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ZL’S GRID ACHITECTURE REDUCES SERVER REQUIREMENTS UP TO 75% COMPARED TO LEGACY ARCHITECTURES
Employing an archiving solution to align efforts around E-Discovery, records management, compliance or storage optimization inevitably involves an interplay of numerous complicated technologies. Oftentimes, complex enterprise solutions may entail storage and processing requirements, administrative effort or changes in existing IT infrastructures which significantly decrease the usefulness and ROI of the application. Consequently, large organizations should be cognizant of these factors and the requisite resources that must be dedicated to the solution to maintain its value going forward.
ZL Unified Archive decreases ongoing storage demands by consolidating all information into one integrated data structure. Global Single Instance Storage Technology ensures that only one data copy is retained, regardless of capture method, application, user, etc. Typically, organizations see storage benefits in excess of 60%, while also reducing loads on first-tier production hardware. ZL’s GRID technology, which forms intelligent clusters of physical or virtual server resources, eliminates the need for backup or buffer servers, while scaling linearly to enterprise volumes. All told, ZL Unified Archive makes the most efficient use of computing and storage resources.
ZL Unified Archive, despite its many applications, is a single technology resting on a common, seamless platform. Thus, managing distinct systems, potentially with 3rd Party or OEM components, is not required. Meanwhile, ZL utilizes only a single database and index, which minimizes the number of administrators required for system upkeep. Finally, ZL has internally-developed the entire system, and thus provides first-class customer support not found elsewhere. These factors significantly decrease the costs associated with ongoing administration and maintenance.
ZL Unified Archive is a flexible platform that can meld into existing IT infrastructures with ease. ZL supports the full breadth of enterprise databases, storage mediums and operating systems. Additionally, ZL’s support for full virtualization means ZL can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid mix of the two. This flexibility is necessary for deployment into complex enterprise environments without extraneous expense.
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