AIMstor Version
Unstructured Data Must Be Managed
Unstructured data cannot be managed by simply protecting data from loss. For that reason, AIMstor includes Version, a way to version files for file archive and compliance requirements. AIMstor gives you real-time awareness of all things that require Versioning, further tightening the compliance capabilities you can deliver to your users. Additionally, AIMstor offers many features that traditional archive products cannot match.
- I need track file histories
- AIMstor Version is data "touch aware" and Tracking can be easily implemented in any Version policy. For the full retention of your data, you will be able to see who within the policy group has touched, modified, copied, moved or deleted specific data.
- I need to search the Archive
- AIMstor is built with search engine technology. AIMstor provides an interface to our powerful Metadata Store which can be queried very easily, bringing up full sets of Versions with their full histories, and even with Tracking logs.
- I must capture all file changes
- File versions captured by backup products or even the OS (operating system) come with considerable risk, as they do not capture data in real-time. But AIMstor does, and our Version operation captures all the changes that backup or OS snapshots that occur every few hours will surely miss. AIMstor will capture and track the file changes and the activity log, to the second.
- I need to Auto-Classify my Versions
- AIMstor classifies data the moment it is created. File Versioning can be triggered the moment data is created or changed, or when a policy is created or changed.
Configuration of AIMstor Version takes seconds, and can be easily mixed together with other Operations, such as Backup, Replication, Versioning for Archive, Compliance and Information Security requirements, and more. The result is an unmatched ability to create and implement comprehensive, closed-loop, end-to-end policies in minutes.
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- Real-Time Management
- AIMstor operates in real-time, so tracking can be triggered immediately, by someone touching or changing file data in some way, such as creating, modifying, copying, deleting, moving, and more.
- Auto Classification
- Data Classifications are assigned to files the moment they are created. In this way, AIMstor guides and manages your data through a myriad of business processes that different departments may impose upon it. Perhaps several departments have different policies for the same set of data, or the same file.
- Forensic Tracking
- Archived file versions are tracked in real-time. Offering you "up-to-the-second" forensic reporting on touches to any specific file or data set.
- Lifecycle Tracking
- File versions are simply part of the AIMstor unified data protection and disaster recovery strategy. Using a centralized source of authority, AIMstor provides a simple, yet comprehensive umbrella over all data.
- Searchable Repository
- All data is indexed based on file name and attributes, and searchable based on many flexible parameters. All data undergoes Tag-Store-Index process to make it Search-Ready, increases speed for file retrieval by factors of up 100X over legacy data protection products.
- Offline Tracking & Blocking
- Laptops that are used offline, or machines that lose their network connection, can still maintain requirements for tracking, logging and blocking of specific behaviors regarding certain data.
- Behavior Modification and Alert
- Control user behavior through policies and classifications that are assigned the moment data is created. By combining Classification types with Track, Block and other Operations, the level of control you exert, and the variety of policies you implement, are only limited by your imagination.
- Immutable Log Tied to Metadata
- AIMstor metadata tags are digital fingerprints of the saved content. AIMstor logs are immutable and cannot be overwritten and it enforces an organization's retention and disposition policies intrinsic in the storage. The result is that repository information is non-erasable before its retention period expires and, if desired, it can also be configured so that information is kept forever.
- Protect Intellectual Property
- By implementing creation to archive tracking with AIMstor, you can easily view the subsequent chain-of-custody of all files within your policy parameters.
- Fast Migration of All Data and Logs
- Being able to export data to a live file system for locked down audit review and file search is easily done using AIMstor. You can restore or replicate specific data based upon policies pertaining to certain data, or the whole set of data. You can also easily replicate current live file systems from all machines within the AIMstor domain.
- Defending Your Company's Position
- Judges have issued steep fines to major companies for their inability to provide all data arising from items under dispute. AIMstor allows the start to finish snapshot of the totality of data, all originals, copies, changes and even deleted items, together with tracking history.
- File Change Aware
- Unlike backups that are taken at set intervals, versions are taken when a file changes. For instance, when applied to office documents, every time a document is saved, the version is retained and indexed. This action allows a history of a file to be generated showing how the file changed during the generations. To fully facilitate audits and e-discovery, the extra information is retained, providing the file owner, plus which user and which program modified the file.
- Optional Unified Backup and Archive
- Versioned and Archived files can instantly become part of normal backup, deduplication and CDP cycle. Flexible retention, intelligent metadata and object data management provide exponential value through a unified approach.
- Optional Unified Data Protection
- Users can upgrade anytime to combine more tools for end-to-end data management and unified workflow in a single application.
- Instant WORM Disk Capability
- Combined with the Operation called "Block", AIMstor can turn a portion of the primary storage disk into a WORM file system in seconds. WORM (Write Once, Read Many) capability can come in quite handy when you decide to transfer versions from the AIMstor Repository to a WORM for audit or legal review.
In the image below, AIMstor shows a full file history with changes captured along the timeline using Version. Restore of particular versions from any specific point in time can help maintain compliance consistency.
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Several AIMstor Operations can be used to create one single policy for many types of Data Protection and Compliance. Version can be combined with Backup for full retention and high performance deduplication of all data, while still maintaining granular, real-time File Versions. Version can also be teamed up with Track to find the Who, What, When of all touches to the Versioned files.
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AIMstor shows a full file history with changes captured along the timeline using Version. In addition, applying Track to the same policy will show forensic details of all changes and creations. Restore of particular versions from any specific point in time can help maintain compliance consistency. In this example, with 32 million files in this repository, the Version and Tracking search came back with the results in less than 1 second.
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