Active Archive

Many organizations produce large volumes of mostly static data. Improperly managed, this data will quickly overwhelm primary storage capacity. Whether to meet regulatory requirements or to guarantee access to their accumulated knowledge capital, businesses and institutions are increasingly digitalizing their legacy data.

Archiving to off-line media no longer meets your user access requirements, while traditional proprietary archival systems try to lock you into hardware-based solutions whose life expectancy is shorter than your data’s.

Active Circle recommends implementing an Active Archive solution whereby the company’s digital assets are available online.

Features of Active Circle’s Active Archive solution:
- Scalable file system from 1 TB to 4 PB
- Data accessible via CIFS and NFS network file protocols
- Automated Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) over multiple storage tiers
- Data integrity guaranteed by WORM mode
- Reduction in storage TCO by selecting standard hardware (disk or tape)
- Automated management of technology changes and data migration
- Exports in TAR format for data vaulting

A large number of organizations are using Active Circle to store large volumes of digital content in the following sectors: media and entertainment, oil&gas, life science, geographical information systems, telecommunications...

Check the Taneja Group report on Active Archive
For more information on Active Archive, please contact  info@active-circle.com