Njini maintains a unique fingerprint that allows Njini to identify files based on customized criteria which allows network administrators to properly handle the manner and type of storage that a file is assigned.  Critical files can be treated with the appropriate business value regarding their security, and accessibility.  Files of lesser importance can be also treated accordingly, thereby allowing the network administrator to more effectively utilize the storage infrastructure. This sort of management provides for optimum storage infrastructure consumption and provides security management in advance of costly problems after the fact.

Njini’s Network File Control (NFC) provides your organization with the ability to take total control of Unstructured Data across your data storage environment. This is achieved by providing a single point of "command and control" for Unstructured Data. -- enabling the delivery of a common set of network resident file services, centrally defined and managed via policy, and then applied across a heterogeneous storage environment. Network File Control gives your organization the capability to build storage policies that deliver substantial, tangible, and immediate cost savings to your organization.

(Network file management and control services are a key component of the File Area Network (FAN) reference model that was recently adopted by SNIA, the Storage Networking Industry Association.)

Njini automatically builds indices of file content and meta-data when the file is created to provide a rich foundation for categorization and file placement.  In addition, Njini integrates into your directory infrastructure to provide organizational context to files.  Together file categorization and directory integration are known as ‘’identity@originTM’’ and it is only available through Njini. Identity@originTM unlocks the business value of data and insures the optimal placement of files all the time, over time.  This immediate and granular level of control keeps your files “right-tiered” throughout the information lifecycle.

Active archiving provides end users with a single, unified view of their file data, eliminating the management headaches and end user opposition to archiving. Our active archiving process uses the rules you set regarding a file, to correctly place it in the appropriate storage tier based on it’s current business value,  providing a more effective and efficient use of the storage infrastructure.

Njini enables organizations to reduce the risk of regulatory breach brought on by stricter, and ever changing, corporate governance regulations. These regulations require companies to actively manage data integrity, security and to ensure that they can make information available to legal firms and regulatory bodies in a timely manner. Njini helps organizations to discover what information they have, where it is held and most importantly, understand how important and relevant the information is in relation to such requests.

The result is a significantly more secure data storage environment where the administrator is allowed to apply policy on the basis of the nature of the data in a deterministic fashion, as opposed to layering rules on the basis of file location or name or relying on end-user compliance. Information on how a file is accessed, and by whom, can be tracked, and access and changes to files can be enforced in real time.

Njini’s unique real-time technology allows you to optimize your use of valuable storage assets to reduce your overall cost of storage by 30% or more. Our real time technology is the cornerstone to provide you this compelling ROI. The control Njini provides administrators over the location of data storage, and deduplication, provides tangible investment protection with an overall lower total cost of ownership.

Central to Njini’s solution is the automatic assignment of business value to your file-based data; thereby, allowing administrators to view their file-based data from a business focused perspective.  Njini possesses the unique ability to classify data in real-time from the point of its creation. As users change or manage their documents, Njini’s solution captures every transaction and updates its data automatically.

Njini is the first automated and easy-to-implement solution to offer regulatory enforcement in addition to regulatory audit functions.  Njini’s Network File Control provides tools to assist with pressing legal and regulatory concerns enabling the business to gain fine control over what data to keep, where to keep it, who has access, what file operations can be performed, how long to keep the file, etc. 

Policies can also prevent storing unnecessary or inappropriate file-based content, which could expose the business to legal action. By creating policies that can determine how files are accessed, used, and by whom, and tracking the information in real time, you can assure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

Njini’s solution comes standard with a turnkey administrative interface for management and reporting. The administrative interface is web based with an intuitive and user-friendly design.  Reports are based on the meta-data that’s in the file tag, allowing analysis based on file type, owner and storage tier, among other criteria. By selecting the filter criteria, you can generate reports of different types to enable you to understand your data use and the effectiveness of your organization’s storage strategy.

With Njini’s simple to use management interface, you have a powerful toolset for configuring policies which can determine the lifecycle characteristics of file-based data in real time.  Implementing the Njini solution affords your business the ability to unlock the business value of your data by giving you an entirely new dimension of management control, from reducing the duplication of files to enhanced information security based on your own criteria.

Examples of policies can range from instructing Njini to dictate where your data resides, to how a specific type of file content should be treated from a compliance perspective.

Njini’s Network File Control provides a complete in-depth insight into the state of your file-based data, not only where it resides within your storage, but also how and what has changed, storage usage efficiency and, content and activity reporting to name but a few. Data is collected in real-time, and the system provides a feature rich reporting engine to analyze data management and highlight trends

Njini’s Network File Control sits in-line, and presents itself as a standard network share, which is no different from what users see on their network today. There is no learning curve as an administrator just remaps a users network drive to the Njini server, and the user is connected and all their data is automatically subjected to Njini policies.

In addition, Njini’s Network File Control integrates seamlessly into all standard authentication systems and directory systems such as Active Directory.