Cloud Tiering The recovery of primary storage by tiering inactive data

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Cloud Tiering / Archiving The Challenge: Companies are struggling with growth of file data More and more turn to Tier II solutions as -80% of file data is inactive, has not accessed for 90 days -Only 2% of that data will ever be accessed again – but which 2%? This data is typically stored on expensive, tier 1 storage platforms, where it requires -Management -Backing up -This data is also largely responsible for primary storage CapEx

Cloud Tiering / Archiving The Ideal Solution should be easy to access, and the Tier II storage should be Simple to manage and implement archive policies Files accessible to users transparently Cost Effective – pay as you grow Scalable – to grow with your needs

How it works

Key business benefits Managed service Reduce capex outlay on additional storage Reduce management overhead costs managing file data Reduce backup costs Free up capacity on tier one storage Scalable Simple to implement No upfront costs

CIFS NFS NetApp EMC HDS Windows S3/Swift Supported Architecture

Free assessment for up to 5TB data Understand what file types on your storage Last accessed date Storage Assessment Tool Actual Customer Assessment

Example – University of London 60 million files…and growing! Primary storage platform at 80% capacity Requirement to simplify management of student data & increase capacity Solution provides cloud archive with policies – Active students/inactive students – Auto – deletion after 7 years – Scalable for future growth.