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Assureon Content Addressable Storage
A live, user-accessible data archive that enables compliance, data protection, and smart ILM.
Why Buy?
- Files are protected against tampering, deletion, viruses and disaster
- Users can recover their own files without contacting IT
- It's economical and quicker than archiving to offline media
- Old files are deleted to maximize storage utilization
- It's easy to manage, search and is fully automated
Compare: feature-by-feature to EMC Centera
- Archive, not backup. A live, online copy of fixed data, accessible by users. Read our blog entry for more on the differences between an archive and a backup.
- Ensures compliance with regulations, including SEC 17-4, HIPAA, CFR 21 part 11 FDA, Sarbanes-Oxley, PIPEDA of Canada and more. Find out more about compliance with the Assureon [PDF], including:
- Audit trails
- File level retention enforcement
- Authentication and integrity
- Immutability
- Military-strength deletion
- Remote site replication, RAID protection and phone home.
- Fault-tolerant and self-healing - through automatic redirect to a different node in case of unit failure.
- Information lifecycle management (ILM) support. Read our white paper Enabling Information Lifecycle Management [PDF].
- Uses content addressable storage (CAS) and WORM technology.
- Single instance store of any data object reduces storage costs.
- Secure 256-bit AES encryption and tamper-proof time stamping.
- Media independence - support for offline media such as tape and optical
- Compare feature-by-feature to EMC Centera.
- Awards:
- Document Manager: 2007 Storage Product of the Year
- Network Computing: 2007 New Product of the Year
- Storage Magazine UK: 2007 Compliance Product of the Year
- IT Pro: 2007 Editor’s Choice
- Storage Magazine UK: 2006 Security Product of the Year
- Data typically archived with the Assureon:
- Medical images
- Banking, investment and financial data
- E-mail archives
- Audio video content
- Contracts/legal documents
- Pictures and other images
- Engineering design documentation
- Graphic arts
- Office documents
- Scanned objects
- Historical Reference Data
- Network log files
- Call Center recordings
- Video (2:15): Introduction to the Assureon
- Data Sheet: Assureon [PDF]
- Comparison Matrix: Nexsan Assureon vs. EMC Centera
- White Paper: Enabling Information Lifecycle Management [PDF]
- In Depth: Compliance with the Assureon [PDF]
- Blog Entry: Data Backup or Archiving: Which do you Need?
Do you need a data archive?
Probably, if you can answer “yes” to any of these questions:
- Are you worried about accidental deletion of files?
- Are you building an archive of corporate data?
- Are you under any legal compliance regulations?
- Are you currently involved with or planning for e-Discovery?
- Are you planning for long term data integrity?
- Is document access control and/or history important to you?
- Do you have a schedule for data retention/deletion?
- Do you need 3rd party date and time stamping of data?
- Do you need data encryption?
- Do you need to audit data holdings over time?
- Is immutability important to you?
- Do you have or need a second copy of the data in a second location?
- Do you need a reliable and secure way to archive any of the following?
- Medical images
- Banking, investment and financial data
- E-mail archives
- Audio video content
- Contracts/legal documents
- Pictures and other images
- Engineering design documentation
- Graphic arts
- Office documents
- Scanned objects
- Historical Reference Data
- Network log files
- Call Center recordings
Coming Soon
Time to Install Assessment
- Pre-requisites to Install: Windows 200x/XP Active Directory
- Recommended Services: One-year warranty included. Service contract required on all units.
Available Installation Options:
Pre-installation site visit may be required. On-site installation and other professional services are available. Please contact us for pricing and details.
Available Maintenance Plans:
| Option 1: Same Day |
Option 2: Next Business Day |
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| Technical Support by Phone | 24/7 | next business day |
| Remote Access to Field Systems | 24/7 | next business day |
| Onsite Response | 24/7 - within 4 hours | next business day |
| Spare Parts | advance shipped | advance shipped |
| Encryption Key Services | additional - billed yearly | additional - billed yearly |
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