SPFS - a filesystem for Spectrum Protect
SPFS is a filesystem that makes it possible to mount your Spectrum Protect storage / filespace anywhere on your server
The filesystem is a WORM (Write Once Read Many) filesystem.
When a file has been stored, it cant be changed.
The filesystem has other features:
- versioning (see generation data set/VSAM)
- data reduction (de-duplication,compression)
- filtering (excluding content, based on names or content)
- encryption
The filesystem can be mounted as backup or archive
Browse your backups as they were file using ls,dir
Easy to integrate with any application
For example; pg_dump > /backup/pg.dmp
No need to use special agents to protect the databases
Fast, as it uses asynchronous data transfers, with de-duplication and compression
It has a read ahead technique that improves restores
It cache meta data to avoid queries
No need for educations, as it is so simple to use, and one can use the already known techniques from the database vendors.
Improves the Data Protection as the transactional data can be sent to the IBM Spectrum Protect storage
Flexible to use almost any type of techniques, and not linked to what an agent has decided to use.
Eg barman/pg_dump/pg_basebackup/pg_probackup/pgbackrest to name a few for PostgreSQL
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Functional details
- Data reduction
- De-duplication
- compression
- encryption
- encrypt on using own private key
- during data transfer
- on the storage pool or hardware
- Data Types
- archive, for long time storage
- backup, for shorter retention
- Filtering
- Policy based on name or mimetypes
- Performance
- asynchronous data transfer
- Inode cache (avoid queries)
- read ahead
- Security
- WORM (write once read many)
- Files can't be deleted unless granted
- Retention customizable
- Data reduction
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Business problem
There are no solutions today that can protect Cassandra,MongoDB,MySQL,MariaDB,SQL Server,SAP ASE,SAP IQ Server,SQL Anywhere,Neo4j,GreenPlum,OpenEdge,Ingres,PostgreSQL,Redis etc
With this solution you can Protect almost anything
Makes it possible to integrate with applications to improve data protection policies, so that less data can be lost.
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Business opportunity
SPFS solution is a WORM (Write Once Read Many) filesystem which makes it easy to protect anything with Spectrum Protect
Simple to use:
- Browse your backups as they were files
- Saves educational expenses
Cost efficient solution:
- Use the Spectrum Protect features to further reduce your need for storage using advanced data reduction techniques.
- No need to have local temporary staging storage, as all data goes directly to the Spectrum Protect storage.
- Storage Tiering
Security:
- Encrypt your data to secure your data further
- Stay protected to last transaction, using continuous backups
- Automatic failover and fallback between Spectrum Protect backup servers.
Compliant with technology supplier, by using the suppliers advised and supported data protection method. No need to change to a backup vendor appointed technique.
no need to use complex agent to protect databases, nor to change backup methods that are designed from the vendors
Faster! Cheaper! it's spictera!
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Return on investment
SPFS reduces complexity as it uses techniques that almost everyone knows how to use a file system or drive-letter to copy data.
Backups are secured offsite
Central management of retention policies.
Reduced educational costs, as one can use the skills and techniques already known by the administrators
Reduced data loss after incident using nearly continuous data protection of transactional data.
Automatic failover / fallback makes the availability higher
Possible to
- use Storage Tiering for cost efficient storage
So Simple! So Secure!
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Competitive advantage
There are no other filesystem today that has:
- WORM
- Versioning
- Filtering
- Encryption
This makes this solution unique on the market.
The filesystem is very fast, reliable, and easy to integrate with almost anything that needs a backup or archiving functions
Backup anything with Spectrum Protect
One can protect almost any commercial or opensource database or application using Spectrum Protect.
For example:
- MongoDB
- MariaDB
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Ingres
- Progress OpenEdge 4GL
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
- SAP IQ Server
- SAP SQL Anywhere
- Neo4j
- FirebirdSQL
- SQL Server
- HANA
- GreenPlum
- CouchDB
- Redis
And more...
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Industries
Automotive Industry
Computer Services Industry
Consumer Products Industry
Government Central/Federal industry
Telecommunications Industry
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Solution areas
Telecommunications
Cross industry
Business Process Management and Integration
Security and Disaster Recovery
Computer Services
Provisioning
Dynamic Infrastructure/Smarter Planet
Security
e-Business/e-Commerce
Infrastructure Systems and Management
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Customer size
Very Small Business (Less than 50 employees)
Small Business (50 to 99 employees)
Midmarket Business (100 to 499 employees)
Midmarket Business (500 to 1000 employees)
Large Business (greater than 1000 employees)
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Languages supported
English
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Countries/regions available for distribution
Africa
Americas
Asia Pacific
Europe
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Available from these resellers
Spictera
Boråsvägen 13
Gällstad , Västra Götaland 52360
Sweden
Contact name Tomas
Phone +46730899514
E-mail Info@spictrra.com
Cristie Nordic AB
Kistagången 26
Kista 164 40
Sweden
Contact name Magnus Thunberg
Phone +46 70-287 44 90
E-mail Magnus.Thunberg@cristie.se
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Solution collateral
Name Date Categories Apr 10, 2022 Reference Architecture
Protecting PostgreSQL using pgbackrest with IBM Spectrum Protect
Apr 10, 2022 Reference Architecture
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Hardware/OS platforms
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Hardware
IBM Cloud
IBM PureSystems: PureFlex System and Flex System
IBM Systems: BladeCenter
IBM BladeCenter HSxx (Intel processor-based)
IBM BladeCenter JSxx (POWER processor-based)
IBM BladeCenter LSxx (AMD processor-based)
IBM Systems: Power
IBM Systems: z Systems
IBM LinuxONE III
IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II
IBM Z LinuxONE Emperor III
LinuxOne Rockhopper
IBM LinuxONE Emperor
Non-IBM Hardware
Cloud - Other
Dell servers
Desktops and Notebooks (all brands, including ThinkPad/ThinkCentre PCs by Lenovo)
Fujitsu Siemens servers
Hewlett-Packard servers (incl. Compaq)
Other non-IBM servers
Sun Microsystems servers
System x
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Hardware
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Services
IBM Application Security Services
IBM Data Security Services for endpoint data protection
IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud
IBM Implementation Services for System x
IBM Implementation Services for System z
IBM Information Lifecycle Management Services
IBM Managed backup cloud – Fastprotect online
IBM Managed backup cloud – Remote data protection
IBM Managed Security Services (Cloud Computing)
IBM Security Governance, Risk and Compliance Services
IBM Server Optimization and Integration Services
IBM Server Product Services for Power Systems
IBM SiteProtector
IBM Storage and Data Product Services
IBM Storage Optimization and Integration Services
Business Recovery Services
Infrastructure Solutions: Enterprise Security
Infrastructure Solutions: Systems Management & IT Optimization
IBM Backup as a Service (BaaS)
IBM Bluemix Secure Virtualization (GTS BU)
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Software
IT service management
Data protection and storage management
IBM Spectrum Protect for SAN
IBM Spectrum Scale
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS)
IBM Tivoli
Tivoli
IBM Spectrum Protect
IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition
Non-IBM Software
Other Relational Databases Products
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Cloud services
IBM Public Cloud Platform
Public Cloud PaaS
IBM Cloud Native Development Subscription for IBM Cloud
Public Cloud IaaS
IBM Cloud infrastructure on Cloud BU paper (SL for IBM Channels)
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Storage devices
Cloud Storage Systems
IBM Cloud Object Storage System
Data Retention Storage Systems
IBM System Storage DR450
IBM System Storage DR550
Disk Storage Systems
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
IBM System Storage DS300/DS400
IBM System Storage DS4000 family (formerly FAStT)
IBM System Storage DS5000 family
IBM System Storage DS6000 family
IBM System Storage DS8000 family
IBM System Storage DS8100
IBM System Storage DS8300
IBM System Storage DS8700
IBM System Storage DS8800
IBM System Storage DS8870
IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS)
IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750
IBM System Storage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800
IBM System Storage XIV
Flash Storage
IBM FlashSystem 710
IBM FlashSystem 720
IBM FlashSystem 810
IBM FlashSystem 820
IBM FlashSystem 900
IBM FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem A9000
IBM FlashSystem A9000R
IBM FlashSystem V9000
IBM System Storage Area Networks (hardware)
IBM System Storage SAN
Cisco MDS family
IBM System Storage Express Model SAN switches
IBM System Storage SAN b-type family
IBM System Storage SAN m-type family
IBM System Storage SAN Switch F08 (3534-F08)
IBM System Storage SAN Switch F32 (2109-F16/F32/M12)
IBM System Storage SAN File System
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
IBM System Storage Tape Storage Systems
IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape 3592 Subsystem
IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape Library 3590/3494
IBM System Storage Enterprise Tape Library 3592/3494
IBM System Storage LTO Tape
IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape
IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
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IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
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IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
IBM System Storage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
IBM System Storage Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 3583
IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Autoloader 3581
IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Drive 3580
IBM System Storage Ultrium Tape Library 3582
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IBM Virtualization Engine TS7510/TS7520
IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740
Network Attached Storage
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IBM System Storage N7000 Gateway
IBM System Storage N7600
IBM System Storage N7800
Contact information
Tomas
+46729224785
Company
spictera
Boråsvägen 13
Gällstad, Västra Götalands län 523 60
Sweden
0730899514