What is Policy-based Migration Software?

Policy-based migration software is used to identify and relocate files that are no longer required on the fastest tier of storage but still have value to the organization.  Policies can be created to define files that have not been accessed or modified in multiple months, these are defined as “static files”. Once identified they can be migrated or moved to a new, lower cost storage tier – such as Cloud or a tape library. If moved they can be found on a different drive letter, share or mount, BUT if migrated, a stub (reparse point or symbolic link) is created that redirects the request to the new location. Options can be added to protect files from deletion either permanently or for a period of time.