• Archive, not backup. A live, online copy of fixed data, accessible by users. Read our blog entry for more on the differences between an archive and a backup.
• Ensures compliance with regulations, including SEC 17-4, HIPAA, CFR 21 part 11 FDA, Sarbanes-Oxley, PIPEDA of Canada and more. Find out more about compliance with the Assureon [PDF], including:
• Audit trails
• File level retention enforcement
• Authentication and integrity
• Immutability
• Military-strength deletion
• Remote site replication, RAID protection and phone home.
• Fault-tolerant and self-healing - through automatic redirect to a different node in case of unit failure.
• Information lifecycle management (ILM) support. Read our white paper Enabling Information Lifecycle Management [PDF].
• Uses content addressable storage (CAS) and WORM technology.
• Single instance store of any data object reduces storage costs.
• Secure 256-bit AES encryption and tamper-proof time stamping.
• Media independence - support for offline media such as tape and optical
• Compare feature-by-feature to EMC Centera.
• Awards:
  • Document Manager: 2007 Storage Product of the Year
  • Network Computing: 2007 New Product of the Year
  • Storage Magazine UK: 2007 Compliance Product of the Year
  • IT Pro: 2007 Editor’s Choice
  • Storage Magazine UK: 2006 Security Product of the Year
• Data typically archived with the Assureon:
• Medical images
• Banking, investment and financial data
• E-mail archives
• Audio video content
• Contracts/legal documents
• Pictures and other images
• Engineering design documentation
• Graphic arts
• Office documents
• Scanned objects
• Historical Reference Data
• Network log files
• Call Center recordings

• Video (2:15): Introduction to the Assureon
• Data Sheet: Assureon [PDF]
• Comparison Matrix: Nexsan Assureon vs. EMC Centera
• White Paper: Enabling Information Lifecycle Management [PDF]
• In Depth: Compliance with the Assureon [PDF]
• Blog Entry: Data Backup or Archiving: Which do you Need?

• Are you worried about accidental deletion of files?
• Are you building an archive of corporate data?
• Are you under any legal compliance regulations?
• Are you currently involved with or planning for e-Discovery?
• Are you planning for long term data integrity?
• Is document access control and/or history important to you?
• Do you have a schedule for data retention/deletion?
• Do you need 3rd party date and time stamping of data?
• Do you need data encryption?
• Do you need to audit data holdings over time?
• Is immutability important to you?
• Do you have or need a second copy of the data in a second location?
• Do you need a reliable and secure way to archive any of the following?
• Medical images
• Banking, investment and financial data
• E-mail archives
• Audio video content
• Contracts/legal documents
• Pictures and other images
• Engineering design documentation
• Graphic arts
• Office documents
• Scanned objects
• Historical Reference Data
• Network log files
• Call Center recordings

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