5. Combine Failover and Backup (Disk2Disk2Tape)

Time critical storage that needs to be available all the time is secured using P5 Synchronize to clone it to a secondary storage. For economic reasons, the secondary storage needs to be kept at a reasonable size. This also limits the retention time, meaning how long one can go back to previous files (that might have been deleted). Adding P5 Backup to tape opens the options for long retention times. Tape’s much lower cost per TB comes into play. An added bonus is the possibility to store tape off site for maximum security.

6. Maximum Security with Tape’s Built-In Air Gap

With ever increasing risks through malware, viruses and manipulations of any kind, the built-in air gap of tape makes the data on tape practically immune to any attack.

7. Scalable Solutions with Numerous Integrations

Archiware P5 helps to build solutions of almost any scale. It starts with a single desktop drive by mLogic, MagStor, OWC, and others for a single user or a department. Larger data sets can use tape libraries by Quantum, Overland-Tandberg, Spectra Logic, IBM, Oracle, HPE and others. Slots start at 8 and can range to more than 1000. One or multiple LTO drives can be deployed for maximum throughput and multiple parallel jobs. This way, a desktop archive can serve as the starting point and become a multi-PetaByte solution over time, serving multiple users and departments.