Enterprise Archiving
Best Digital Archiving Software for Long Term Data Storage
Key Takeaways Archiving is not backup: Backups are for restore. Archives are for long term retention, immutability, search, and audit readiness. Best-fit depends on your goals: Compliance and eDiscovery needs point to enterprise archiving platforms. Preservation needs point to digital preservation tools. Key features to prioritize: retention automation, legal hold, immutable storage (WORM), full-text indexing, […]
Remember, Backup is not Archiving!
I’ve been in the Information Lifecycle Management space since my days with Princeton Softech, and then IBM Optim. Way back then there was a misunderstanding about Backups really being a proxy for Archives. They aren’t. I’ve recently gotten some feedback from our field teams that this notion has not disappeared over the years. As you […]
Why Modern Enterprises are Moving Beyond Legacy Data Archives
Problem Overview Enterprise data archiving has historically focused on cost containment, regulatory retention, and application performance optimization. Platforms such as Informatica Data Archive emerged during an era dominated by on-premises systems, batch processing, and structured data workloads. For many organizations, these solutions provided stability and compliance at scale. Today, enterprise data environments have changed materially. […]
What the Salesforce Acquisition of Informatica Means for Customers—and How Solix Can Help
The recent announcement of Salesforce’s (SFDC) acquisition of Informatica has sent shockwaves through the data management and enterprise IT landscape. As one of the largest data integration and governance providers, Informatica has long been a trusted partner for organizations managing complex, multi-cloud, and hybrid data environments. However, this acquisition signals a major shift—one that could […]
Structured Data Archiving: Enterprise Framework for Long-term Information Management
Listen to the blog Enterprise organizations face mounting complexity in managing application database environments across business units and divisions as well as diverse data platforms on premise and in the cloud. The introduction of structured data archiving represents a sophisticated approach to information lifecycle management, addressing both immediate operational requirements and long-term strategic objectives. Information […]
The Data Deluge: Why Archiving Is More Relevant than Ever
In today’s data-driven world, businesses are generating information at an unprecedented rate. One firm estimates the global datasphere will reach a staggering 175 zettabytes by 2025. This data tsunami encompasses not just the traditional structured kind (think enterprise application databases), but also a vast ocean of semi-structured and unstructured data. Emails, social media posts, sensor […]