Nasuni enters new era with enhanced intelligence, exec changes
The combination of new product capabilities, strategic vision for AI readiness and leadership additions suggests Nasuni is entering a new era -- focused on actionable intelligence.
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Published: 20 Aug 2025
In the rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise data management, Nasuni is positioning itself for a significant transformation. The company recently unveiled new intelligence offerings and a strengthening of its executive leadership team.
These strategic moves signal Nasuni's commitment to addressing the growing challenges of data management in an increasingly AI-driven business environment.
New intelligence capabilities transform data management
In late July, Nasuni announced the launch of two new intelligence products: File IQ Premium and Ops IQ. These new capabilities enhance how enterprises gain insight from their file and machine data.
File IQ Premium delivers analytics and discovery tools designed to uncover usage patterns, anomalies and trends, ideally empowering IT teams to make smarter, faster decisions.
Complementing File IQ Premium, Ops IQ extends intelligence capabilities to infrastructure management. The product collects and reports Nasuni appliance and volume data telemetry through purpose-built dashboards. It enables IT teams to monitor appliance health and performance and provide data for chargeback -- increasingly important for organizations trying to allocate costs for AI projects.
AI readiness insights
Several key insights emerged from a recent conversation with Jim Liddle, chief innovation officer of data intelligence and AI at Nasuni. He discussed the current state of AI adoption in enterprises and how Nasuni is positioning itself to address emerging challenges.
Despite the hype surrounding AI, Liddle observed that most enterprise customers are not as far along in their AI journey as commonly perceived. The majority are "still only dipping their toes in the water," with just a few outliers doing truly innovative work with AI technologies. However, it's clear that Nasuni is gearing up to address the challenges of AI.
Nasuni is taking on these challenges through the following:
Unified namespace. Coalescing data from multiple locations.
Edge-to-cloud architecture. Ensuring data is available both locally and in the cloud.
Future development. Exploring the use of file systems as overflow for AI agent memory.
Liddle highlighted specific uses in manufacturing, where Nasuni's local edge appliance with S3 interface enables faster processing for AI-driven quality control in production lines. He also noted potential applications in healthcare, though he acknowledged the significant challenges with data privacy and security in these settings.
Leadership strengthening
Alongside these technological advancements, Nasuni has bolstered its executive team with four recent key appointments:
Sam King as chief executive officer. King was CEO of Veracode.
Alison Bayiates as chief people officer. Bayiates was previously with RSA and Veracode.
Dalan Winbush as chief information officer. Winbush previously worked for Quickbase and Comcast.
Elyse Gunn as chief information security officer. Gunn was previously with Pax8 and Quickbase.
These strategic hires suggest Nasuni is preparing for its next growth phase, with particular emphasis on security and organizational development -- critical areas as the company expands its capabilities.
Nasuni enters a new era
Enterprises increasingly recognize that successful AI implementation depends on effective data management.
Nasuni appears to be starting a new chapter in its evolution. The introduction of File IQ Premium and Ops IQ represents a significant shift from being merely a storage provider to becoming an intelligence-driven data management platform.
This transformation is timely, as enterprises increasingly recognize that successful AI implementation depends on effective data management. Nasuni's approach to storage and data management, combined with its edge-to-cloud architecture, positions the company well to address the complex challenges of making enterprise data AI-ready.
The leadership additions further reinforce this strategic direction, bringing in expertise that will be crucial for navigating the security, organizational and technical challenges they will most certainly face.
The company appears well-positioned for this new chapter, with intelligence-driven offerings that address real customer pain points and a strengthened leadership team to guide its growth. As enterprises continue to struggle with making their data AI-ready while maintaining security and governance, Nasuni's approach of transforming the file system into an active intelligence layer could prove to be a significant competitive advantage.
Jon Brown is a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, now part of Omdia, where he researches IT operations and sustainability in IT. Jon has more than 20 years of experience in IT product management and is a frequent speaker at industry events.
Enterprise Strategy Group is part of Omdia. Its analysts have business relationships with technology vendors.
