Data Management Glossary
Native File Format
Native File Format or Native Data Format. The file structure in which a document is created and maintained by the original creating application. Komprise provides transparent data tiering from the source storage array with native access to the cold data on the target, without getting in front of hot data on the source. Native data access is especially powerful when you are moving data to the cloud. You can move data to the cloud and always enable direct access to it because your data is no longer tied to the file system from which it was originally served.
Why is native data access important?
Maximize Data Efficiency
When data is retained in native file format at the target, your organization can benefit from the full array of cloud-native technologies and service and further, leverage all tiers of cloud storage on your data. For example, Amazon FSx versus Glacier Instant Retrieval: there are significant cost differences between the higher-cost file storage and the low-cost object storage. When you move your data to the cloud with cloud tiering, ensure you can take advantage of all of the efficiencies the cloud has to offer by moving data as it ages to lower-cost storage.
No-Lock-In Data Access
When you move data in cloud native format, users should be able to access the data not only as a file, but also as a native object. That’s useful to apply cloud-native analytics and other services on your data. You want to avoid going through your file storage layer to access data, which results in increased licensing fees and capacity.
Maximize Data Services
Native data access makes it easy for your users to search and find the data they need and send it to data lakes and analytics services, most of which operate at the object layer. Cloud-native access ensures that your data can leverage these services without delay and hassle.
Learn more about the benefits of Native Data Access and Komprise Transparent Move Technology.
