WAVE Computersysteme GmbH implemented a modern archiving solution based on PoINT Storage Manager. The solution allows an automated background migration of data from an obsolete archive system to be replaced without any interruptions of business operations and provides a WORM file system with standard CIFS file system interface for the existing DMS. Furthermore a standard hard disk system is integrated as WORM archive storage by means of PoINT Storage Manager.
"We are very convinced of the PoINT solution. Installation and configuration were carried out within short time and the obsolete archive system was in operating-state within one day. The migration of the legacy data on the obsolete archive system was executed without any problems and we were fully operational during that time.”
- Jörg Fischer, deputy administration director, WAVE Computersysteme GmbH
Challenges
- Migration and replacement of an obsolete WORM archive system
- Usage of a standard hard disk device (LUN) for the new archive system
- Archiving of DMS data through a standardized CIFS file system interface
- Fulfillment of archiving requirements
Solution - PoINT Storage Manager
- Automated background migration of legacy data from obsolete to new archive storage devices
- Providing a CIFS interface on the basis of a WORM-compatible file system for the DMS application
- Protection against modification for archived data on file system level
- Automated authentication of archived data by „digital fingerprint"
Advantages
- No interruption of business operations due to background migration of legacy data to the new archive system
- No effort on application level by retaining the standardized CIFS interface
- No additional costs for DMS license extension
- High investment protection by storing archived data in standardized format