Data Lens

Hey everyone,Just wanted to give a quick update on some recent changes with Data Lens. With the release of Data Lens On-Prem 2.1 this week, and a streamlined 2-tier SaaS licensing model, we are aligning the two deployment models.So, whether you are running self-managed on-prem (often for dark sites or strict data sovereignty) or using the cloud-delivered SaaS, the choice of tiers, functionality, and licensing is nearly identical.Update to SaaS LicensingStarting in July 2026, both Data Lens On-Prem and SaaS are structured into two straightforward tiers:Starter Tier (On-Prem and SaaS): This is built for infrastructure and storage admins who just need core visibility and basic protection. It covers: Standard file metadata reports (Data Age, duplicate files, consumption, and capacity forecasting). Basic ransomware signatures and file blocking. 1 month of audit data retention (which can be bumped to 13 months with a retention add-on). Pro Tier (On-Prem and SaaS): This is for security and

Hey All,Just wanted to share a quick update on a powerful new capability with Nutanix Data Lens (SaaS): User Behavior Analytics (UBA) based Anomaly Detection.Until now, Nutanix Files Storage anomaly detection primarily relied on static thresholds. While effective, thresholds can sometimes lead to noise, and require tuning, if certain users naturally perform high volumes of operations.With UBA, Data Lens now intelligently establishes a baseline for each individual user's normal behavior across your shares.Here are a few quick details on how it works:After configuring a deviation-based policy, it will use a 30-day warmup period to learn the baseline behavior for users based on their operation types (creates, reads, deletes, etc.) per share. Once the baseline is established, anomalies are triggered based on a meaningful deviation from that specific user's norm, rather than a hardcoded number. You can configure deviation percentage and minimum thresholds to tune sensitivity. You still have

Nutanix Data Lens is now available as an on-premises solution, complementing our existing SaaS-based offering. With this we thought it a good idea to start a new forum here on the community site. If you’re an existing File Analytics user, a Data Lens customer, or are evaluating Data Lens today, this forum is for you. In case you’re not familiar, Nutanix Data Lens provides global visibility, analytics, and security for unstructured data on Nutanix Unified Storage, and Amazon S3. It offers ransomware resilience, audit trails, permissions visibility, and data lifecycle management by identifying threats, monitoring user behavior, and optimizing storage through insights into data age and access patterns, all from a single console. It delivers proactive security by detecting anomalies with signature-based and behavioral algorithms, integrates with SIEM/messaging tools like CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, and helps manage data growth for cost savings and better governanceFor many organizat