Storage problems in government & defense

How file optimization can help

58% of new corporate data growth is unstructured data such as Microsoft Office documents. This is set to grow at an annual rate of 96%.

Taneja Group

Military reports and briefings usually contain several maps and pictures that are of critical importance. However, these graphics are often included at an unnecessarily high resolution (partly due to the ever-increasing number of megapixels offered by digital cameras). This, combined with extraneous data and other redundant content, can result in extremely large file sizes.

Storage growth is a critical problem. Although costs are declining over time, enterprise-grade storage is still expensive to procure – and labor to evaluate, deploy and manage storage can cost up to eight times more than the storage itself. When military units are deployed at sea or 'in the field', storage can become a very scarce resource due to network restrictions and the limited amount of local storage available.

Increasing storage also leads to backup problems. You'll require extra backup media and suffer from extended backup windows. If your storage grows out of control, your backup might not be completed in time.

Why use NXPowerLite?

NXPowerLite for File Servers automatically replaces the Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on your servers with smaller, optimized versions. The first time you use it, you'll reclaim vast amounts of existing server storage. By scheduling it to run regularly, you can continue to free up storage on an ongoing basis.

It's an environmentally friendly, software-only solution that offers a high return on investment and significant, immediate benefits.

Reclaim server storage

Additional storage is expensive to procure and bad for the environment. Optimizing files enables you to instantly reclaim vast amounts of existing storage. It extends the life of your existing hardware and contributes to a greener storage strategy.

Speed up antivirus scans

Large files take longer to scan. Optimizing them increases the speed of security and antivirus checks.

Avoid security issues

If a file is too large to email, end-users may resort to FTP, personal webmail or online file-sharing services. Optimizing files ensures they won't need to distribute them via these less secure methods.

Improve staff productivity

Optimizing files improves productivity; end-users can create image-heavy content without worrying about their storage quotas. It also cuts down the time IT staff spend dealing with storage and bandwidth limitations.

Shorten network response times

Large files slow down your entire network. Optimizing them can significantly lighten the load, reducing data transfer costs and improving network response times – so remote users can 'feel' local.

Shorten backup windows

Optimizing files accelerates your backup process, shortening backup windows, cutting costs and reducing media requirements.

Our experienced consultants will be happy to discuss deploying NXPowerLite within your organization. Request a call.

Success story

We used NXPowerLite in Kandahar and the software was perfect for our use. We were able to reduce a lot of HDD space usage and it made our network more stable.

Canadian Forces School of Communications & Electronics

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White paper

Why reducing file size should be a top priority in your organization

Osterman Research explore the issues organizations face as email growth continues to increase.

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