FAQ Categories: Data Retention and Records Management

Vaultastic optimizes storage costs for long-term data retention by implementing an intelligent tiered storage architecture. Data is categorized and stored based on its usage frequency. 

Frequently accessed and active data resides in the Active Store, while aging or infrequently accessed data is moved automatically to cost-efficient tiers like the Open Store and Deep Store. This ensures businesses benefit from a scalable, pay-as-you-grow model while avoiding the costs associated with maintaining on-premises infrastructure. 

Additionally, Vaultastic employs deduplication, compression, and other storage optimization techniques to minimize storage overhead. 

By automating the lifecycle of archived data, Vaultastic significantly reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for long-term retention while ensuring compliance and accessibility.

Cloud data retention and archiving offer several advantages over traditional on-premises storage. Cloud solutions provide greater scalability, allowing your business to easily manage growing data volumes without the need for additional hardware.

They also offer enhanced security, automatic updates, and built-in disaster recovery, ensuring your data is protected and always accessible. 

Additionally, cloud-based solutions reduce operational costs, minimize maintenance, and provide flexible, remote access, giving your business a competitive edge by streamlining data management and improving efficiency.

You can easily transfer your data to Vaultastic’s data retention solutions in two ways. 

First, by journaling active or live emails from your existing mail solution, which automatically creates a copy of every email sent and received by your users in Vaultastic. 

Second, you can import legacy data from your existing mailboxes or data files into Vaultastic, ensuring that both live and historical data are securely archived and easily accessible.