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Storage solution transforms the
way organizations manage large
amounts of data
Data storage is a frequent topic of discussion among
business leaders as they try to find efficient ways to manage
the influx. Here we consider how 80% of data is stored on
the wrong tier and how changing your approach to data
storage tiering can help save money.
Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage
and data management solutions,
has introduced StorCycle, a new
storage management software solution
designed for data-driven organizations
that need a modern storage life cycle
management workflow.
StorCycle allows organizations to create a
new Perpetual Tier of storage, reducing the
overall cost of storing data by up to 70%,
while giving users full access to their data.
StorCycle can be implemented as standalone
software using public cloud storage or
existing network-attached storage or
combined with Spectra storage hardware to
create a complete storage solution.
Most organizations have large amounts of
data that are growing exponentially and
are critical to their businesses. Typically,
most of this data is stored on an expensive
Primary Tier of storage.
However, up to 80% of this data is
inactive, costing both space and money,
and should be moved to more costeffective
storage. Spectra’s StorCycle
software does just that.
“The storage industry hasn’t delivered the
right tools that can easily and optimally
manage data,” said Nathan Thompson,
CEO of Spectra Logic. “StorCycle’s unique
ability to scan and migrate inactive and
project data from a costly Primary Tier of
storage to a Perpetual Tier, consisting of
less expensive storage targets, benefits
data creators, IT professionals and
organizations at large.”
Spectra’s StorCycle software was
developed from the ground up to address
the problem of managing and storing
large data sets.
StorCycle automatically scans primary
storage data for inactive files and migrates
them to a secure Perpetual Tier, which can
include any combination of cloud storage,
object storage disk, network-attached
storage (NAS) and tape, ensuring the
data is protected, while making it easily
available to end-users.
A smaller primary storage tier shrinks
backup and recovery windows, reduces
costs and increases overall performance.
With StorCycle’s unique Project Archive
feature, users can tag and move entire
project data sets to a Perpetual Storage Tier.
This allows the complete project to be
accessed for further analysis,
categorisation and comparison, all while
being securely preserved for as long
as needed.
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