Nasuni Data Service & BigID Integration

Overview

This guide outlines the integration between Nasuni Data Service (NDS) and BigID, enabling customers to scan and classify data stored in Nasuni volumes via NDS endpoints in a read-only capacity.

Integration Highlights

Direct Access via NDS – BigID connects to Nasuni volumes using NDS, fully in the cloud.
Security & Compliance – Data remains in the customer’s environment, reducing compliance risk. Access is read-only.
Scalability – NDS supports large-scale scanning without the need for staging infrastructure.
Ease of Use – Minimal configuration required for BigID to access NDS volumes.

Prerequisites

Before beginning, ensure you have the following:

An NDS deployment connected to one or more Nasuni volumes, and the connection information.
Access to BigID

Configure the Connection - NDS for Azure

1 - Collect Inputs

Parameter	Description	Example
Data Source Name	A unique name for the data source	`MyNasuniData01`
Account name	This will always be `nds`	`nds`
Authentication Key	A SAS token for your NDS endpoint. Provided as part of the “NDS Blob Storage Connection Information” during NDS setup.	`sv=2025-05-05&ss=b&srt=s&st=2025-06-19T20%3A59%3A09Z&se=2030-12-31T05%3A00%3A00Z&sp=rl&sig=D4fyxagfi4Q6wnPrXEmBc5Umo%3D`
Value (for customEndpoint)	The domain (after “nds.”) from your NDS Blob Storage Endpoint. Provided as part of the “NDS Blob Storage Connection Information” during NDS setup.	If your endpoint was `https://nds.uniquename.region.azurecontainerapps.io` then the Value would be: `uniquename.region.azurecontainerapps.io`

2 - Add the Data Source

In BigID, navigate to Data Sources and choose the option to Add Data Source. Select Azure Blob Storage as the type.
Enter a Data Source Name of your choosing, and nds as the Account name.
Set Authentication Type to Key Authentication, and Authentication Key Type to SAS token.
Paste your authentication key in this Authentication Key field. See the example in Collect Inputs.
Expand the Advanced section, and scroll to Custom Parameters.
In the Name field, enter customEndpoint. In the Value field, enter the domain (after “nds.”) from your NDS Blob Storage Endpoint. See the example in Collect Inputs.
Configure any other parameters as desired, and save the configuration. This connection enables read-only workloads within BigID.