Topic: How-To Guides
Nasuni Filer Users Guide
The Nasuni Filer User's Guide in downloadable PDF form Version 4.5 - March 2013
Third-Party Software Licenses Guide
Required disclosures of Nasuni's use of third party components
Data Migration Solutions: Best Practices for Migrating Data to the Nasuni Filer
Most seasoned network or systems administrators have done their share of server migrations. For the vets among you, the process of moving data to our cloud gateway, the Nasuni Filer, will be much like any other migration. Yet I thought it might still be helpful to describe the best practices for migrating data to the Nasuni Filer, both for the migration vets out there and those of you who wouldn’t mind a refresher. Identify and Cleanup When you start a file server migration, the first thing you want to do is identify the…
Introducing the Data Migration Service: Moving Data in Bulk to the Cloud
We’ve built digital archives in the past, so it came as no surprise to us that one of the most frequent questions our customers ask is how to move data to the Nasuni Filer. Up until today we’ve suggested using standard tools such as Robocopy, rsync, and the tried and true drag-and-drop from a client. These methods work, but they weren’t necessarily created for migrating terabytes of data to the cloud, preserving your ACLs and permissions, and keeping a full audit trail. Enter the Nasuni Data Migration Service, a…
Bringing Cloud Storage Down to Earth: Top 5 ways IT managers are using the Nasuni Filer
We recently asked our customers how they are putting the Nasuni Filer to use in their businesses. Five themes emerged as ways that IT infrastructure managers are taking advantage of unlimited, protected file storage in the cloud through the adoption of the Nasuni Filer. Here's a summary: 1. File server replacement: Across the board, simple primary storage or a network drive is the most popular use for the Nasuni Filer. The cloud delivers unlimited amounts of reliable storage, which translates into a file…
Cloud Storage Webinar: Adding NAS to Your Virtualized SAN by Leveraging Cloud Storage
Choosing a Storage Area Network (SAN) to host your virtualized environment can be difficult. One of the big questions IT managers face is how to provide NAS services for your users that really make the best use possible of that SAN investment. Establishing a new SAN can be expensive. You want to get your money’s worth and leverage all the capabilities of that SAN. In the past, IT managers have had three options to choose from. You could add a separate NAS platform. You could choose to install a…
Simple, Secure Backup and Disaster Recovery Through Cloud Storage
Earlier this week we released our list of five key considerations for disaster planning, highlighting the point that the right cloud storage gateway can deliver where traditional storage falls short. The Nasuni Filer in particular enables fast, reliable, simple, cost-effective, and secure disaster recovery. Many of our customers have signed on with Nasuni because of the backup and DR benefits, and we're going to use this post to demonstrate just how simple it can be, starting with the initial backup process and then…
