The File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) is a new Windows Server technology included within the File Server Role. FCI is exposed via File Server Resource Management (FSRM). FCI is used to:

  1. Define file classification properties.
  2. Define automatic classification rules and triggers.
  3. Enable custom extensions via API’s available with the Windows 7 SDK.

Channel9 video demonstrations include:

• New File Classification Infrastructure – Part 1, How to Manage Stale Data
• New File Classification Infrastructure – Part 2, Compressing Stagnant Files
• New File Classification Infrastructure – Part 3, Business Critical Files
• New File Classification Infrastructure – Part 4, The FCI API