Storage & Data Management - Compliance and Archiving

Compliance & Archiving enables organisations to regain control of information by managing it at a higher level than just individual storage devices. Data can be categorised and stored according to its intrinsic value, with aged or non-critical email and file system data being automatically moved to a more economical, secure system, either locally or at a remote data centre.

Tiered Storage Infrastructures

A tiered storage strategy properly planned and executed can increase services levels for critical applications and data sets, while reducing the overall cost of data storage. Data is classified and assigned to different types of storage media based on security requirements, performance requirements, the frequency of use and other considerations.

Mission critical data might be designated as “Tier 1” and stored on expensive high quality media. Non-critical "Tier 2" application data might be stored on less expensive, conventional media, while rarely accessed data may be classified as "Tier 3" and stored on low cost or near line storage devices.

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Data Retention & Archiving

Rising volumes of email and increasing dependence on electronic information exert pressure on limited storage resources. Businesses want to eliminate the problem of long-term storage and rapid retrieval of email and files to comply with internal requirements and industry regulations. The management of unstructured information enables users to effortlessly archive, search and retrieve information while keeping the frontline environment running at optimal efficiency, whilst easing the challenges of email quotas, PST overheads and future migrations. If journal archive services are activated the solution enables automated email reviews for a company's internal audit purposes and can handle requests for historical email as part of legal discovery in lawsuits. Short-term and long-term costs are reduced by automatically archiving files and emails into lower-cost online stores. Administrators no longer have to waste time on mailbox housekeeping.

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Regulatory Compliance

Most compliance laws include provisions for the availability, authenticity, accessibility, security, and recoverability of information. These all rely heavily upon the underlying storage infrastructure, policies, and operational practices.

Data is the most valuable corporate asset. As organisations continue to amass and store increasing amounts of critical data in digital form, valuable corporate data is frequently held on a vast array of distributed storage systems, desktops, and laptops. It is an overwhelming challenge to preserve and retrieve this valuable information in such an environment, let alone in the face of an unplanned event. Q Associates provide enterprise-class solutions for protecting and recovering data in the event of an emergency.

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Tape Libraries

Tape Libraries form part of an overall Data Management Strategy and are often used as DR tools as the tape media can be removed and taken off site. Data written to tape can be restored back to its orignal server, storage device or workstation in the event of any data loss. Tape Drive offers a solution to address applications that need high capacity, fast access to data or long-term data retention.

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