A single, unified view across all NAS, file servers, buckets, and cloud platforms regardless of vendor. Break down data silos once and for all.
MetadataHub Data Landscape Report
Replace assumptions with facts.
One unified view of all your unstructured data, regardless of vendor, protocol, or location, without moving a single file.
You Cannot Manage What You Cannot See
Storage costs keep climbing but nobody can explain exactly why.
Data sprawls across NAS, file servers, and cloud buckets from multiple vendors. Files go unaccessed for years. Orphaned data accumulates silently. Nobody has a single, accurate view of what is actually out there.
The result: you are paying to store, replicate, and back up data that nobody needs on infrastructure you cannot fully justify, across vendors you cannot compare.
The Data Landscape Report gives you that view - every file across every system, mapped by age, size, type, and owner, with no guesswork.
40 - 60 %
of enterprise storage is cold or orphaned data
3x
cold data is replicated and backed up - compounding cost
65 %
average storage cost reduction after tiering cold data
1 view
of all storage - NAS, object, cloud, any vendor
One Report. Total Clarity.
Runs on-site as a Docker container in your data center. No data movement, no egress, no disruption. Connects directly to your storage via SMB, NFS, and S3 from any vendor and delivers actionable intelligence in hours.
Global Storage Visibility
Compliance and Risk Visibility
Identify files that have not been accessed within compliance windows, or sensitive data in unsecured locations without touching the data itself.
Cold and Orphaned Data Identification
Pinpoint exactly which data has not been accessed in months or years. Know what is cold, who owns it, and what it is costing you before making any decisions.
Growth and Age Analysis
Understand how fast storage is growing, where it is coming from, and how data age is distributed so capacity planning becomes an engineering exercise, not a guess.
ROI Modeling
Use your actual storage data to calculate ROI and identify opportunities to improve storage savings before committing to any migration or purchase.
File Type and MIME Distribution
See exactly what kinds of files are consuming your storage. Identify redundant, obsolete, and trivial data across every share and bucket.
Two Levels of Intelligence
Both reports run on-site in your data center. Neither moves your data or creates egress. The difference is how deep you want to go.
Standard Report
Harvests Without Opening Files
Connects directly to your storage via SMB, NFS, or S3 and captures all POSIX filesystem metadata and object metadata without touching file contents. Fast, safe, and works on any environment at any scale.
- File name, size, type, and MIME category
- Created, modified, and last-accessed timestamps
- Owner, permissions, and directory structure
- Capacity utilization by share, bucket, and owner
- Cold data identification - age distribution across your environment
- Preset interactive charts and reports - immediate results
- Custom queries - precision views of any dimension of your data
- Export to PDF, CSV, or your analytics tool of choice
And much more - all your data can be queried and reported on.
In-Depth Report
Opens Files. Extracts Everything.
Goes beyond the filesystem - actually opens files and extracts the insights, content, and context embedded inside them. Hundreds of file types supported including industry-specific and application-specific formats.
- Everything in the Standard Report
- Hundreds of file types supported - including industry and application specific file formats
- Captures content, context, and critical insights from inside your files
- Content classification and intelligent tagging signals
- AI readiness assessment - know which data is actually usable
- Identifies ROT data (redundant, obsolete, trivial) at content level
- Custom reports querying any extracted content attribute
- Enhanced exports for downstream AI, analytics, and orchestration tools
Built For Everyone Who Owns the Data Problem
From the C-suite to the storage team - the Data Landscape Report gives each stakeholder exactly what they need.
CxO / Finance
- Storage cost visibility and trend analysis
- ROI model for tiering and archiving decisions
- Budget justification with real numbers
- Risk and compliance exposure summary
Storage Administrator
- Capacity utilization across every share and bucket
- Cold data map - know what to tier before you act
- Cross-vendor, cross-protocol unified view
- Deploys in under an hour as a Docker container
Data Engineer / Architect
- File type and MIME distribution for pipeline planning
- AI readiness assessment across your data estate
- Custom query engine for precision data views
- Export to any analytics or orchestration tool
Data Governance / Compliance
- Identify unaccessed data past compliance windows
- Locate sensitive data in unsecured directories
- ROT data identification (redundant, obsolete, trivial)
- No data leaves your environment - ever
How It Works
01 Connect
Deploy the MetadataHub Docker container in your data center. Most environments are up and scanning in under an hour. No agents, no data movement.
02 Harvest
Metadata harvesters scan your environment in-place, capturing POSIX, object, and optionally embedded metadata from inside your files.
03 Analyze
The engine maps your entire data landscape - age, size, type, owner, growth - across every share and bucket.
04 Deliver
You receive a full report with interactive charts, ROI model, PDF and CSV exports, and a clear path to cost reduction.
Common Questions
Does this require moving or recalling any data?
No. The report runs entirely in-place using filesystem and object metadata. Nothing is moved, recalled, or modified.
Which storage systems does it support?
Any SMB, NFS, or S3-compatible storage - on-premises or cloud, any vendor. NAS, file servers, object stores, and hybrid environments all work.
What is the difference between the two report types?
The Data Landscape Report uses filesystem metadata - fast and safe for any environment with no files opened. The In-Depth Report goes further, opening files to extract embedded metadata from hundreds of file types, delivering critical insights into the actual content and context of your data.
How long does deployment take?
The Docker container deploys in under one hour in most environments. Analysis typically completes within hours, not days. MetadataHub is capable of scanning billions of files.
What are the security and data sovereignty guarantees?
MetadataHub runs entirely within your data center. No data leaves your environment - ever. There is no egress, no cloud dependency, and no external access to your files.
How is it priced?
Flat rate pricing - no per-TB or per-file charges. Contact us for a quote tailored to your environment and use case.
Can the report help calculate storage ROI?
Yes. The report includes a storage ROI calculator that uses your actual storage costs to model savings from tiering and archiving cold data, including the compounding cost reduction from reduced replication and backup spend.