From creating and sharing data to managing, preserving, and storing it, the Sun Open Archive Framework's layers of archive enable you to the derive the most value over the life of your data.
Layers of Archive
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The Sun Open Archive Framework's layers of archive allow you to derive the most value over the life of your data.You can easily share and reuse information through the creation of metadata which simplifies search and access of information. The storage preservation layer safeguards data and also ensures fast access, while the physical storage remains independent of the archive management system. So you can scale capacity, performance, and availability, and also add new technologies without disruption.
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Layer 1: Creating and Sharing Data
Your data takes many forms - from email and accounting information to databases and business applications - and spans a wide range of industries, including healthcare, entertainment and media, financial-banking, government and education, manufacturing, and retail. Sun and its partners understand all of this data, and the Sun Open Archive Framework enables you to share and sustain it.
Layer 2: Managing Your Archived Data
With the Sun Open Archive Framework, you can:
- Manage metadata that defines the archive, providing links between data originating from different sources
- Transition data from business application to archival storage with shared, reusable access
- Increase the value data by simply making it easily available
- Choose the application that fits any archive need
Layer 3: Preserving Your Data
Safeguarding and preserving your data is vital. The Sun Open Archive Framework provides comprehensive capabilities to safeguard your data, including:
- Integrity checking
- Preemptive error detection and correction
- Fast data access
- Maintains multiple copies based on policy
- Data availability while migrating to cost-effective, accessible storage
Layer 4: Storing Your Data
The Sun Open Archive Framework provides physical storage that is independent of the archive management layer and the storage preservation layer, enabling you to:
- Scale capacity, performance, and availability
- Get fast access and distribution
- Use disk and tape storage to meet high-capacity demands
- Add new technologies to the storage layer without disruption
