IBM Information Archive-The Next Generation Information Retention Solution

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Highlights

A storage repository for all types of content
Enables customers to index and search archived information
Offers flexibility in retaining information through its unique ‘collections’ architecture and choice of protection options
Offers up to 608 TeraBytes (TB) of raw disk capacity and petabytes (PBs) with external tape
Helps optimise storage capacity with data deduplication and compression features
Offers low total cost of ownership (TCO) by allowing use of mixed media (disk, tape and virtual tape)
Maintains information integrity and authenticity and increases its security through a patent-pending enhanced tamper protection feature.

The explosive growth of information and the increased focus on regulatory compliance are compounding the need to retain and protect business-critical information. Clients need an archiving and retention solution that is secure, scalable and cost-effective. IBM Information Archive is a simple and flexible archiving solution to help organisations of all sizes address their complete information retention needs – business, legal or regulatory.

IBM Information Archive is designed to help you reduce cost, improve operational efficiency and manage risk.

Cost Reduction

Reduces disk capacity requirements with built-in data deduplication, compression and hierarchal storage management features
Eliminates the need to maintain two separate platforms for structured and unstructured information
Reduces tier-one storage requirements by moving information to lower-cost storage tiers, including tape
Utilises a single management point to help reduce the labour required to manage archived information
Helps reduce time and cost required to locate files with its index and search function
Can use a single archive platform for multiple lines of business (LOBs), allowing reduction of floor space and energy costs.

Improve operational efficiency

Provides the flexibility to configure up to three separate information collections (virtual archives) within one Information Archive, reducing the need of additional storage to archive information with different retention needs
Enables users and administrators to locate archived data quickly, saving labour time and costs
Supports industry-standard interfaces and protocols for easy installation and configuration
Simplifies management of archived information with a single web-based user interface.

Manage risk

Designed to help your business meet the most stringent information retention requirements
Helps provide a compliant storage repository that offers protection against inadvertent deletion or alteration.

Common features

Offers up to 608 TB (raw disk capacity) and petabytes with external tape
Helps provide compliant storage for information integrity and authenticity
Provides three configurable information collections per IBM Information Archive
Provides multiple information protection levels
Enables customers to index and search archived information
Stores information via multiple access methods:
- Industry-standard interfaces (Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS))
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
- application programming interface (API)
Deduplication
Compression
Tiered storage repository
Patent-pending enhanced tamper protection

Feature	Benefits
Install and configure quickly and easily	Designed to help offer quick time-to-value
Ease of use – manage the archive from a single point	Manage all the archived information with fewer resources
Flexible retention management	Address unique data retention needs with flexible information protection levels Store data in up to three collections per Information Archive and customise for indexing choices, for different levels of protection and retention policies Compliant and noncompliant storage within same appliance footprint Accepts retention policies from applications or creates them Accepts time-based and event-based information retention policies to protect information from intentional or accidental deletions or modifications Accepts retention hold and deletion hold policies at any time during a document’s retention period to prevent the document from expiring until the retention hold is removed
Index & Search	Helps locate archived information quickly, saving time and cost
Increase capacity and performance	Designed to grow with your needs: storage can be added to increase capacity and nodes to increase performance Supports tiered storage to automatically move information to a more cost-effective storage system
Tiered storage management	Designed to support automated information migration to lower storage tiers including tape
Standard-based interfaces	Industry-standard interfaces eliminate the need for customised API or add-on feature requirements, helping you manage operational costs
Data deduplication and compression	Helps improve storage utilisation by providing embedded deduplication, compression and hierarchical storage management capabilities.
Patent-pending enhanced tamper protection	Helps increase the security of your archived information

Store and Manage	Up to three collections, each customisable with indexing choices, information protection levels and retention policies Highly available system with dual clustered disk controllers Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based centralised management Remote replication option Stores information using multiple access methods: Industry-standard interfaces (NFS, CIFS) IBM TSM API Tiered storage repository Patent-pending enhanced tamper protection Standard 36U 19" rack with lock Call home, remote support via IBM Remote Support Manager (RSM) server
Storage Repository	Up to 608 TB of raw disk capacity (224 TB of raw capacity in the main rack, 2x192 TB raw capacity in the expansion rack) Up to PBs with external tape (optional) Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) 6 data protection Deduplication Compression