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Nasuni customers generate and manage vast amounts of unstructured data, and they spend a large amount of their day interacting with content inside various Microsoft 365 experiences. Businesses want an easy, secure and single point of access for AI interactions with their consolidated data. The Nasuni File Share Graph connector, (Microsoft File Share Graph connector + Nasuni Data), provides seamless integration that enables Nasuni customers to easily leverage Microsoft’s semantic index within the Microsoft Graph to discover, search, and analyze Nasuni file data. 

What is the Nasuni File Share Graph Connector? 

This connector is designed to index and integrate external third-party file data shares. This integration enables: 

• A unified search experience across Microsoft 365 and external file shares. 


• AI-powered content discovery using natural language processing and semantic matching. 


• Improved governance and compliance, extending data security policies to Nasuni file content. 


• Enhanced analytics for enterprise-wide reporting and insights. 

By bringing Nasuni data into Microsoft Graph, organizations can harness AI-driven insights, making file share content as discoverable and actionable as Microsoft 365-native files. 

Why this matters for Nasuni Customers?

Single Pane of Glass AI Search & Discovery

Nasuni customers gain a unified AI-powered search experience, where all organizational content—whether in Microsoft 365 or external file shares—is searchable through: 

• Microsoft Search (Microsoft365.com, Microsoft 365 App, SharePoint) and other Microsoft 365 experiences such as Context IQ.


• Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI-driven insights and summaries. 


• Agents built on connected content through Copilot Studio for intelligent workflows. 

This integration eliminates data silos, allowing organizations to maximize the value of their file shares without complex migrations.

Simplified Governance & Compliance 

By extending Microsoft’s AI-driven data classification, security, and compliance policies to Nasuni file shares, businesses can: 

• Enforce data compliance and security policies. 


• Restrict access using Active Directory (AD) or NTFS permissions. 


• Maintain regulatory compliance with automated content classification.

Enhanced Productivity & AI Insights 

With Nasuni data indexed within Microsoft 365, employees can: 

• Find and retrieve files faster using semantic search instead of navigating complex folder structures. 


• Use Microsoft 365 Copilot to summarize, analyze, and extract insights from file content. 


• Get AI-powered content recommendations based on user activity and relevance. 

Simple & Straightforward Setup 

Nasuni has ensured that deploying the File Share Graph Connector is fast and efficient: 

• No need to migrate data—just connect your existing file shares. 


• Out-of-the-box Microsoft Graph integration for AI-powered indexing. 


• Flexible indexing options to include/exclude files based on type, location, or age. 


• Advanced scheduling options to configure desired crawl time.  


• Support for custom properties to enable custom data ingestion. 

Once configured, the connector automatically syncs file updates, ensuring real-time searchability and AI-driven insights.

Customer Case Study 

BXP, the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States leveraged the Microsoft File Share Graph Connector with Nasuni data.  

The Nasuni File Share Graph Connector provides the BXP user base with a seamless integration that enables Nasuni customers to leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot’s semantic index to discover, search, and analyze Nasuni file data. This integration offers a unified search experience across Microsoft 365 and the BXP centralized file shares, AI-powered content discovery using natural language processing and semantic search, improved governance and compliance by extending sensitivity labeling and data security policies to Nasuni file content, and enhanced analytics for enterprise-wide reporting and insights.  

Additionally, Nasuni’s multi-site access capabilities include secure data distribution to remote offices, synchronized read-write access, and elimination of costly replication schemes. The Nasuni Global Volume Manager ensures changes from every location are synchronized with cloud object storage, creating an infinite version history of every file. The Nasuni Global File Lock ensures that only one user can write data at a time, minimizing the possibility of version conflicts.  

Colin Joynt, Senior Vice President of BXP

“The Nasuni file share graph connector has been instrumental in leveraging Copilot and providing a standardized AI prompting experience utilizing BXP’s centralized share. This solution has provided value to our internal Pilot program, by indexing large amounts of unstructured data for analytics and summarized reporting. The organization is looking forward to expanding this solution in the coming months.” 

Conclusion 

With the Nasuni File Share Graph Connector, businesses can unlock the full potential of their enterprise file data. By integrating with Microsoft’s AI and search ecosystem, organizations can: 

• Eliminate data silos and unify search across Microsoft 365 & Nasuni file shares. 


• Leverage AI-powered insights with Microsoft 365 Copilot’s semantic indexing. 


• Enhance compliance & security with enterprise-grade governance. 


• Boost productivity with real-time, intelligent content discovery. 

In short, Nasuni + Microsoft Graph = Smarter, Faster, AI-Driven File Access.