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An introduction to archiving covering why you should archive, when you should archive along with the benefits
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An Introduction to Archiving
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Size of the Digital Universe
Terabyte Petabyte Exabyte Zettabyte1.8 ZB = 1.8 trillion gigabytes
Data from Extracting value from Chaos, IDC Digital Universe, sponsored by EMCGraphic by Mashable
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Data Archiving Explained
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The Data Lifecycle
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What is Archiving?o The storage and
preservation of data for the long term whilst maintaining access for future generations
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What is Data Preservation?
• Integrity and security of the data is maintained over the life of the archive
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Why should you archive?
• Data is valuable
• Easy access to older data• Release expensive primary storage space
• Meet compliance targets
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Challenges to long term preservation
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Getting it Wrong: Regulators, Irreplaceable
Assets
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“Storing infrequently-accessed data on disk is equivalent to keeping your car running constantly in the driveway - it wastes energy and it costs money.” The Clipper Group
Less than 10% is “active data”*
*2010 Digital Storage for Media andEntertainment Report, Coughlin Associates
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Archive vs. Backup• Backup
• Quick DR implementation
• Quick restoral from a near-line repository• Archive
• Long term data storage
• Maintaining data integrity
and retaining data availability
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Benefits of Archiving
• Free up space on Primary Storage
• Reduce backup overhead• Reduce cost storage
infrastructure• Reduce backup window
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Archiving solutions: Seven Questions You Should Ask
1. Data Integrity2. Data Confidentiality3. Data Authenticity
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The CIA triadConfidentiality
Integrity Availability
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Archiving Solutions:Seven Questions You Should Ask4. Data Availability
5. Data Possession6. Data Accessibility7. Data Provenance
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A New Approach to Archive
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Archive-as-a-Service
• Keeping data safe and secure
• 100% guaranteed data integrity
• Arkivum infrastructure in co-lo data-centres
• Tape based storage = reliable, cost effective
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How it works
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Safe, Secure, Easy to Use• Data tape provides 30 year shelf life• Three copies at all times• Multiple media manufacturers• Automated tape libraries• Escrow copy
• Seamless integration• Simple network file-share• Data in pre-agreed
locations with auditable security
• Encryption in-flight and at rest• Keys managed by the customer• Media exclusivity• Secure UK based data centres running the
Arkivum infrastructure
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SummaryData explosion
Up to 90% of all data could be archived
Challenges to preservation - bit errors and obsolescenceArkivum, the new approach to archive
Seven Questions You Should Ask
A-Stor - Safe, Secure, Easy to use
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“No ifs, no buts, no 9s,just 100% pure data
integrity”
