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October 28th, 2014 08:00
Keep the needed. Archive the rest!
Unstructured data is growing by the day, aided by the simplicity of creating files and folders and proliferation of smart phones and tablets. Keeping up with the vast amount of new data being created is a major challenge for IT managers, including:
How to finish backup for all the data
How to manage all the data
How to know which files are most relevant
To effectively address such challenges, Knowledge Sharing author Kobi Shamama forwards a solution that every organization should consider: Keep the needed. Archive the rest!
EMC archiving solutions use Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) technology for policy-based tiering, an efficient method of storing data by separating the relevant files from more expensive and faster tiers to archiving the remaining, less relevant files in a more cost-effective storage platform.
Kobi’s Knowledge Sharing article demonstrates the added value of a HSM solution for archiving deployments based on EMC NAS machines. He discusses use cases and suggested solutions on how to build a HSM platform to:
Maximize the value for money in the NAS environment (based on real customer experience)
Minimize backup time
Reduce the number of physical storage arrays to manage in the organization
This article is aimed toward CTO’s and EMC Proven Professional IT managers who would like to take their NAS environment to the next level of efficiency by reducing the cost and management of the NAS infrastructure.