In this newsletter: securing data for world record slacklining footage from One Inch Dreams, the best Backup Storage for Small Businesses, extended support for QNAP NAS, our new blog article on How Long Does a Hard Drive Last? and the Highlights of 2019.

Video Production Archive: One Inch Dreams

One Inch Dreams creates unique footage. With stunts that cannot be repeated, the videos they produce are extremely valuable. The creative agency's most recent project took them up on two hot air balloons over Monument Valley. The goal: to cross a slackline between the balloons.

Discover how they used Archiware P5 to secure their data in our new YouTube video and learn more in our Case Study!

The Best Backup Storage for Small Businesses

All businesses store digital data that’s vital to their ongoing success. It follows that a good backup of this data is also required. For this reason, it is crucial to utilize the best backup storage and strategy for particular use cases. In our blog article, we reveal to how best to achieve a secure and reliable backup as a small business.

Find out more on our blog!

Extended QNAP Support for P5 & Pure

We're excited to announce that our friends at QNAP now support the latest Archiware P5 and Archiware Pure software, as of NAS operating system QTS 4.4.1. The continuous integration will assist you in securing your digital assets and VMware virtual machines intelligently and easily.

Curious to learn more? Read our joint Press Release and see the QNAP website for additional information!

How Long Does a Hard Drive Last?

What is the typical lifespan of a hard drive? When should you use a hard drive over other storage media? Though incredibly reliable given their complexity, many factors can reduce the lifespan of a spinning hard drive (HDD).

Learn more about the use of HDDs and the implications on data safety in our new article!

New Partners & Solutions

At Archiware, we are proud to work with an extensive network of partner companies from both the hardware and software industries. In 2019, our new partnerships included EditShare FLOW, KYNO by Lesspain Software and Primestream FORK. We look forward to our continued partnership this upcoming year!

Click the image below to browse our partner solutions and discover additional products that P5 can be combined with!

New Version 2.0 of Pure VMware Backup

Archiware Pure simplifies backup and restore of virtual machines in the VMware vSphere environment. Backups are fast, reliable and can be scheduled to fit in with your business. Installation and setup are simple, no in-depth technical expertise needed.

In June 2019, we introduced Archiware Pure version 2.0. The new version comes with a free, unlimited license - no cap on the number of VMs or size of the backup repository.

Archiware Pure 2.0 is certified to run on NAS devices by Synology, QNAP and NETGEAR and can be downloaded from their respective application stores. A Linux installer and a ready-to-run Virtual Appliance are available for download on the Pure website.

Find out more about Archiware Pure version 2.0!

Shows, Shows, Shows

In 2019, we attended four of the most prestigious trade shows for the M&E industry: BVE (London), NAB (Las Vegas), Broadcast Asia (Singapore) and IBC (Amsterdam). We would also like to thank our distributors and resellers, who represented us at the FCPX Creative Summit (Cupertino), BIT Audiovisual (Madrid), and NAB NY (New York).

Our thanks also go out to all who helped us make these shows count. We look forward to seeing you again next year at a show near you!

Archiware Spotlight Articles

The Archiware Spotlight is a quarterly publication, which provides detailed insights into technical topics about Archiware and the storage industry. This year, we covered the following:

• Selecting a Disaster Recovery Policy to Secure Against Ransomware
• Running Archiware Pure 2 on NAS Devices
• Cloud-based Backup

Don't miss the next edition! Subscribe to the Archiware Spotlight here.

Our Videos & Webinars in 2019

This year, we were happy to collaborate with many trusted partners to provide you with industry expertise on many different data management topics. Learn more with our helpful videos on our YouTube channel:

• Video Production Archive to LTO & Replication of RAID: One Inch Dreams Using mLogic & Archiware P5
• Best Practices in Backup and Archive from Baron & Baron
• The Benefits of Media Archive & Backup to LTO Tape
• Media Asset Management & Archive
• Backup, Sync, and Archive for Creative Workflow
• Pure - Simplify your VMware Backup
• Configuring Cloud Storage
• Make the most of P5 and NAS
• Archiware Pure - Simple VMware Backup
• FAST LTA Silent Bricks und Archiware P5 Archive
• Disk, Tape or Cloud - Which is the best type of storage for me?
• Data, safe in the Cloud
• Even better Synchronize
• Building a Self Serve Media Archive Webinar
• P5 in the Real World

Archiware in the Press in 2019

QNAP Supports Archiware P5 and Pure to Offer Feature-rich Cloud, Tape, and Free VMware VM Backup
on the QNAP Blog

Top 5 Not-So-Obvious Backup & Archive Tips for Creative Agencies
on the Backblaze Blog

Wasabi partners with Archiware to offer hot cloud storage backup to the entertainment industry
on the Wasabi Blog

mLogic's mSpeed & mTape with Archiware P5 support the production of One Inch Dreams' Building Bridges
on the mLogic Blog

Seven Ways to Improve Production by Archiving
in InBroadcast

Data Management and Protection Made Easy with Archiware
in Tradex News