Balesio FILEminimizer Server Reduces PDF Files

balesio AG, provider of native format optimisation solutions for unstructured data, announced that its FILEminimizer Server now reduces the footprint of PDF files in addition to Microsoft Office and image files.

This new capability, based on balesio’s Native Format Optimization (NFO) technology, can make a difference to storage requirements at enterprise-level NAS and SAN systems. Primary storage compression rates of up to 75% for productivity files and over 85% for image data allow organisations to store 4-5x more unstructured data, effectively quadrupling their primary storage efficiency. With the addition of PDF to the list of supported files, Balesio’s NFO technology now offers the unique opportunity to tackle the majority of unstructured data growth. Today balesio also announced that its flagship product is ready and tested for virtualised environments.
 
"FILEminimizer Server’s readiness to work seamlessly in virtual environments means that our customers can rest assured that they can smoothly deploy balesio’s software to reduce the footprint of unstructured data efficiently in any virtual storage environment," said Christoph Schmid, Chief Operating Officer at balesio. "In other words, organisations can now store up to 5x more unstructured data on their existing physical and virtual capacity regardless of the underlying storage system, a unique value proposition that only balesio’s technology offers."
 
The Native Format Optimization technology used in FILEminimizer Server works directly on each unstructured Microsoft Office, PDF and image file without changing its format. As a result balesio’s software can optimise the large majority of all unstructured content found on primary storage and is capable of permanently reducing this data by a factor of five.
 
On reviewing FILEminimizer Stephen Foskett, independent consultant, journalist and founder of Foskett Services said: "Office applications are sloppy about how they save data, leading to file servers full of bloated and unwieldy documents. Native Format Optimization of the sort promised by Balesio has great potential, allowing IT managers to trim storage capacity at the source."