Many companies that have large amounts of data (100gb or more) typically struggle with how to manage their data and costs. A large portion of the data is typically old and static and will probably never need restored unless something tragic happens. This is a great storage option as companies are moving more from a paper to paperless environment. In doing so, businesses are trying to determine how to manage the new large volumes of data they now have on their systems.
If you need to retain data for a long time due to regulatory purposes, archiving can be a great option for your business too. Allow your most critical and less critical data to be placed and managed on our online and nearline platforms, while your oldest, never-changing data can be stored offsite at the lowest possible cost.
The reasons for the lower cost benefit are because:
- One copy is stored in only one secure data center
- Your requirements for restoration is days instead of minutes or hours
- It is not online, but still in a secure offsite data center
