What is Moonwalk?

‘single tool that automates and manages the movement of data between primary storage volumes to other, lower cost, file systems, tape systems or secure compliance storage devices’

One Solution Across the Enterprise

Central Management - Distributed Execution Policy based file management Completely transparent to users and applications Slashes primary disk requirement Introduces no additional overhead Operational in an hour Restores sanity to backup windows Built-in Disaster Recovery File Systems Supported Windows Netware Linux Unix

The Moonwalk Solution

Moonwalk is an Enterprise Data Management system that allows organisations to manage cost effective tiered storage capabilities easily and efficiently. It puts unstructured data into perspective by intelligently migrating data to and from various storage locations, depending on the value of that data. This in turn gives organisations greater control of their data and optimum use of their storage infrastructure.

Moonwalk works by allowing you to deploy a set of policies for categorising and migrating data, and it makes
certain that these centrally configured policies will be distributed and enforced right to the edge of the network.

It’s also network-aware and data-centric, so it allows for data management by project, location, user, group, size, name, time and other customer-defined attributes, making complex datasets easier to express in simple data management policies. It allows you to find data, allocate destinations, set rules and policies and run tasks – all from a single administrator interface that lets you manage your data from the inside, drilling down to information easily and swiftly.

Files can then be stored according to business value, and retrieved seamlessly whenever policies are issued. And by using Moonwalk, IT administrators can restructure their file systems transparently to the users, behind the scenes. They can also sweep their network for banned file types such as mp3 files, .WAV and .exe files, and take appropriate action.

Common practice has seen organisations simply buying more storage to accommodate these files, creating even bigger headaches further down the track. With Moonwalk, IT administrators can resolve many of these storage issues today, and maintain effective management of disk space on an ongoing basis.

How does it work?

Moonwalk is designed for complete interoperability with Netware, Windows, Linux and UNIX, taking up only a small footprint in the operating environment.

It serves as a single tool to proactively manage the migration, copying and movement of data throughout the
enterprise. It also allows for simulations to predict the impact of these migrations so that administrators can
fine-tune rules to save maximum disk space and confirm that the policy will work as intended.

This unique software application migrates and archives files from their source volumes to any supported
platform:Netware, Windows, Linux, UNIX and NFS. Files can then be distributed transparently across all available storage, making them as accessible as ever, but allowing them to be stored more effectively and economically in the mainstream data management system.

Are you managing your data effectively, or buying more storage to cope?

Many companies today are finding that the amount of data on their systems is simply unsustainable. Users are collecting more data every second, all the while expecting this data to be stored indefinitely and retrieved readily. And of course, the information collected requires more storage space and more processing power than ever.

IT departments are bearing the burden of this digital explosion. According to Gartner,
unstructured data is growing at 125% a year, and up to 80% of this data remains inactive in production systems, severely impacting
performance and clogging up primary disk space. Moreover, IT personnel can data around and making continuous one off decisions that amount to a series of band-aid solutions for the storage and management of their data.

As available space fills up, companies need to start thinking laterally and looking elsewhere for data storage solutions. That’s where Moonwalk comes into the picture. Moonwalk is a solution that allows organisations to design and deploy rules for the governance of unstructured data, across the enterprise, from one central location. And as data administration takes place behind the scenes there is little if any impact on users.

A free month’s trial

There are two major threats to the unchecked growth of your company’s data: firstly the cost of maintaining it on prime disk space and secondly, the complexity of managing it once it’s there.

Moonwalk offers you savings on storage space and also simplifies procedures involved with managing your data, making it easy and swift to move, group, band, delete, protect, prioritise, migrate and recall data easily, on
demand.

This exceptional solution is also future proof, as it works across operating systems and isn’t hardware
dependant. It can grow with your infrastructure, allowing you to maintain consistency in the control and
management of your data over time.

Moonwalk offers you enormous savings – in time, money, stress, and disk space.

To discover the advantages for yourself and explore the power of this unique data management technology,
simply click here to register for a 1 month free trial or arrange for product demonstration.

Fortuna Power Systems is a Master Reseller for Moonwalk software and can provide the necessary
expertise and assistance required for a fully integrated Moonwalk solution.