When the Phoenix solution is applied to a file system, the file system becomes part of a managed storage environment. In this scenario, primary storage operates at maximum efficiency because it contains only new and highly active data. Aged and non-essential data is moved into the Phoenix Information Repository, a secondary storage environment. Once in the Information Repository, it is easy to locate and retrieve archived data that is normally beyond the reach of simple file-system search capabilities.

Phoenix Search and eDiscovery makes it easy for individual users to locate and retrieve information. This takes a burden off the IT group, which is traditionally responsible for locating required data from secondary storage. It sensibly puts the search and retrieve capability in the hands of the originators of the data who are ultimately more familiar with the information.

Using the Phoenix Search and eDiscovery, it is easy to locate individual files or discover collective sets of related information within the Information Repository. Search queries can be broad, returning a wide range of potentials. Or they can be narrowly focused, defined by a combination of attribute, location, and content parameters, to return a small set of determinative results.

Search queries canvas the entire Information Repository unless they are constrained to particular storage elements. They even cover data that is stored off-line. This ensures that all relevant data is included in search results regardless of where it may be stored or how it has been moved by the system throughout the information’s lifecycle.

Security is assured by the preservation and utilization of the security attributes originally assigned to the stored data as it was created. Phoenix uses the permissions to ensure that data will never be returned as part of a search result unless the user is authorized to view or manipulate the data.

When using Phoenix as part of an eDiscovery process, it is easy to define search queries that will return relevant search results. As items of interest are found, they can be assigned to a holding area in which they are available for further scrutiny and will be protected from disposition rules until released.

Search results may be returned in a traditional file-tree format, which makes it easy to retrieve and restore groups of files. Alternatively, search results may be returned in a Search Engine Results Page (SERP) format, which is used like an internet browser and makes it very easy to determine that the needed file has been found before it is retrieved.

Required files may be opened with a mouse click, retrieved to their original location, or re-directed to any location within the network.

For more information, click here to download SoleraTec's Search and eDiscovery Data Sheet (PDF).