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Data Storage
Most companies face an average annual storage demand increase of 35-50%. Companies are continuously using more applications to effectively conduct business and these applications have higher data demands than in the past. Capital Data specializes in a variety of storage disciplines that are aimed at providing your infrastructure with the optimal IT solution to accommodate your budget and your growing storage requirements.
Storage Consolidation is a method of centralizing data storage among multiple servers. The objective is to facilitate data backup and archiving for all users, while minimizing the time required to access and store data. Other desirable features include simplification of the storage infrastructure, centralized and efficient management, optimized resource utilization, and lower operating costs.
Tiered Storage is the assignment of different categories of data to different types of storage media in order to reduce total storage cost. Categories may be based on levels of protection needed, performance requirements, frequency of use, and other considerations. Today's tiered storage infrastructures range from simple two-tier architecture consisting of iSCSI or fibre channel attached disk and tape to more complex infrastructures, which in some cases are comprised of five-to-six tiers.
A Storage Area Network (SAN) Infrastructure incorporates IP technologies in its architecture to attach remote computer storage devices such as disk array controllers, tape libraries and disk drives to servers in such a way that to the operating system the devices appear as locally attached devices.
Tape Automation is a high-capacity data storage system for storing, retrieving, reading and writing multiple magnetic tape cartridges. It contains storage racks for holding the cartridges and a robotic mechanism for moving the cartridge to the drive.
Virtual Tape/Disk is an archival storage technology that makes it possible to save data as if it were being stored on tape although it may actually be stored on hard disk or on tape. The benefits of virtual tape systems include better backup and recovery times and lower operating costs.
Compliance Archives are mandated by legislation such as SOX, HIPAA, SEC 17a-4 and others. Required retention periods differ depending upon the industry and your corporate structure. |
