DS3 DataVaulting Gives Users Maximum Backup and Restore Control with Data Lifecycle Management
Med James Cites Unprecedented Ability to Map Storage Levels to Recovery Time Objectives
Chantilly, VA…July 28, 2009 - DS3 DataVaulting, a veteran data management solutions provider and the first in North America to manage a petabyte of customer restorable data, announced today its Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) solution, giving organizations the ability to backup and restore data based on pre-determined storage and recovery tiers. Med James, a full service managing general agency and wholesaler of diverse insurance solutions, is able to consistently meet recovery time and cost objectives utilizing the DLM solution.
Traditionally, for backup and restore, organizations have had to rely on bulky and time prohibitive tape systems. With DS3 Data Vaulting’s DLM solution, data is categorized into three tiers: critical (integral to ongoing operations), important (valuable but not mission critical) or archival (required but not typically retrieved). Using traditional tape systems, data is repeatedly backed up during weekly or monthly full backups, even though 70-80 percent of the data has not changed from one backup to the next. This situation makes it difficult for companies to meet backup and restore windows for mission critical data. With DS3’s DLM product, all data is initially backed up online for fast, efficient backup and retrieval, moved to near-line disk-based storage after a period of time based on retention policies and finally transitioned to the offline archive storage tier. This migration of data reflects its declining value over time.
This approach has enabled Med James to meet recovery time objectives that are fully mapped back to storage levels, at a fraction of the typical cost associated with this level of backup and restore. DS3 currently stores more than a terabyte of Med James data in various user-defined tiers, including a large set of documents that have been captured in image format. Previously, backing up this much data required Med James to utilize 2,500+ CDs; in the event of an outage, the company was forced to go through the entire CD set to retrieve even the most critical data, sometimes taking weeks. With DS3, Med James can quickly restore its operational data and be up and running instantaneously while ensuring that less critical data is preserved according to organizational workflow and legal requirements.
“With the DS3 backup process critical data we’re working on today can be back in minutes; important data can be restored within a day or two; and the remainder of the data we’re not currently utilizing can still be back in less than a week,” stated Ed Sitz, IT Manager for Med James. “Simply put, it was a maintenance nightmare before and involved significant personnel, equipment and courier costs. We’ve realized tremendous business continuity and operational improvements by working with DS3.”
“We saw a gaping hole in the traditional backup and restore market that needed to be filled,” stated Stacy Hayes, DS3’s co-founder and President. “By providing this unique tiered approach, DS3’s DLM solution gives organizations full control over their data by focusing on the value of the data at the core. Med James is a prime example of how this works; they dictate what data they need and when and we take care of making sure it’s available based on those specific terms, without breaking the bank.”
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About DS3 DataVaulting
DS3 DataVaulting was founded in 2002 to provide offsite, online data backup and restore services which enable customers to rapidly and securely back up and restore files, databases and operating systems. DS3 DataVaulting is the first in North America to manage a petabyte of customer restorable data. From this strong base of customers accustomed to the outsourced services model; DS3 has continued to evolve, exposing new and innovative data management services to business enterprises, both large and small. Local and remote business continuity services, coupled with innovative backup archive tiers and data discovery capabilities typify the expanding scope of services that DS3 DataVaulting now offers. DS3 has pioneered the term “business continuity/disaster mitigation (BCDM)”, which encompasses this full range of data management capabilities. For more information, visit www.ds3datavaulting.com. To follow DS3 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DS3DataVaulting.
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