Nasuni partners with Oracle for cloud file storage

Nasuni has partnered with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to let customers run its file data platform on Oracle's cloud service.

The deal focuses on managing unstructured data, including files, documents, images and other content often spread across dispersed systems. It is aimed at enterprises operating hybrid and distributed environments, where data is split across on-premises infrastructure, branch locations and cloud services.

Under the arrangement, customers can store file data and immutable snapshots in OCI Object Storage through Oracle's Amazon S3 compatibility interface. Nasuni's management software and edge cache virtual machines run on OCI Compute, giving users local file access while keeping underlying data in cloud object storage.

The integration targets organisations looking to replace or reduce reliance on traditional network-attached storage and file servers. Nasuni's platform uses its UniFS global file system to present a single namespace across locations, helping eliminate separate data silos.

As businesses grapple with growing volumes of unstructured data, many are trying to reduce the cost and complexity of storage while addressing cyber security risks such as ransomware. Cloud-based file platforms have become one option for consolidating storage and improving backup and recovery across multiple sites.

Nick Burling, Chief Product Officer at Nasuni, linked the partnership to those pressures. "Enterprises are under growing pressure from unstructured data growth, ransomware risk, and the rising cost and complexity of legacy solutions," he said.

"Through our partnership with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we're giving customers a simpler, safer, and more cost-effective path to modern file management - while creating a clean, governed data foundation that supports global collaboration today and prepares them for AI tomorrow."

Cloud design

The architecture combines cloud object storage for persistent data with software running closer to users for day-to-day access. This model is intended to support on-premises, hybrid and remote teams, while protecting data through snapshots that can be recovered when needed.

According to the companies, file data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Customers also retain control of their encryption keys, an important issue for regulated sectors and large organisations with strict internal security requirements.

Oracle presented the partnership as part of its broader push to attract enterprise storage and data management workloads to OCI. Major cloud providers are trying to appeal to companies with large installed bases of traditional storage systems, especially where those estates are spread across many offices and regions.

Rajesh Viswanathan, Senior Vice President, Storage at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, said the partnership was meant to address those needs. "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is designed to support the most demanding enterprise workloads with high performance, scalability, and security," he said.

"By working with Nasuni, customers can modernize file storage on OCI while improving resilience, reducing infrastructure complexity, and enabling global access to unstructured data."

Market focus

The announcement reflects sustained demand for products that bridge legacy file storage and public cloud infrastructure. Many companies still rely on conventional file servers and network-attached storage in branch offices, but they also want central oversight, stronger recovery options and a way to make data available to staff in different locations.

Nasuni said the Oracle integration is available now. It described the offering as suitable for organisations beginning a move to the cloud, refining existing cloud estates or preparing data environments for artificial intelligence projects.

That has become a common theme in infrastructure spending, as businesses assess whether their existing stores of unstructured data are organised and governed well enough to support AI systems. For storage and file management suppliers, the argument increasingly rests not only on reducing hardware dependence but also on making dispersed file data easier to find, manage and protect.

Nasuni said the partnership gives customers a way to align file management with broader cloud strategies while avoiding vendor lock-in and maintaining control of their environments.