Managed Storage

With managed storage, we name the three dominant challenges of secondary storage IT.

Complexity.

The more different systems, the higher the complexity.

Especially for data protection and archiving, high complexity due to heterogeneous systems brings risks due to improper operation, high maintenance and different SLAs.

Sustainability.

Long-term storage systems have longer cycles than usual in IT.

Unlike the usual 3 years in IT, our long-term storage systems must operate smoothly for at least 5 and usually 10 or more years.

Security.

Preventing data loss and legal compliance.

Ransomware attacks are now targeting backups. Legal compliance requires detailed knowledge and specialized systems.

We take care of it.

FAST LTA Managed Storage. A new way of data protection.

Durable hardware, reliable software and an honest long-term service offering combine to create a total system that safely protects your data from loss and helps you meet regulatory requirements.

Best hardware.

Maximum integration. Maximum control.

When it comes to data security, complete control over all parts and components is especially important. We use standards where compatibility is important.

Secure software.

Maximum compatibility. Maximum safety.

Not every storage system fits every software solution. Especially in the archiving sector, where once introduced solutions often last for decades, individual and certified modifications are inevitable. Security holes must be avoided at all costs.

Customer Service.

We secure petabytes. Before and after purchase.

For us, the customer relationship does not end with the purchase, it starts right then. And because development, service and sales take place in Germany, you benefit from short and direct communication channels.

Reduce complexity – Reduce effort

Modern backup concepts must secure a multitude of resources, meet very different performance, security, cost and functionality requirements, and thus use different technologies, usually leading to heterogeneous storage environments and high complexity.

Modern and complete backup strategies are irreplaceable for data protection of virtual and physical servers and of online services (SaaS – e.g. Office365). Several aspects must be taken into account, which often lead to heterogeneous and correspondingly complex storage IT. Since no single storage medium can meet all performance, functionality, security and price requirements, the use of different media is necessary for fast incrementals and restores, secure repositories and growing backup archives and the air gap.

If different storage systems are used for these purposes, the effort for administrators is multiplied. Different operating concepts, a wide variety of configuration options, maintenance contracts with individual terms, and the threat of security holes can also lead to increased risk of misconfiguration, data loss, and downtime.

Thanks to its enormous flexibility, FAST LTA’s Silent Brick System can accommodate all aspects of a modern and secure backup concept.

Ensuring sustainability – protecting investments

Especially in the areas of archiving and data protection, the usual 3-year investment cycles in IT are a major hurdle. Data migration in the petabyte range consumes precious resources and carries additional risks. Reliable connectivity, even with older software packages, is therefore particularly important.

Long-term planning beyond the usual 3 years is difficult in many IT sectors. However, in the field of data protection, but even more so in the field of archiving, short product cycles are counterproductive. Constantly increasing data volumes and reliance on software solutions that have been tried and tested and established for years favor storage solutions that, on the one hand, are designed on a solid foundation for decades of use and, on the other, can always be adapted to new challenges and updates.

Both our enormously flexible storage system for data backup, Silent Bricks, and our special system for compliant archiving, Silent Cubes, meet these criteria.

The carefully selected and continuously monitored components are designed to last for decades – rather than years. Our maintenance contracts have durations of up to 10 years at constant conditions and are often extended beyond that. Internal migration assistants help you take advantage of more modern hardware generations without restricting your operations, and allow you to renew your maintenance contracts again. In the process, the software is always updated to the latest requirements.

Increase security – minimize risk.

Data is the foundation of most modern businesses. Loss, misuse and abuse pose major financial risks. Our storage systems with integrated data (protection) help minimize these risks, comply with legal requirements and thus be well secured in the long run.

Nowadays, reusability of data is an important criterion for archiving. Therefore, archives must not only store data inexpensively and securely, but also be available at any time. Only the combination of erasure coding with multiple redundancy, linear file system and granular energy management makes such energy-efficient and secure storage systems possible. Certified WORM sealing in accordance with retention periods enables compliance with legal requirements, including GDPR-compliant erasure.

The importance of backups has also changed. In times when targeted ransomware attacks first attempt to infect backups to make recovery of encrypted data impossible, additional protection measures are required. With Continuous Snapshots, we achieve immutability at the volume level, regardless of storage and access protocol (SMB, NSF or S3 compatible). Our mobile storage media Silent Bricks enable air gap without the effort of investing in a complete additional infrastructure (tapes) solely for this purpose. Built-in volume-level replication also provides cost-optimized protection against data loss due to disasters.

Our storage systems protect your data from loss and manipulation. To achieve this, we use a combination of technologies that results in uniquely secure systems.