Active Archive

We keep wondering what active archive is all about

. Simply put, it is the process of clearing a particular set of intermittently used data from a congested database. However the data is stored in an active archive where it can be conveniently retrieved.

Active Archive for Critical and Bulk Data

Take for example, a credit card company can retrieve the critical data like their customers names, addresses, balances, easily from the active archive. This data is exported from the rational database so that the system does not slow down and the data can be accessed easily when required.

As per Milestone White Paper: Best Practices in Video Surveillance Storage, The U.S alone has 30 million surveillance cameras and over 4 billion hours of footage per week. As a legal policy every organization needs to have a set method to store the video content of the surveillance data year after year. The importance of surveillance data is severe for legal and monetary matters for every company. Hence it is mandatory for the data to be stored and preserved. This is when Intelligent Archiving comes in use.

Data Preservation Predicament

The question that haunts every company using surveillance cameras is how to store and preserve bulk data in the active archive? The digital surveillance data comes with complications of retention. Due to the severity of the surveillance data, organizations cannot eliminate or afford data tampering or destruction. In most stores it is a policy that the claim needs to be filed within 180 days from the incident else there will be a potential monetary loss or legal hassle.

Most of the organizations can have two kinds of data. A large amount of unimportant data which needs to be stored for short periods of time (i.e. for a few months) and a smaller amount of critical data that needs to be preserved for the long-term (i.e. years or decades). It is mandatory that the data has to be preserved in the original format and after retention should also remain in the same state.

In Intelligent Archiving, the data is stored automatically in its original format and authenticity is guaranteed. Blu-ray Media is the first module of Intelligent Archiving. A single dual-layer 50 GB Blu-ray disc can hold data equivalent to that in 10 DVDs. This technology is ideal for archiving rarely used or static information, i.e. the disc drives only need to be turned on when video data is being written or read. This means it saves both energy and cost. It is durable as the surface of Blu-ray media is protected by hard coating, making discs resistant to scratches and fingerprints without compromising on the traditional look and feel. Video data stored on Blu-ray can be searched and accessed with great speed. Data written on a Blu-ray disc is permanent and lasts longer than any CD or DVD due to the WORM (Write Once Read Many) media structure.

Conclusion

Whether it is a policy observance of internal standards, or to preserve evidence or for claims against theft or damage, none of the organizations can afford to lose surveillance data and needs to preserve data in active archive.

by: Bryan Bruns

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