ManageEngine FileAnalysis
FileAnalysis at a glance (for Canadian buyers)
- What it is
- ManageEngine's tool for controlling unstructured data growth and finding file security weaknesses. Locates ROT data, tracks disk usage, analyzes effective permissions, and flags overexposed, hidden, orphaned, and ransomware-corrupted files. File Analysis is also available as part of DataSecurity Plus.
- Editions
- Free Edition (limited amount of data analyzed) and Professional Edition (paid, licensed by TB of data).
- Licensing
- Professional Edition is licensed by the volume of data analyzed, in tiers of 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 and 50 TB. Custom quotes are available for other volumes.
- Term
- Annual subscription or perpetual licence with annual maintenance and support.
- Canadian pricing
- Listed in USD by ManageEngine; Optrics quotes and invoices in CAD at the RBC daily rate on the quote date, with local tax handling.
- Who to talk to in Canada
- Optrics Engineering, ManageEngine's Canadian partner since 2010. Call 1-877-430-6240.
What FileAnalysis Does
File servers accumulate clutter over the years - duplicate copies, files nobody has opened in a long time, and permissions that grew as people changed roles. FileAnalysis finds that clutter, shows where storage is going, and highlights files and folders that are more exposed than they should be.
Storage and ROT cleanup
Permissions and file security
Where it fits alongside DataSecurity Plus
File Analysis is also one of the solutions within DataSecurity Plus, which adds file server auditing, data risk assessment, and data leak prevention. Choose FileAnalysis if storage and permission analysis is the whole scope; look at DataSecurity Plus if you also need those capabilities. Optrics can help you compare the two.
Related ManageEngine products
- DataSecurity Plus - file server auditing, data risk assessment, data leak prevention, and file analysis.
- ADAudit Plus - Active Directory auditing, for the account side of "who has access to what".
- Log360 - ManageEngine's SIEM suite, for organizations that want file, AD, and log auditing together.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ManageEngine FileAnalysis?
FileAnalysis is ManageEngine's tool for controlling unstructured data growth and finding file security weaknesses on file servers. It locates redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data, tracks disk usage and consumption rates, analyzes users' effective access permissions across files and folders, and flags overexposed, hidden, orphaned, and ransomware-corrupted files.
How is FileAnalysis related to DataSecurity Plus?
File Analysis is also one of the solutions within DataSecurity Plus, which adds file server auditing, data risk assessment, and data leak prevention. Buy FileAnalysis on its own if storage and permission analysis is the whole scope; look at DataSecurity Plus if you also need those other capabilities.
What does FileAnalysis find?
Redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data, including duplicate files; hidden files; orphaned data; ransomware-corrupted files; overexposed files; and users' effective access permissions across files and folders, to help prevent privilege abuse. It also tracks disk usage patterns and alerts when free space falls below a limit you set.
What is ROT data?
ROT stands for redundant, obsolete, and trivial data - duplicate files, files that are no longer needed, and files that never had business value. Finding ROT lets you archive, delete, or move it, reclaiming storage and reducing the amount of data that has to be secured and backed up.
What editions of FileAnalysis are available?
Two: a Free Edition with a limited amount of data that can be analyzed, and the Professional Edition, licensed by terabytes of data as an annual subscription or a perpetual licence. A 30-day free trial of the full product is also available.
How is FileAnalysis licensed and priced in Canada?
Professional Edition is licensed by the volume of data analyzed, in tiers of 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 40 and 50 TB, as an annual subscription or a perpetual licence with annual maintenance and support, with custom quotes available for other volumes. Optrics quotes and invoices Canadian buyers in CAD at the daily RBC rate, with local tax handling.
What are the system requirements?
FileAnalysis installs on 64-bit Windows (Windows 7 or later, or Windows Server 2008 R2 or later) and analyzes Windows file servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or later. ManageEngine's published minimum hardware is a 6-core 2.4 GHz processor, 12 GB RAM, and 200 GB of disk. See the Requirements tab for the recommended configuration.
Can I try FileAnalysis before purchasing?
Yes. A 30-day free trial is available, and the Free Edition can be used on a limited amount of data after that.
System Requirements
FileAnalysis installs from ManageEngine's DataSecurity Plus build (64-bit Windows installer), so ManageEngine publishes one set of requirements for both. The figures below come from that published guide.
Hardware
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 2.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 or more |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Disk space | 200 GB | 1 TB |
| Network | 100 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
For large file metadata analysis, ManageEngine advises allowing about 2.5 GB of additional disk space for every 10 million files or folders analyzed.
Software
- Installation server: Windows 7 or later, or Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.
- File servers analyzed: Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.
- Agent prerequisite: .NET Framework 4.5.
- Browsers: Google Chrome (recommended), Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge.
- Screen resolution: 1280 x 800 or higher.
Not sure how to size the server for your data volume? Contact Optrics or call 1-877-430-6240 and we will help before you start a trial.
Documentation
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us and one of our specialists will address your inquiry as soon as possible.
FileAnalysis Pricing in Canada
FileAnalysis Professional Edition is licensed by the volume of data analyzed, as an annual subscription or a perpetual licence. A Free Edition is also available for a limited amount of data. As Canada's authorized ManageEngine partner since 2010, Optrics quotes in Canadian dollars at the daily RBC exchange rate, delivered on a Canadian invoice with local tax handling.
Licensing Information
- Listed in USD by ManageEngine; Optrics quotes and invoices in CAD.
- Professional Edition: annual subscription or perpetual licence with annual maintenance and support.
- Licensed by terabytes (TB) of data analyzed.
Data volume tiers (Professional Edition)
If your volume falls between tiers, Optrics can request a custom quote from ManageEngine.
| Data volume | Included |
|---|---|
| 2 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 5 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 10 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 15 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 20 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 40 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| 50 TB | Professional Edition, subscription or perpetual |
| Other volumes | Custom quote |
Licensing notes for Canadian buyers
- Free Edition: Analyzes a limited amount of data - useful for a first look before buying a TB tier.
- Sizing: Count the data you actually want analyzed. Many customers start with a subset of file servers and expand later.
- DataSecurity Plus alternative: If you also need file server auditing, data risk assessment, or data leak prevention, DataSecurity Plus may be the better fit. We can compare both for you.
- What Optrics includes in a Canadian quote: TB tier, applicable Canadian taxes, and payment terms on a Canadian invoice.
Top 5 Reasons to Choose ManageEngine FileAnalysis
File servers quietly accumulate duplicate and stale files, permissions that no one has reviewed in years, and no clear picture of where the space is going. FileAnalysis is the ManageEngine tool that finds all three.
1. Reclaim Storage From ROT Data
Locate redundant, obsolete, and trivial data - including duplicate files - so it can be archived or purged, reducing storage cost and the amount of data that has to be secured and backed up.
2. Disk Usage Tracking and Alerts
Track disk usage patterns and consumption rate, and get an alert when free space falls below a limit you set - before a full volume becomes an outage.
3. Effective Permission Analysis
Report on users' effective access permissions across files and folders, and identify overexposed files, to help prevent privilege abuse.
4. At-Risk and Ransomware-Corrupted Files
Identify vulnerable data, hidden files, orphaned data, and files that may have been corrupted by ransomware, so they can be reviewed and dealt with.
5. Free Edition and Simple TB Licensing
Start with the Free Edition on a limited amount of data, then license the Professional Edition by TB (2 to 50 TB tiers, with custom quotes beyond). If your scope grows to file auditing or data leak prevention, DataSecurity Plus covers those too.
