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This article describes the deployment of high-capacity ultra-density optical (UDO) storage media system by value-added reseller (VAR) BizTech at a brokerage's finance department to store electronic invoices and other financial documents. When a VAR wins an installation at a $7 billion brokerage company, the stakes are high. At a company that large, there are ample opportunities to win additional installation jobs if the initial installation is a success. BizTech installed a PoINT Jukebox Manager from PoINT Software Systems and two Plasmon UDO jukeboxes for the department. The system provides greater storage capacity at a lower cost than the department's previous optical storage system. BizTech recommended that the department look into expanding storage capacities because it was in the process of upgrading its electronic document management system. This upgrade would lead to increased storage requirements. The Plasmon UDO jukebox has 24 slots, each holding a UDO platter with 30 gigabytes of storage capacity, about three times the capacity of the previous jukebox. PoINT Jukebox Manager costs about $3,000 less than the previous optical software, which was a major selling point for the brokerage. To bring the company into compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations that require accessibility of data and redundancy, BizTech included a disaster recovery system as part of the solution. |
