Hierarchical storage management (HSM) is a data storage technique that automatically moves data between high-cost and low-cost storage media. HSM systems exist because high-speed storage devices, such as solid state drive arrays, are more expensive (per byte stored) than slower devices, such as hard disk drives, optical discs and magnetic tape drives. While it would be ideal to have all data available on high-speed devices all the time, […]
CloudTier Storage Tiering SDK (also Hierarchical Storage Management, HSM) is a data storage technique that automatically moves data between high-cost and low-cost storage media, is the automated progression or demotion of data across different tiers of storage devices and media. The CloudTier Storage Tiering SDK provides you an automatic way of managing and distributing data […]
A cloud archive is storage as a service for long-term data retention. Cloud archiving is a service to move the rarely accessed cold data to the public cloud. Public clouds require no special on-premises hardware or software. An organization can reduce its data center footprint and use less power and cooling resources by storing data […]
Archiving as a service can simplify the process of storing critical data in a secure location where it will be safe for future use. Major cloud storage firms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure offer data backup and archiving services. The flexibility of the archiving-as-a-service model allows them to avoid upfront investments in infrastructure, as […]