Global Energy Company Consolidates File Infrastructure and Boosts Resilience with Nasuni + AWS

Global Energy Customer

Challenge

A leading energy provider operating across multiple states was managing five disparate file storage systems across three regional offices.

Legacy Windows File Servers lacked centralized management, leading to data silos, inconsistent protection, and limited collaboration. One location had no data protection in place, posing significant risk to operations and compliance. The organization sought to simplify operations, improve resilience, and accelerate its cloud transformation strategy.

Solution

The company replaced its aging file server infrastructure with the Nasuni File Data Platform, backed by Amazon S3. Working with a strategic cloud partner, the solution included:
  • Nasuni Edge Appliances deployed in key locations to deliver fast, local file access
  • A cloud-based Nasuni Edge Appliance hosted on Amazon EC2 for centralized management and business continuity
  • Volumes mapped to existing shares with NTFS permission preservation
  • Global File Locking enabled for seamless collaboration across Finance and other departments
  • Active Directory and DFS-N integration for a frictionless user experience
  • Snapshot retention and versioning for built-in ransomware protection and rapid recovery
  • Procurement via AWS Marketplace, enabling use of committed cloud spend and accelerating the project timeline

Outcomes

✓ Consolidated 5 storage systems into a unified cloud-backed architecture
✓ Enabled secure collaboration across geographically dispersed teams
✓ Improved disaster recovery readiness with enhanced RPO/RTO
✓ Reduced IT complexity through centralized file services and cloud-native protection
✓ Optimized storage costs using Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval and eliminated legacy hardware refresh cycles

Industry: Energy

Primary region: North America

Segment: Enterprise

Cloud provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Former solution: Windows File Servers

Use cases: File server consolidation, cloud migration, ransomware recovery, multi-site collaboration