Cloud Tiering The recovery of primary storage by tiering
inactive data
Slide 2
SecurityUK Based Private Cloud Quality of Service Solutions
built on trust
Slide 3
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
Slide 4
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
Slide 5
How it works
Slide 6
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
Slide 7
CIFS NFS NetApp EMC HDS Windows S3/Swift Supported
Architecture
Slide 8
Free assessment for up to 5TB data Understand what file types
on your storage Last accessed date Storage Assessment Tool Actual
Customer Assessment
Slide 9
Example University of London 60 million filesand 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.
