Data Protection & Continuity
Archival & Long-Term Storage
Low-cost immutable storage tiers for data you must keep but rarely touch, with lifecycle policies that move information down the cost curve automatically.
Years of retention without years of cost
A large share of the data most organisations store has not been opened in years, yet it sits on the same expensive, high-performance storage as the files people use every day. Regulatory retention, historical project records and closed-matter files all accumulate quietly and are rarely reviewed.
Archival storage moves that data onto tiers designed for infrequent access at a fraction of the cost per terabyte, while keeping it searchable and legally defensible. Lifecycle policies handle the movement automatically based on age and access patterns, so nothing depends on somebody remembering to do it.
What is included
- Tiered storage with automatic lifecycle movement by age and access
- Immutable retention locks for regulatory record classes
- Full-text search and metadata catalogue across archived content
- Configurable retrieval tiers balancing speed against cost
- Geographic placement options for data-residency requirements
- Certified deletion at end of retention, with evidence
What you get out of it
- Materially lower cost per terabyte on cold data
- Primary storage freed for data that is actually in use
- Retention obligations met without manual housekeeping
- Defensible disposal once obligations expire
Frequently asked questions
- How quickly can archived data be retrieved?
- It depends on the tier. Warm archive tiers return data in minutes; the deepest and cheapest tiers can take several hours. We map record classes to tiers based on how quickly you would realistically need each type back.
- Can we control which country data is stored in?
- Yes. Storage region is selectable, which matters where data-residency rules apply to personal or regulated data.
Ready to move on Archival & Long-Term Storage?
We will scope it against your actual environment, not a generic package, and give you a fixed price before any work starts.