A leading television network company saved millions on videotape archiving by implementing IBM Trivoli Storage Manager

Conclusion

Delivering Measurable Impact

Lowes OPEX cost: With IBM TMS, the company could save more than 70 percent of cost on storage media. It helps controlling storage management costs with ease-of-use features and integration with IBM network attached storage (NAS) products Easy Backup system: The tape backups scheduling was done in IBM TMS software. In this the files were automatic compressed and is stored in backup tapes on the scheduled dates. This helped them in reducing a lot of manual work and thus saved the cost on work force. High Availability: IBM TMS improves business continuity by shortening backup and recovery times and maximizing application availability with advanced data recovery management technologies. It also employ data de-duplication and a hierarchy of storage to increase efficiencies and conserve resources. Thus, it makes archived HD content available on demand. Easy to use: Tivoli Storage Manager is a true enterprise product, and as such, can be configured many different ways to meet an organization’s needs. Backup on any kind of media: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager can manage backup and archive data across disk arrays, tape libraries, or optical storage and can automatically move data as it ages to lower performance storage.