Archiware P5 V.7.0 Data Management Software Platform With Elastic Container Format for Disk and Cloud

Archiware GmbH releases version 7.0 of its P5 d ata m anagement platform.

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Version contains slew of features, including:

New elastic container storage engine for disk and cloud
True incremental cloud backup
LTFS engine with Archiware’s own driver:
- - Import of foreign LTFS volumes
  - LTFS exchange support on all platforms
Fast verification of written data

A milestone in the evolution of P5 is the new container storage format for backup and archive to cloud storage. Moving away from the virtual tape concept, multiple volumes are now replaced with single ‘Storage Containers’ to access disk and cloud storage. This format makes it possible to reduce the transmission overhead between source and destination for more efficient use of storage.

As of P5 version 7.0, regular full backups are a thing of the past. The amount of data requiring renewed backup to disk and cloud is reduced. This is achieved using the new elastic container storage format, along with the intelligent organization of the data within. Expired containers are simply removed from the backup when no longer needed. This advanced technology can be used indefinitely, resulting in faster and more efficient backups. Full backups are only required when writing to LTO tape. This allows whole tapes to be recycled and reused.

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Another feature is the import of foreign LTFS volumes. This brings benefits for users with data stored on LTFS tapes. LTFS tapes can now easily be searched and browsed by importing them into P5 Archive to an index of choice. All LTFS tapes written by P5 or third-party LTFS software are supported. Formatting, reading and writing of LTFS volumes for import/export is supported on all P5 platforms, including Windows and FreeBSD. This solution is a data management software to offer LTFS for FreeBSD.

Archiware P5 version 7.0 is available as an upgrade or free, fully featured 30-day trial on the company’s website.