IBM System Storage Archive Manager

Overview

IBM® System Storage Archive Manager facilitates compliance with the most stringent regulatory requirements

It helps manage and simplify retrieval of the increasing amount of data that organizations must retain for strict records retention regulations.

Flexible retention and expiration policies; changes to policies can be applied to stored data without retrieving the data
Retention hold facility to ensure data is not deleted during legal proceedings
Includes built-in data deduplication to help reduce capacity requirements
Can manage up to 4 billion data objects in a single instance; an object can be a file or a ‘chunk’ of a deduplicated file
Runs on vendor-neutral storage technology, giving you the ability to retain your data on hundreds of different types of disk, tape, optical and DVD
Ensure data longevity with automated migration between storage devices and tiers
Off-site protection of data
Permits users to archive files from their workstations or file servers
Managed by an internal IBM DB2 database that is self-tuning and self-maintaining to provide exceptional reliability and performance while minimizing administrative tasks