Server administrators have been forced to
work around the limitations of tape
storage for decades. Time consuming
media rotation schemes and expensive tape
automation devices are in place today
trying to help, but the true problem lies in
the way copies of data are made. Each
time a backup job is run, the majority of
the backup data is redundant. A
closer look at the protected data reveals
that a very small percentage (under 10%)
of that data actually needs to be copied,
because most of the data has not changed
and is already under protection somewhere
within the existing backup system.
ArchiveIQ™ is an innovative software
application that eliminates the high costs
associated with using disk media for data
protection and archiving. This software
runs on Microsoft Windows and allows
companies to cost-effectively protect and
archive many years’ worth of digital
information at a fraction of the storage
capacity normally required. This is done
by completely removing all redundant data
from the backup files and only storing
truly unique data over time.