Under pressure to meet the regulatory challenge of storing huge volumes of data in queryable form for many years, organizations are looking for a cost-effective solution to what is clearly a tough problem.

NParchive meets this challenge by maintaining an online, queryable archive of all the transaction records that are no longer required in your operational database. You can retain the data in queryable form, but in a fraction of its original space. NParchive has been built specifically to address the data storage requirements imposed on you by the need to comply with burgeoning regulations on the retention of structured data. In addition, you can query that data using existing tools and expertise.

What is NParchive?

NParchive is a cost-effective solution for archiving transaction records from operational databases. It employs sophisticated data management software that allows you to archive all of your database application data using commodity hardware infrastructure.

NParchive uses innovative patented techniques to achieve high levels of storage compaction. Field value de-duplication reduces the physical storage space required for a single database copy by a factor of 10 or more. Even in its compacted form, the archive remains fully queryable using standard SQL.

How is data compaction achieved?

NParchive achieves initial compaction by storing data as a collection of linked field values, rather than storing individual data records. Each value is stored only once, ensuring 100% de-duplication at the field level. As more records are stored, the potential for re-using existing field values increases, and the amount of storage space required for each additional record decreases.

NParchive provides a unique and versatile approach to the storage and retrieval of archived structured data - maintaining an always-online, always-queryable archive at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions.

So where is NParchive used?

You can use NParchive in response to financial industry regulations, production process control, or internal audit requirements. It supports Oracle, DB2, Sybase, and SQL Server.

Because you can access the archived records quickly and easily, you effectively remove the risk of incurring the huge penalties that might otherwise result from compliance failures.

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