Uses Windows or Linux Clustering

Object Storage, Tape, Optical, RDX, Disk or Cloud

Qstar Technologies was founded in 1987, in Bethesda, Maryland (USA). From the outset the firm has focused exclusively on devoloping products and solutions to manage, store and archive enterprise level data. Qstar gives companies an intelligent way to protect, manage and use their data according to its importance.

QC infotech is the authorized partner of Qstar products ASM (Archive Storage Manager) and (QNM) Qstar Network migrator

QStar Archive Storage Manager (ASM) manages a range of storage technologies such as Disk Array, Object Storage, Tape Libraries, Optical Disk Libraries, WORM and Cloud (private and hybrid) to form an efficient, safe and cost-effective Active Archive environment by virtualizing differing storage technologies behind a file system. Users see ordinary file shares and can easily search, find and retrieve data directly from the archive.

ARCHIVE STORAGE MANAGER (ASM)

Expandable data repository is accessed natively by Unix/Linux or Windows and is handled by all existing applications without changing anything, because the pool of storage resources works just like a standard NAS device. Moreover, the user’s data access experience remains exactly the same

With Archive Storage Manager (ASM) all data stored within Tape Libraries, Object Storage, Cloud Storage (public, private or hybrid) or Optical Libraries is accessed via standard protocols like HTTP or S3 APIs from on–premise IT infrastructures, users and applications, and Cloud Storage resources transparently accessed in native mode through NFS and SMB (users see ordinary file shares).

Network Migrator (QNM)

QStar Network Migrator (QNM) is a policy-based tiered storage and data lifecycle manager. QNM software uses advanced policy management to monitor and automatically migrate, copy or move less frequently used files from primary storage to tiered storage or to a central archive or cloud.

Regardless of the physical location of the files, they can remain fully accessible across the network from their original local file systems. Retrieving the file is as simple as it was before migration. QStar Network Migrator software can be used on its own or in conjunction with other QStar products, such as QStar Archive Storage Manager, to store and manage archived data using Tape Libraries, WORM, Optical, object Storage or Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud.

Key Benefits for the Solution • High-performance file access, supporting heterogeneous operating system environments. • Scale-out architecture supports virtually unlimited capacity • Reduced TCO using Scale Logic RAID and Hewlett Packard products • Fast access through Metadata Controllers and direct block-based access • Delivers significant storage cost savings using policy-based tiered storage • Flexible, vendor neutral archive solution supports widest choice of archive storage technologies, including tape, disk, object storage, optical or cloud • High levels of Data Security • Optional time stamp based partial file retrieval • Optional mirroring and replication for archive disaster protection

Storage Reporter

IT managers at companies of all sizes in any industry often have to manage their data without a clear picture of what they have and how valuable it is to the organization. QStar is here to explain the value of our storage reporter for your infrastructure.

QStar Storage Reporter provides key statistics on existing storage infrastructures without interrupting business operations. Storage Reporter will take just a few hours to perform an assessment of storage rather than the weeks normally required to carry out such a task. Storage Reporter is simple to install and run. Results of the scan are stored in a database, allowing many reports, like the ones below, to be generated without the need to rescan each time

QStar Storage Reporter lets you perform detailed analysis of data composition in the existing storage infrastructure

The majority of files are rarely accessed more than 30 days after their creation, and many are never opened twice. The majority of unchanging data stays online by default, often on expensive primary storage disks. Holding so much unchanging data in the original storage locations is extremely costly over the years. QStar Storage Reporter together with QStar Network Migrator is extremely effective in limiting storage costs, whilst enhancing data protection. But more importantly, we offer a better data awareness and turn it into business value.

Storage Reporter: How it works?

QStar Storage Reporter (QSR) helps organizations make more informed decisions for storage investments and storage utilization, by executing a complete professional analysis of their storage infrastructure. The reporting software does not require installation on production servers, but can be installed on a networked workstation, running Windows or Linux. Once analysis is complete, results can be displayed graphically or non-graphically, profiling storage volume usage on the basis of File Access, File Size, File Type, File Owner, and Storage Utilization.