BridgeHead Creates New Archiving Solution for Microsoft SharePoint

BridgeHead Software recently launched a new archiving tool, ShareStore, to address issues related to backup and storage costs. These issues arise when the volume Microsoft (News - Alert) SharePoint data grows too quickly.

 

The tool works by trimming the data volumes that exist on Tier 1 storage and in turn results in the reduction of storage hardware spend, with the additional advantage of allowing faster backups.

 

Faster backups mean that there is better utilization of the available IT resources and eventually, restoration of data actually takes place in a shorter time period.

 

“As much as 70 percent of the content of a typical SharePoint system can consist of rarely accessed older items, including early versions of documents that quickly pile up as teams of users collaborate on document creation. Our BridgeHead ShareStore archiving software automatically moves inactive SharePoint data from expensive primary storage systems to a range of secondary media where it is managed and kept accessible to end users,” said Tony Cotterill, president and Chief Executive Officer, BridgeHead Software.

 

ShareStore also provides the organization with a method of utilizing their existing storage infrastructure to the fullest extent. The method allows users to store their data on any storage device while not restraining data to specific secondary media.

 

The metadata and tags associated with the data can be used to enhance levels of data security within the system and to create various strata of management policies to protect organizational interests. Data access rules can also be imposed on various aspects like permission policies, access rights, execution rights, modification rights, retention periods, encryption as well as many other policies.