AMASS is a near-line archival product for enterprises that have more data than their disk capacity can support. Designed to run on a UNIX server, AMASS allows access to remote and direct attached systems through standard network file sharing protocols. AMASS software transforms libraries, typically considered "off-line" storage, into a highly scalable disk pool capable of containing Petabytes of data. An AMASS archive utilizes a high speed disk cache to front end optical or tape libraries, allowing organizations to control long term storage costs without sacrificing performance.

Users and applications interact with an AMASS archive the same as any other file system. AMASS then transparently and automatically handles the complexity of storing and retrieving data from a library, simplifying usage and reducing administrative overhead. AMASS also includes block level retrieval capabilities that make it perfect for applications requiring rapid access to specific portions of large data files.

AMASS provides transparent access to data on disk and library storage. With its buffer cache, AMASS allows gigabytes of disk to support files which are terabytes in size.

• File system interface allows any application to access the AMASS archive
• Disk cache buffers data, enabling faster store performance than available with most optical and tape devices
• Transparent data migration from disk to optical or tape storage lowers data retention costs
• Block-level file access increases access speeds by retrieving only selected data from large files
• InfiniteFileLife™ protects data by testing files and triggers the copy of data to new media as needed
• Supports more than 100 different libraries and 15 drive types
• AMASS mounts as a filesystem directly on a UNIX server and can be presented to remote servers via standard network file sharing services
• Continuous updating and journaling improves disaster recovery because index data can always be reconstructed