Nasuni launches AI file data platform for enterprises

Nasuni has introduced a new brand and two products focused on enterprise file data, part of a broader strategy built around unstructured data for AI and business teams.

The launch includes Active Everywhere and AI Activate, which are designed to give employees and AI systems access to governed file data across distributed environments. At the same time, Nasuni is repositioning itself from a cloud file storage specialist to what it describes as an unstructured data platform for enterprise teams and AI.

The announcement comes as companies try to apply AI to internal data sets while managing higher infrastructure costs, stricter governance requirements and cyber security risks. Nasuni argues that much of the data businesses want to use sits in unstructured files such as designs, financial records, project documents and media assets.

Sam King, Chief Executive Officer at Nasuni, said the company sees a shift in how businesses derive value from AI projects.

"The enterprise technology landscape is at an inflection point, and our platform's core architecture was built for this moment," said Sam King, Chief Executive Officer, Nasuni. "Nasuni has been a pioneer in cloud file storage since its founding. With built-in permissions, versioning, protection, and a global namespace, we are now also uniquely designed to power enterprise work in the AI era. We are proud to support over 1300 customers across industries that impact our day-to-day lives such as manufacturing, life sciences, AEC, energy, and media. Our enhanced brand identity, platform capabilities, and recent investments reflect our commitment to those customers and our dedication to bringing leading solutions for unstructured data management to the market."

Two additions

Active Everywhere builds on Nasuni's acquisition of Resilio. The product gives edge teams access to governed file data at local network speeds while operating within Nasuni's existing namespace, permissions and governance framework.

Nasuni says the product is intended to reduce reliance on dedicated wide area network optimisation equipment and proprietary caching hardware. That could matter for companies with dispersed offices and project sites, where file access often depends on a mix of ageing on-site systems and cloud connections.

AI Activate is aimed at AI agents and large language models. It allows authorised AI tools to discover, read and act on file data within existing permissions boundaries through Model Context Protocol, without separate pipelines, duplicate data stores or additional infrastructure.

Nasuni argues that AI projects often fail to move beyond pilots because enterprise data remains fragmented, difficult to govern and hard to access in real time. It is positioning its file data layer as a common source for both employees and machine-driven tools.

Nick Burling, Chief Product Officer at Nasuni, linked the new products to pressure on hardware budgets and concerns about AI outputs based on poor-quality or weakly governed data.

"The era of solving file infrastructure problems with more hardware is over," said Nick Burling, Chief Product Officer, Nasuni. "Supply is constrained, costs are rising, and enterprises need a better model. Nasuni takes a different path entirely: software-defined, cloud-native, providing the operational file layer where your data already lives. In addition, AI without trusted context creates noise and risk. Nasuni is designed to deliver permission-aware, continuously indexed file intelligence that AI can safely act on, grounded in the same source of truth enterprise teams depend on every day."

Customer view

Nasuni also used the launch to highlight the role of governance and security in AI deployments. This is especially important in sectors that handle operational records across multiple regions, where local access to file data must be balanced with central control.

Marmon Crane Services, part of Berkshire Hathaway, said those requirements are becoming more important as businesses expand automation and AI plans.

"As we scale our global operations, a secure and well-governed data foundation is essential," said Dan Poon, IT Infrastructure & Security, Marmon Crane Services. "We are focused on improving how operational data is accessed and leveraged across regions to drive efficiency and support our AI and automation strategy. Nasuni is a strategic partner in helping us unify and manage unstructured data, enabling faster access to critical information while maintaining the governance, security, and compliance standards our business demands."

Nasuni says it now serves more than 1,300 customers across sectors including manufacturing, life sciences, architecture, engineering and construction, energy and media. Those industries generate large volumes of file-based information that do not fit neatly into conventional databases but remain central to day-to-day operations.

Nasuni's latest move shows how storage and file management vendors are reshaping their products around AI demand while trying to distinguish themselves from companies focused mainly on model development. In this part of the market, competition is increasingly centred on who can organise, govern and expose enterprise data in a form that AI systems can use safely.