Features
Secure and tiered archival using stadardized hardware
Data availability and authenticity are critical tasks with major impact on the economical success of today’s companies. Rapid recovery after a system failure and data authentication control are essential to ensure business continuity. Within this scope, responsible management must be able to reduce the risk of liability by choosing appropriate means. In addition, the growing volume of data requires solutions, which bring storage costs down at the same time.
PoINT Archiver provides secure, cost effective and network-wide filter based archiving and migration. The content of defined folders is monitored by PoINT Archiver. Files contained in these folders are copied, moved or migrated into an archive according to defined filters. PoINT Archiver stores the archives on file systems like NAS hard disks or on optical media like DVD/BD. PoINT Archiver can even use both technologies by replicating the archive to an additional file system or to optical media, thus improving data availability. Selection of the right hardware, a well chosen technology mix and a well defined archive strategy depends on individual requirements.
Directories on the PoINT Archiver server as well as any accessible network share can be monitored. If local folders are monitored, data archived on a file system optionally can be deleted from the source directory and replaced by a link. This results in a reduction of used hard disk space and in minimized backup and recovery time. In this way significant savings can be achieved without changing existing applications or workflows. In order to recognize possible manipulations of archived data, digital fingerprints of individual files, but also complete media or archive images are encrypted and stored in a data base and in the corresponding archive image or medium. This assures trustworthiness of the archive and its documents. PoINT Archiver provides companies, organizations and agencies with the security and authenticity of information required to fulfil the constantly rising number of compliance regulations.
Tiered Archiving
The PoINT Tiered Archive File System (PoINT TAFS) provides a storage hierarchy using a variety of technologies. This architecture provides a solution to overcome the individual limitation of a specific technology. The user has a wide variety of options to define the level of security and select the combination of hardware and technologies to be used. Possible configurations vary from a simple USB hard disk as simple archive device to a mirrored volume set in a jukebox with additional replication by a CD/DVD/BD production system.
Data Security
Digital fingerprints of the files and of a complete medium are encoded and stored on the media, in the corresponding archive image and also in the database to recognize possible manipulation of archived data. Documents which have been deleted or changed are identified and reported to the administrator. Additionally, the files in the source folder can be compared with the database or with the archived files. An optional encryption module further protects the entire file system, preventing unauthorized access to archived data. The combination of a system key and different archive keys makes the files illegible outside a specific PoINT Archiver installation. This method combines the advantages of removable media with the high level of security offered by closed systems.
Archive
PoINT Archiver periodically monitors data in selected network folders. According to defined filters relevant data is copied, moved or migrated to an archive. Additionally, PoINT Archiver can identify modifications of files after archival by using configurable criteria (e. g. date, archive bit, file contents) which finally leads to archival of a different version of that file.
Search and Retrieve
PoINT Archiver displays the structure of the archived data by a „Directory Tree“ view very similar to the well known Windows Explorer paradigm. The file related information (e. g. name, size, date of preparation) and the name of the corresponding archive medium or image can be queried for each stored file version. During retrieval of an individual file or directory, or a complete off-line archive, PoINT Archiver displays a list of all required media and prompts the user to import them into the publishing system. The requested files are copied automatically into the selected target directory, however, only those which are needed.
PoINT Archiver Highlights
Supported Archive– and Replication-Devices
Supported server operating systems
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows 2003 Server
- Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise
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