Peer Software boosts data orchestration with new hybrid features
Peer Software has released significant updates to its enterprise data orchestration and analytics platform, introducing new features for both the Peer Global File Service (PeerGFS) and PeerIQ. The upgrades target organisations managing large volumes of unstructured data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with an emphasis on storage compatibility, resiliency, analytics, and security.
Expanded storage support
The latest PeerGFS release broadens integration with major storage platforms, now including Dell PowerStore alongside enhanced support for Dell PowerScale and Unity. This change enables replication and synchronisation of diverse workloads using SMB, NFS, and multi-protocol environments. The added compatibility is intended to meet the needs of enterprises operating across different hardware and cloud ecosystems.
The platform enhancements aim to reduce the complexity often faced by organisations managing data in distributed and hybrid IT settings. PeerGFS continues to support active-active synchronisation, ensuring data remains consistent and available in real time at different locations, including the edge, data centre, and public cloud environments.
Performance resilience
Improvements to PeerGFS focus on maintaining both performance and fault tolerance. The new version includes the ability to resume large file transfers, substantially faster data rescans, and DFS Namespace integration for multi-protocol tasks. Additionally, NFS failover automation has been streamlined to reduce downtime, providing greater reliability for organisations managing critical files and collaborative workflows.
These enhancements are expected to benefit companies dealing with high volumes of unstructured data, ensuring operational continuity and minimising the risks associated with data loss or corruption during replication and migration processes.
PeerIQ enhancements
The PeerIQ analytics and monitoring solution has been updated with machine learning-based anomaly detection capabilities and expanded scalability to cope with large-scale, hybrid environments. The system now identifies abnormal user or client IP activities by using continuous analysis and retraining algorithms, which allows for more accurate detection of potential threats or unusual behaviour.
The toolset also includes comprehensive, real-time event logging, delivering detailed file event monitoring and audit trails. This functionality is aimed at supporting IT and security teams in proactive monitoring, compliance reporting, and quick issue discovery.
Data governance and compliance
The latest PeerIQ features reflect the increasing priority placed by organisations on data security, governance, and regulatory compliance. Enhanced activity monitoring and audit logging are designed to improve transparency and control over file operations, which is essential for demonstrating compliance with various industry standards and legal requirements.
Market context
As the volume and complexity of unstructured data continue to rise, enterprises require tools that combine compatibility, performance, and security across varied storage infrastructures. Multiple sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, are seeking to address the challenges of distributed data management without adding administrative overhead or sacrificing uptime.
"This latest evolution of PeerGFS and PeerIQ strengthens our customers' ability to synchronise, protect, and monitor their data across a greater array of storage platform choices while simultaneously smashing data silos, and providing the intelligence and visibility needed to support modern, distributed workloads," said Jimmy Tam, CEO, Peer Software.
