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Archive Large File ile Sets to Mic icrosoft Azure

Quickly and Seamlessly

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The Value of Archiving to Cloud…

80TB: ~90 days 1PB: ~3 years

Files Stubs Files

Primary Storage

…can take months or even years to realize

100Mb connection Cost: $$$$ Cost: .$

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Azure Data Box Reduces Tim ime to Valu lue

80TB: from 90 days to ~10 days 1PB: from 3 years to ~90 days But what about access to archived files during this time?

Files Files Files

Primary Storage Archived Files Azure Data Box

Archived Files 80TB

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DefendX Valu lue

As the archiving platform, DefendX provides continuous access to archived files throughout the Data Box transfer process, without requiring additional storage.

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Step 1: : I Init itia ial l Seed

Azure Data Box

DefendX marks files to be archived as “Backup Stubs” and copies them to local Data Box.

Files

Backup Stubs

Files

Primary Storage

Archived Files Archived Files 80TB

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Step 2: : T Transport

Primary Storage

Archiving is halted while local Data Box is transported to Microsoft. Archived Files 80TB

Files

Backup Stubs

Files

Primary Storage

Archived files are still locally available as “Backup Stubs”.

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Step 3: : S Synchroniz ize

Primary Storage

Microsoft moves data from Data Box into Azure. Archived Files

Files

Backup Stubs

Files

Stubs

100Mb connection Primary Storage

As archived files become available in Azure, DefendX converts Backup Stubs, freeing up primary storage space. Files not yet available in Azure are available through local “Backup Stubs”.

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Steady State Archiv ivin ing & Retri rieval l wit ith Azure

Archived Files

Files

Stubs

Files

100Mb connection Primary Storage

Archived files are requested through their local stubs and delivered from Azure by DefendX. Archiving resumes. As newly archived files are moved directly to Azure, DefendX replaces them with local stubs, freeing up primary storage space.

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Large Archiv ives: S Seed, Transport & Sync Rotatio ion

100Mb connection Azure Data Box Primary Storage

Backup Stubs

Stubs

Files

Transport Rotations

Archived files are requested through their local Stubs and delivered from Azure. Bulk archiving is delivered to Azure by DefendX through Data Box rotations. While on Data Box, files are accessed via local “Backup Stubs”. As archived files become available in Azure, DefendX converts Backup Stubs, freeing up primary storage space. Archived Files Archived Files Archived Files 80TB

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Archiv ive Large File ile Sets to Azure

Data Box

• Provides secure, encrypted bulk

data transfers to Azure

• Drastically reduces time to

value

• May result in data unavailability

for archiving systems during transport phases

• Provides seamless archiving to

Azure

• Is policy-driven for full control
• ver what gets archived, and

when

• Provides continuous availability

to files transported by Data Box

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