What do Azure, AWS, IBM, and Dell EMC ECS have in common? All are leveraging Nasuni UniFS® for scalable file storage and cross-site synchronisation. Nasuni offers the first global file system designed for private and public cloud object storage, so it scales without the limits of legacy controller-based file systems. Learn how Nasuni consolidates distributed file servers and NAS, enables high-speed file collaboration across any number of locations, improves file recovery points and times, simplifies DR, and accelerates business growth. All while reducing costs up to 60% compared to traditional file infrastructure.

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Unleashing the Potential of Object Storage
& Accelerating Cloud-First Initiatives with
the First Global File System
Andy Hardy, Nasuni VP EMEA
ahardy@nasuni.com

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We now live in a connected world
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Cloud-connected everything
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With
unstructured
data growing
faster than
ever …
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… why are we still doing this?
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Object storage is now widely available
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Infinite pools of cheap, durable, geo-redundant capacity
Public Cloud Private Cloud

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What’s missing: a cloud-era file system
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FileSystemSize(PB)
0
∞
60
10
100
UniFS
Average Size: Infinite
FAT
ext4
Average Size: 2 GB
NFS
WAFL
Average Size: 16 TB
OneFS
GPFS
Average Size: 20 TB
20161990 2000 2010
“Block” Era “NAS” Era “Scale-Out” Era “Cloud” Era

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UniFS® - the first cloud-era global file system
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A file system without limits
Maximum File Size
4TB
N/A
UNLIMITED
16TB
Files per Volume
8 billion
9 billion
UNLIMITED
2 billion
Total Volume Size
66PB
2 PB
UNLIMITED
20PB
Snapshots per Volume
20K (per cluster)
256
UNLIMITED
255
UniFS®
Number of Sites with
Global File System
N/A
N/A
UNLIMITED
N/A

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UniFS builds on scalable object storage …
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… to unlock its full potential …
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… with scalable enterprise file services
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Store
Unlimited Capacity
Local Performance
Local Security
Synchronize
Continuous File Versioning
Instant Recovery
Fast DR Anywhere
Protect Manage
Single Pane of Glass
Volume & Appliance Controls
Scriptable API
Multi-Site File Propagation
Global Volume Management
Global File Lock

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Store & synchonise files at any scale
Branch
Offices
Headquarters
International
Offices
Headquarters
Data Center
Mobile Users

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Object storage + global file system
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Solves 2 big unstructured data management challenges
Remote Office File Server & NAS Consolidation Cross-Site File Synchronisation
Isilon StorageNAS
NAS
Windows
File Servers
Mac
File Server

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Remote office file server & NAS consolidation
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Simplify IT, ensure business continuity, and reduce costs
Isilon StorageNAS
NAS Mac
File Server
Windows
File Servers
$
$
$
$

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Remote office file server & NAS consolidation
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Simplify IT, ensure business continuity, and reduce costs

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Remote office file server & NAS consolidation
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Simplify IT, ensure business continuity, and reduce costs

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NAS & File Servers
Cross-site file synchronisation
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Deliver the same files to any location without delay

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Cross-site file synchronisation
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Deliver the same files to any location without delay

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Traditional file infrastructure
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Costly, complex, hard to scale
File Servers Backup Software Disk / Tape
Remote Site(s)
File ServersNAS Disk Backup
DR Site
Tape Archive & DR
Offsite
File Servers NAS Backup Software Tape LibraryDisk Backup
Data Center (File Storage)
Email Database App ServersVirtual Machines
Data Center (Block Storage)
WAN Acceleration MPLSFile Transfer

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Traditional file infrastructure
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Costly, complex, hard to scale
File Servers Backup Software Disk / Tape
Remote Site(s)
File ServersNAS Disk Backup
DR Site
Tape Archive & DR
Offsite
File Servers NAS Backup Software Tape LibraryDisk Backup
Data Center (File Storage)
Email Database App ServersVirtual Machines
Data Center (Block Storage)
WAN Acceleration MPLSFile Transfer

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Modern file infrastructure
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Cost-effective, simple, infinitely scalable
Remote Site(s) DR and Archive Anywhere
Data Center (File Storage)
Email Database App ServersVirtual Machines
Data Center (Block Storage)
UniFS®

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adidas is the second-largest maker of sporting goods and apparel in the world. Its core brands – adidas and
Reebok – have some of the strongest identities in sport. The company’s “Creating the New” 5-year business plan
aims to make adidas “the first true fast sports company” – fast in satisfying consumer needs and fast in internal
decision-making. When its global design teams could no longer collaborate effectively on increasingly large
Illustrator and Photoshop files, adidas realized a cloud-scale file sharing solution was needed. Its design and IT
teams jointly selected Nasuni’s cloud-based file system powered by Amazon S3 object storage as its new global
file infrastructure. With unlimited space for project directories, cross-site collaboration without version conflict, and
faster file recoveries, adidas can focus on its core competency – sport – and the power sport has to inspire people
and change lives.
Design efficiency
Global growth
Time-to-market
GermanyRetail &
Consumer Goods
Employees: 60,000
Locations: 160+
File Storage: 2000 TB
Amazon S3
Nasuni
Solution Organization Size Industry Country Business Need
Enabling a
faster, more
responsive
sports company

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Facilitating the
regeneration of
places, spaces
and communities
Countryside Properties is a leading UK home builder focused on placemaking and urban regeneration. The
company was struggling to collaborate on project files between office locations and share them with remote
construction sites. The company’s existing file infrastructure was expensive and unable to keep pace with the
growing number of projects. A data loss incident spurred Countryside’s IT team to search for a better file sharing
solution that could also mitigate Ransomware with more frequent backups and recovery points. Nasuni enterprise
file services, powered by Microsoft Azure object storage, was the solution. With Nasuni global file system
innovation, Countryside will have fast, secure access to project files in all locations, limitless storage capacity for
growth, and continuous file versioning to quickly recover from any data loss incident or malware. By no longer
having to constantly purchase, build and refresh racks of storage servers, Countryside can focus on the business
of building better places to live.
Collaboration
Business continuity
Growth
UKConstructionEmployees: 1000+
Locations: 7+
File Storage: 20 TB
Nasuni
Microsoft Azure
Products and Services Organization Size Industry Country Business NeedPartner
Bytes

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Products Country Business NeedPartner
Streamlining
manufacturing &
design workflows
and reducing
costs
Global conglomerate Siemens needed to drastically reduce its reliance on a vast traditional storage infrastructure.
A network of NetApp servers with NAS capacity for important group shares and project directories served
employees across three continents and 600 locations. To reduce costs and improve file-based collaboration,
Siemens initiated a forward-thinking next-generation file system (NGFS) project. Atos, Siemens’ managed digital
services provider, turned to Nasuni enterprise file services and Dell EMC ECS cloud storage to replace Siemens’
legacy NAS infrastructure. Nasuni will enable Siemens to share up to 10 petabytes of unstructured data across
the world without costly filer replication and upgrades, add capacity on-demand, recover files with greater speed
than ever before, and collaborate on files without version conflict. For Atos and Siemens, cloud-first with Nasuni
and Dell EMC is the only way forward.
Global Growth
Cost reduction
Time to Market
Germany
Worldwide
Energy,
Healthcare,
Manufacturing
Employees: 350,000+
Locations: 600
Files Storage: 10 PB
AtosDell EMC ECS
Nasuni
CAD
Teamcenter PLM
Adobe Creative
Microsoft Office
Organization Size Industry Key Apps

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Accelerating
growth & driving
retail efficiency
Sports Direct is the UK’s largest sporting goods retailer, operating 700 stores in 19 countries across Europe with
plans to continue growing globally through mergers and acquisitions. Facing an expensive NAS refresh, Sports
Direct’s IT group sought a scalable, cost-effective file storage and data protection solution that aligned with the
company’s strategic plans. IT Services leader Bytes delivered Nasuni’s global file system backed by Azure object
storage. With file storage growing at 40% annually, Sports Direct has swapped expensive NAS refreshes for
Azure and Nasuni’s unlimited capacity. Design and marketing teams enjoy fast access to large Adobe Creative
and video files at all sites, enabling them to generate content faster. Built-in data protection and geo-redundant
DR ensure resilience, and make a backup solution that cost $120,000 annually unnecessary. With Azure and
Nasuni in place, the company can quickly ingest new offices and locations as it works toward becoming the
leading sports and lifestyle retailer internationally.
RetailEmployees: 17,345
Locations: 2
File Storage: 100 TBs
UK
Europe
Products Business NeedLocationsOrganization Size Industry Key Apps
Microsoft Azure
Nasuni
Adobe Creative
CAD/CAM
Microsoft Office
Productivity
Cost Savings
Acquisitions

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TBWA is a unit of Omnicom Group, the world's largest advertising agency holding company. They are known as
pirates - creative renegades who take risks and rewrite rules to come up with brave ideas such as the iconic
Absolut Vodka ads, the award-winning Mac vs. PC campaigns, and the edgy adidas promotions. But it’s hard to
be creative when you can’t share ideas. The files generated by TBWA's creative teams are among the company's
most valuable assets. Storing, protecting and sharing this creative content across the globe had become a
challenge as the agency grew through acquisition to more than 180 offices in almost every major city in the world.
By switching from on-premises NAS and backup solutions to Nasuni and IBM Cloud Object Storage, TBWA now
has the global file collaboration capabilities it needs to maximize creative talent and optimize IT. For TBWA,
unlimited file sharing capacity means the inner pirate is unleashed for its clients.
Productivity
Global Growth
Lower Costs
NY, London,
Paris, Global
AdvertisingIBM Cloud Object Storage
Nasuni
Products Organization Size Industry Locations Business Need
Unleashing
creative talent to
better serve
clients
Employees: 11,200
Locations: 180+
File Storage: 4 PB
Key Apps
Adobe Creative
Microsoft Office

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Delivering
strategic value and
efficiency to a
storied global
brand
Founded in 1760, Lloyd’s Register provides services that improve the safety and efficiency of complex, critical
infrastructure for the shipping, industrial manufacturing, and oil & gas industries. Delivered by Nephos
Technologies, Microsoft Azure and Nasuni are enabling file storage in 148 locations to be consolidated into a
centralized solution. By providing fast access to a unified global file share, Lloyd’s Register can more dynamically
assess risk, improve efficiency, and ensure environmental compliance for its clients. From an IT standpoint,
Nasuni’s on-premises caching appliances eliminate file storage capacity constraints in all offices, even as the
amount of hardware is reduced by nearly 80%. Nasuni’s continuously versioning file system also eliminates tape-
based backup, adding more backup points and increasing recovery speeds in the process. Together, Nasuni and
Azure are delivering a unique combination of strategic value and operational efficiency to a storied global brand.
Engineering &
Technology
Services
Employees: 8,000
Locations: 148
File Storage: 100 TBs
UK
Global
Products Business NeedCountryOrganization Size Industry Key Apps
Azure Object Storage
Nasuni
Microsoft Office
Images
Improved Service
Efficiency
Cost Reduction

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(NAS Unified)
1st
Cloud-Native
Global File System
Manufacturing
Construction
Technology
Advertising
Pharmaceuticals
Heavy Equipment
Water Engineering
7
Sector Leaders
Using Nasuni
70 Countries
17 Industries
16 Fortune 500
 Security
 Versioning
 Storing
 Locking
 Sharing
 Recovery
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Company
Patents
4,000
Customer
Locations
World’s most
scalable file
system
Goldman Sachs
led recent $38M
financing to
accelerate
growth
$120m
Capital
Raised

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• Learn more at Stand 2160
• 1-hour demo
• 2-day business impact assessment
• 30-day software trial
40+ TBs
of File Data
Multiple
Locations
Object
Storage
Reduce Costs
60%
Boost
Productivity
Accelerate
Growth & Revenue
So, if you have … … and you want to …
…
… take the next step

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& Accelerating Cloud-First Initiatives with
the First Global File System
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ahardy@nasuni.com
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