance file access is needed. Government agencies can store all their file data in secure Azure Government storage, but still achieve secure, high performance access to the frequently used files inside the four walls of their offices. This hybrid cloud deployment model, with all files stored in Azure Government and cached copies of just the active files cached on-premises in Nasuni Edge Appliances deployed in any number of locations, enables fast, efficient file access and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features and benefits of Nasuni and Azure Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With Azure Government and Nasuni, government customers benefit from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n