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What is File Activity Analytics?

File Activity Analytics is a set of capabilities within PeerIQ that leverages real‑time data from Peer Agents to provide insights and trends about the unstructured data residing on your storage infrastructure. It uses the same real‑time engine that powers Peer Global File Service as well as our legacy File Activity Analyzer tool.

File Activity Analytics builds on the capabilities of the legacy File Activity Analyzer and adds:

  • Support for both SMB and NFS protocols.

  • A centralized, easy‑to‑use set of reports that cover all of your file servers.

  • Rich history and trending details for deeper analysis.

File Activity Analytics provides reports on both user and client access patterns across file servers. It also offers a list of top users and clients by activity.

Customers with a PeerIQ Advanced license additionally receive:

  • Machine‑learning‑based anomaly detection.

  • The ability to drill down into specific real‑time events.