DELL EMC CLOUD ARCHIVE FOR PETROTECHNICAL DATA

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1 DELL EMC CLOUD ARCHIVE FOR PETROTECHNICAL DATA Improving Business Agility EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW The key ingredient that can make the difference between operational success and failure is Data how it is collected, catalogued, stored and made easily available to people and petrotechnical IT systems. Petrotechnical data is huge and diverse raw and pre-processed seismic data, well log data, geospatial data, interpretation and modelling project data, production information, maintenance and logistics data to mention a few. But if data volumes are exploding and you re trying to reduce costs, a pure CAPEX onpremise solution for keeping data online is not viable. A data archive strategy is therefore necessary, typically a combination of on-premise disk-oriented storage and tape. Archiving data to a tape vault is the traditional answer to keeping overall storage costs down, but this also means that the archived data is taken out of the active business operations cycle, reducing its availability for reporting, analysis and planning. WHITEPAPER

2 It is also worth noting that although the material cost of tape may be cheaper than on-premise disk, there is still a high IT administrative cost to cataloguing and manually retrieving the tapes, as well as locating specific data sets within a tape. So, what if you could utilize a single scalable solution that reduces your reliance on tape by still getting the cost economics of tape using secure cloud storage, together with live visibility to data with near-line access and retrieval so it remains in the business operations cycle? What if you could also bring existing tape archives online into the same digital cloud storage environment to boost overall data availability? This is precisely what the Dell EMC Cloud Archive for Petrotechnical Data solution offers the economics of a cloud environment provided by Iron Mountain, together with a secure, scalable data management platform as an active data archive. The solution also enables existing tape archives to be migrated or replicated to the online cloud storage environment to further enrich the active data archive. 2

3 Introducing the Dell EMC Cloud Archive Solution for Petrotechnical Data The Dell EMC Cloud Archive for Petrotechnical Data solution combines a full service data hosting consumption-based model with a hyper-scale storage cloud built from the ground up for enterprise level operations. The value proposition of this petrotechnical cloud archive solution delivers: ORCHESTRATION: On-demand scalable data storage provisioning, enabling more data to be brought online more securely as an active archive AVAILABILITY: Faster time to value as a result of significantly improved data cataloguing, access and retrieval methods, particularly as archived data will be stored on disk as opposed to tape COST EFFICIENCY: A dramatic reduction in data management costs, as any previous CAPEX responsibilities associated with on-premise disk archiving is replaced by consumption-based OPEX budgeting These 3 benefit pillars not only increase overall business agility, but reduce the cost and complexity of the processes associated with compliance and regulatory obligations. If data is better catalogued with detailed data usage statistics and is easier to access and retrieve securely, then risk management and audit processes will be much improved. The Storage Cloud service is delivered by Iron Mountain and provides built-in service resilience, a secure SLA-based cloud solution and true consumption-based pricing and billing. BENEFITS On-demand Data Storage provisioning More Data Online Securely Faster Time to Value Increased Business Agility Dramatic Cost Reduction Shift from CAPEX to OPEX Significantly Improved Industry Compliance Easier to locate data and system audit information Because the Cloud Archive platform is object-based, the solution caters for the wide variety of petrotechnical data types that may require archiving, and its hyper-scale characteristics mean that volume won t be a problem. As Iron Mountain manages the platform, archiving is simplified for easy on-demand storage provisioning and we ensure security of data in-flight or at rest. So the value proposition is at least what you would expect from a Cloud storage provider on-demand data storage provisioning, potentially faster time to value as the data is effectively online, and a dramatic reduction in cost when you compare it to the CAPEX alternative. Exponential added value In addition, the Iron Mountain Cloud Archive environment provides a more robust and easily auditable solution when Oil & Gas companies need to meet compliance regulations around geo-protection of data ensuring data is kept in-country or inregion. This is a clear advantage over many other public cloud solutions, but the Dell EMC Cloud Archive Solution offers even more than just storage. It turns a Cloud Archive environment into an embedded strategic operational function for business agility and efficiency. 3

4 The Anatomy of the Cloud Archive for Petrotechnical Solution The solution streamlines the archive process into 3 components Upstream Data Source, Data Movement Engine and Archive Target. The Archive Target in this solution is the Iron Mountain Cloud Archive environment which provides enterprise level security and scalability together with consumption based pricing. The Upstream Data Source is any storage environment that contains data to be archived, including tape. Finally, the process for transferring data to and from the Iron Mountain Cloud Archive target is a Data Movement Engine that supports the S3 data access protocol. Two Data Movement Engine options are recommended, each suitable for two clear use cases: Recommended Data Movement Engine Compatible Upstream Data Source Platform Primary Use Case Dell EMC ISILON CLOUD POOLS Dell EMC ISILON Where there is a need to archive individual data elements using automated data management policies such as age and access frequency INTERICA PARS (Project Archiving and Restoration Software) ANY (including Dell EMC Isilon and existing PARS archives on tape) Where all data related to an upstream application project needs to be archived and restored as a single bundle 4

5 About EMC Isilon CloudPools Data Movement Engine With the Dell EMC Cloud Archive for Petrotechnical Data solution, Dell EMC Isilon CloudPools enables Oil & Gas companies to extend their upstream data sources or data lakes with the Iron Mountain Cloud Archive platform. Higher levels of data management efficiencies are gained by embracing cloud as an archiving storage tier for cold or frozen data. Since the active operational value of the data changes over time, continuous tiering of inactive primary storage data frees up relatively expensive storage space to accommodate freshly generated or acquired data without needing to significantly increase primary storage costs. CloudPools as the Data Movement Engine is appropriate where archiving individual data elements using automated data management policies based on attributes such as age, access frequency, data type, folder location or object owner is required. About Interica PARS Data Movement Engine Interica Project Archive and Restoration Software or PARS is an archiving data movement engine that provides Exploration & Production (E&P) application-aware data connectors to enable project-related data to be archived as individual project bundles. Applications supported include IHS Kingdom, Schlumberger Petrel, Paradigm EPOS4 and Landmark R5000. PARS can also archive from on-premise disk to tape if required, and can replicate (or migrate) existing PARS tape archives to the Iron Mountain Cloud Archive environment. 5

6 Therefore with PARS, we are not just archiving data. We are preserving the business value of the data by retaining the inter-relationships between individual pieces of data in the business context of an E&P application project. As many Oil & Gas companies use more than one E&P application, determining what to archive as a project bundle is complex, especially if data elements are shared across projects as illustrated below: PARS effectively preserves project integrity with the artifacts it generates and these translate to significant business drivers as outlined in the diagram below: The value of PARS to project corruption recovery Because general purpose backup systems are not designed to interpret the relationships between disparate data elements in E&P application projects, the process of restoring the correct data elements after project information has been corrupted is compromised. Without preserving the relationships as an integral part of the backup process, Backup administrators will never truly know which versions of each set of data elements to restore that are related to the project. In contrast, Interica PARS easily addresses this complexity with the E&P application-aware data connectors and produces rich searchable metadata that enables entire projects or selected elements of a project to be restored with confidence. 6

7 Why Iron Mountain for Oil & Gas Iron Mountain, a leading storage and information management company, offers a Cloud Archive platform that provides a cost-effective, scalable repository for organizations needing to protect and preserve data retained short or long term for compliance, legal or value-creation purposes. Designed to scale as the volume of data grows, the solution is ideal for organizations needing offsite, pay-as-you-use archival storage with near-infinite scalability, where customer data remains secure, intact and easily accessible over the long term at Iron Mountain s Underground Facility. Iron Mountain has a long and successful document and data management relationship with the Oil & Gas industry, and understands very well how skyrocketing data volumes make long-term digital asset management a major challenge companies must address to preserve, protect and manage valuable intellectual property, operational knowledge, process documentation and other digital assets. ROBUST INDUSTRY- LEADING SECURITY Authentication Strong per user verification Access controls on data containers Encryption Data-in-flight through SSL Data-at-rest Ever-expanding regulations and increasing data retention requirements further exacerbate this challenge. Iron Mountain helps Oil & Gas companies address these challenges with a Cloud Archive platform. The Iron Mountain Cloud Archive platform is a key component of the Dell EMC Cloud Archive solution for Petrotechnical data and is a cloud based, secure, scalable repository for organizations needing a cost effective and efficient method to archive and protect digital assets and intellectual property offsite for the short or long term, yet be able to access it quickly and easily for compliance, legal and/or monetization purposes. By combining data protection with easy accessibility, Oil & Gas companies are able to maximize their data management resources through the following key benefits: Physical Security Underground Data Center 24x7 security, key card access Video surveillance, caged space DATA SECURITY, INTEGRITY & DURABILITY Built to ensure the safe, long term preservation of data Protected offsite at a secure Iron Mountain data center Protects and secures data encrypted in transit and at rest ACCESSIBILITY & AVAILABILITY On-demand access for authorized users Guaranteed SLAs Elastic, pay-as-you-go service COST EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY No need for CAPEX flexible OPEX costs Improves storage efficiency 7

8 About Interica Interica is an international information services and software company with extensive specialist experience and knowledge of the Oil and Gas subsurface domain, the principles and practices of effective data management, along with the practical requirements of companies, data owners and data users. With highly experienced Oil & Gas industry teams, Interica provides an integrated approach to the management of geological, geophysical and geotechnical data assets through their lifecycle - from new ventures and license management, to seismic survey data and well data, through to reservoir analysis and production and ultimately divestment management. Interica delivers the very best in modern-day data management services and applications for companies, wherever and whenever it is needed. The unique blend of proven technologies and domain expertise drives our solutions in digital and physical data management, data storage and access, application aware archiving and backup. Interica has offices in the UK, USA and Asia to support its international operations which include a worldwide reseller network. CONCLUSION Why Oil & Gas companies need Cloud Archive today Geoscientists and field personnel need the right data in the right place at the right time in order to make impactful decisions. But if data volumes are exploding and you re trying to reduce costs, a pure CAPEX on-premise solution to keep data online is not viable. An effective data archive strategy that keeps data online is needed. There are 2 innovation areas that, when combined in the correct way, simultaneously address the need to reduce costs, yet bring more petrotechnical data online and easily accessible in a secure environment: About Dell EMC in Oil & Gas Dell EMC is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform and deliver enterprise information technology as a service (ITaaS). Dell EMC s dedicated Oil & Gas Practice offers petrotechnical IT Innovation focused on data management, application optimization, big data & analytics, and cloud technologies to exploration & Production businesses, enabling them to: Cloud Economics - Oil & Gas companies can reduce their IT Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) by owning and managing less IT assets and embracing cloud-enabled and consumption-based IT, both of which offer a more fiscal-friendly Operational Expenditure (OPEX) model. They can also reduce their reliance on the less agile tape medium. A Scalable Data Management Platform deployed as an Active Data Archive that can be easily administered at the petabyte level, caters for a variety of data types, and has built-in security. - Make better decisions faster - Reduce costs through efficient operations - Maximize Production & Recovery CONTACT US The Dell EMC Cloud Archive for Petrotechnical Data solution delivers these 2 areas of innovation in a practical way that results in benefits that go way beyond storage cost efficiencies. To learn more, contact your local representative or authorized reseller. EMC 2, EMC, the EMC logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2016 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Published in the USA. 09/16 Solution Overview H15452 EMC believes the information in this document is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. 8 EMC is now part of the Dell group of companies.