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What is File System Analytics?

File System Analytics is a set of capabilities within PeerIQ that utilizes scan‑based data from Peer Agents to deliver insights and trends about the unstructured data residing on your storage infrastructure. It uses the same scan engine that powers our standalone File System Analyzer tool.

File System Analytics builds on the capabilities of the File System Analyzer tool and adds the following:

  • Support for both SMB and NFS file shares.

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

  • Rich historical data and trending details for deeper analysis.

File System Analytics provides detailed reports on:

  • File types and extensions.

  • File timestamps and aging.

Scans are currently scheduled to run every Saturday at 9 p.m.. This schedule will become configurable in future releases of PeerIQ.