Case Study: Perkins+Will achieves 65% storage cost savings and high‑performance global file access with Nasuni

High-Performance Protected Storage Across the Enterprise

Perkins+Will, a global architecture and design firm with 24 offices, faced rising storage and backup costs as large BIM files (up to 300 GB) and distributed project teams increased demand. Traditional, location-by-location storage and backup systems created management headaches, heavy MPLS/WAN traffic, and slowed collaboration when teams across offices waited for models to open or sync.

Nasuni deployed a Filer in each office to deliver local, high-performance access with centralized control, integrated data protection and file synchronization, and capacity-based pricing. The solution simplified management, cut WAN traffic and backup complexity, improved collaboration, and delivered predictable costs — yielding about 65% savings over three years (including a projected 50% cut in backup costs) while enabling scalable growth and freeing IT budget for other initiatives.

Perkins+Will

Murali Selvaraj

Chief Information Officer