Among archiving solutions in today's?storage market, purpose-built disk archive appliances offer the ability to apply WORM locks on data, retention management, indexing and data deduplication - all with the simplified installation and maintenance inherent in an appliance.

There are?two basic types of disk archive appliances that?offer solutions to companies of all sizes?- but the product class is a small one, and projected growth rates are low. Check out this SearchDataBackup.com E-Guide to find out whether or not an archiving appliance is a good fit for your company. Also included in this guide:

• What current trends are regarding disk archive appliances
• What options are available to you today
• What vendors are doing to broaden the appeal of their systems