Archive Appliance

Alliance Storage Technologies’ Archive Appliance is specifically designed for the long-term storage of your valuable digital assets. Its unique architecture combines the performance and simplicity of network-attached RAID cache, with the longevity and authenticity of UDO to set a new standard for enterprise archival storage. Data is written to RAID disk for rapid access, and then migrated to secure UDO for long-term retention.

The Archive Appliance easily integrates with e-mail, imaging, content management, and other applications. So you can quickly deploy an archival storage strategy that meets your compliance and risk management requirements, at a very low total cost of ownership.

No matter what the size of your archive, there’s an Archive Appliance for you. Storage capacities range from 1TB to over 78TB, giving you the capacity for today and the ability to grow in the future.

Features and Benefits

Simple to Install and Integrate: The Archive Appliance can help reduce the burden on your overstretched IT resources. Since it uses a standard NAS interface, it can be added to your network in minutes, and easily integrates with your applications.

Optimizes Storage Resource: Deploying an Archive Appliance optimizes your storage resources by offloading static data from expensive primary storage, and reducing the corresponding administration and cost of daily backup operations.

Environmentally Responsible: The Archive Appliance consumes up to 20 times less energy than other all-disk archive products. Not only can you can save tens of thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your archive, but you can rest easy knowing that your company is being environmentally responsible. 

Fast Access: The integrated RAID cache provides fast retrieval for your most recently accessed archive data. And most configurations support a cache capacity up to 2TB for maximum performance.

Uncompromised Record Authenticity: UDO true WORM media meets the highest standards for “non-rewritable, non-erasable” media, allowing you to comply with regulatory requirements.  

Archive Appliance Specification Summary