Tape Engine                             

Index, Search and Extract Data from Offline Tape without Restore

Retrieving data from offline tapes is extremely time consuming and costly.  Offline tape data is locked away in proprietary backup formats with no easy access for demanding discovery needs. Tape Engine from Index Engines unlocks the data contained on backup tapes, making individual files and email easily accessible. 

The Tape Engine is an appliance that automates the process of searching and extracting data from offline tapes. Using Tape Engine, offline tapes are directly indexed and the data is immediately searchable.  Users can quickly find what they need, restoring only relevant files and email, rather than restoring the entire tape contents, indexing the data, and then commencing the search process. 

No other solution can directly index tape content allowing for full text and metadata search.  The Index Engines’ approach is so unique it is patent pending. Contact us today to learn how we can simplify your tape discovery needs.

  Applications                                                           

• Litigation Readiness^TM – supporting eDiscovery requests from legal has never been easier.  Simple Boolean keyword and metadata search on data indexed directly off tape delivers a deterministic result set of responsive files and email to extract to litigation hold. 

• Risk Assessment – understanding the contents of tape data allows for early review of sensitive content.  Index Engines technology automatically classifies risky content such as credit card or social security numbers.  No more waiting for tapes to be restored in order to find and review potential liabilities. Tape Engine allows offline content to be immediately searched so a course of action can be based on actual information.

• Tape Remediation – eliminate liability hidden in offline tapes.  Perform searches using litigation custodians to uncover tapes without relevant data that can be legally destroyed.

• Backup Infrastructure Consolidation – changes in corporate strategies and mergers and acquisitions can create a tangle of inherited, unstructured archived data. Direct indexing of tapes in non-production formats allows the comprehension and extraction of relevant content without ever having to restore legacy infrastructure.

  Features/Functions

• Direct indexing of offline content at the speed of tape.  Supports all common tape drives including DLT, LTO, and tape libraries.

• Direct indexing of data in popular backup formats including: Backup Exec, NetBackup, NetWorker, TSM and ArcServe.  No need to have the backup software installed.

• Full text and metadata indexing of unstructured files and email allowing for comprehensive search results.

• Automatic management of unordered tapes; sorting and cataloging all tapes in the library

• No metadata spoilage, data is indexed directly off tape and not modified.  All access and modified dates/times are kept intact.

• “Internet like” query tools for Boolean and metadata search of tape contents to find all relevant files and email.

• Dynamically deduplication query capability returns only unique files when searching, eliminating duplicate files and email.

• Reconstruction of files to allow full review of content without ever restoring the original file from tape.

• Extract files and emails (individual emails or a full database) from tape without the use of the backup software.