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Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM)

Fast access to a secure data archive is essential to any business. CUC Solutions has the technological expertise to implement hierarchical storage management (HSM) systems that will organize and safeguard your legacy data while keeping you in compliance with federal regulations.

HSM and Your Business

Did you know that up to 50% of all fileson any given server are unnecessary? On average, redundancies (file duplicates), non-business-related data, and out-of-use files take up half your hard drive space. HSM frees that space by storing it in the appropriate storage medium.

Hierarchical storage management (HSM) allows you to store legacy data exactly where it belongs, because you set the priority levels. Because HSM places the correct data into the correct storage device based on your values, you can count on:

Faster backup and restore time
Enhanced disaster recovery
Low overall cost of ownership
Reduced maintenance costs

How HSM Works

Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) works similarly to an old-fashioned jukebox – only it uses high-tech optical technology instead of antiquated mechanics. Just like a jukebox stores an entire record collection and plays only the ones you select, HSM stores all your legacy data in one place and allows you to archive it by your criteria, such as:

File age
File access dates
Other watermark values

Integrating HSM with Other Systems

Organizing data by specific values makes files easier to archive. CUC Solutions can integrate hierarchical storage management with other advanced hardware and software solutions to create instant accessibility to legacy data. In that case, you can search for all files – emails, financial documents, spreadsheets, contracts – pertaining to a single client, and have them at your fingertips in seconds. HSM archived data cannot be altered subsequent to storage; therefore, all documents you retrieve from your HSM system are uncorrupted.

CUC Solutions has spent over two decades in the information technology industry, and has the expert capability of installing hierarchical storage management within your existing system or building it from the ground up.

Freeing Server Space with HSM

You may be “sitting” on gigabytes or even terabytes of data currently not in use. Fifty to 60 percent of most hard drive and/or server space is comprised of data that is either:

Redundant
Unrelated to business
Out of use

Hierarchical storage management creates graphic displays of your hard drive or server usage so you’ll know exactly how much space is actually in use, and how much is legacy data that can be stored away. Once the unused data is stored on HSM, and more space is free, there will be little new data to be backed up regularly, cutting the time and cost of performing data backup.

Federal Compliance

CUC Solutions can also integrate hierarchical storage management with a specialized software system that filters all of your legacy data through a system of encryptions and retention values that ensure compliance. Whether you need to store data for two years or seven, this system integration ensures data security and compliance with the federal regulations of HIPPA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the SEC.

For a hierarchical storage management system or a full-service data storage solution, contact CUC today at (800) 874-8807 or visit www.optical.com.

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