QStar Technologies

QStar Technologies is a leading company in sophisticated, large-scale client/server Storage Management Software with solutions for UNIX, Linux, Apple and Windows NT. 

More than a decade of experience and the largest install base have provided QStar with the knowledge to make the right software, bringing life to storage hardware. The functionality of QStar software is based on extensive research of user requirements and customer feedback which helped QStar develop top-of-the-line software that brings "relevance and intelligence" to the storage device. Relevance comes within the ability toeasily configure QStar software so that it fits well within and meets the needs of the application(s) (imaging, document management, multimedia, database, archive applications, etc.) it is serving. Intelligence lies within the ability to provide a level of configurable functions that automate the use of the storage device.

Radically new hardware storage technologies have exploded onto the computer scene. Optical disks, ultra high capacity tapes, CD recordable devices, Digital Video Disks (DVD), advanced jukebox technologies, SAN and NAS, and Fibre Channel connectivity have combined to give you more storage choices than ever before. Traditional concepts of fixed magnetic disks for online storage and a warehouse full of magnetic tapes for backup no longer apply. A revolution in storage technology has begun. Your ability to embrace effectively the new storage technologies lies within the software that powers them.

3-2-1 Archiving and Data Protection Best Practice

Simplicity is often the key to success and QStar believes that this is the case when creating a robust and cost effective digital archive environment.

An archive doesn't have to be complex and disruptive. The 3-2-1 Archiving and Data Protection Best Practice advocates that a minimum of 3 copies of all business critical data be retained. These copies should be kept on 2 different types of storage media, and at least one copy should be offsite on removable media. This approach provides a simple design and deployment strategy that creates a highly resilient archive, while eliminating costly over provisioning within your existing storage infrastructure.

3-2-1 Archive Benefits

• Reduces the demand for IT capital acquisition
• Optimizes the use of existing IT infrastructure
• Eliminates backup overhead for archive data
• Lowers power consumption costs and carbon footprint
• Delivers robust availability for archive data
• Creates a foundation for regulatory compliance

Storage Archive Appliance

SntryStr® delivers an extremely fault-tolerant RAID architecture and an innovative embedded data management layer that brings the highest level of reliability for the most data-intensive, on-line applications.
The QStar SntryStr Archive Appliance provides an unmatched quality of service not found in other storage solutions, seamlessly integrating with business essential applications, such as email archive, video editing or storage, or even highly regulated applications such as medical imaging RIS/PACS.

SntryStr is designed to be fully integrated in a tiered storage system and supports a host of archive storage devices including low-cost serial ATA RAID disk, CAS devices, and write-once based storage libraries. It offers an on-line data cache, where data is stored on hard disk for instant retrieval and later migrated onto archive media for compliance and protection. Based on user-definable policies, data can reside in the on-line cache or deep in the archive and be available to any user on the network at any time.

The QStar integrated appliance approach strengthens the management capabilities of a tiered storage solution. SntryStr archive appliance combined with QStar MultiStor provides the ideal platform for an integrated tiered storage solution from a single vendor. By migrating data from primary to secondary storage, automatically within the QStar architecture, it can reduce the administrative costs and network complexity.

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