Laboratory Diagnostic System Manufacturer Euroimmun Uses PoINT Storage Manager on Primary Storage System

Euroimmun AG, a laboratory diagnostic system manufacturer, relieves the load on its primary storage system with the PoINT Storage Manager software permanently and automatically.

Inactive data volumes are moved to secondary storage in line with the company’s own rule set – while users retain transparent access.

If the primary storage system is overloaded, the consequences are not just high costs also backups take much longer. Euroimmun found a solution to this problem: within a two-tiered storage architecture (HSM), the PoINT Storage Manager software, which transfers inactive data to more cost-effective secondary storage based on the company’s own rules. What sets this solution apart is that the data remains transparent and accessible.

“For our users by the stubbing process nothing changes,” says Niklas Wiegmann, IT system administrator, computing, hardware and networking, Euroimmun. “Since adopting the PoINT Storage Manager, we no longer need to worry about transferring and archiving data.”

The system manufacturer now also has no concerns about the rising volume of data at the company, even given the many terabytes of data it already holds. Thanks to PoINT Software & Systems‘ solution, Euroimmun has free space and keeps backup times low. Implementing the software required no major special arrangements: integrating the PoINT Storage Manager is a quick and easy process.

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