StoragePoint, by Metalogix Overview

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Scalability of SharePoint is and has been an active discussion topic in many circles. Because SharePoint stores files, images etc. as BLOB's (Binary Large OBjects )directly in the MSSQL server database, the performance of SharePoint takes a serious hit once you reach 500,000 or so objects. That by the way is easy to do. StoragePoint removes any and all scalability issues related to BLOB's and in fact improves SQL Server performance all the way around. The addition of StoragePoint to SharePoint essentially provides SharePoint 2010 with comparable levels of database scalability and transaction performance found in the largest ECM solutions at considerably lower cost. By the way, by following the link you can download and try StoragePoint, so you might want to look into that.

StoragePoint makes document imaging a viable solution for SharePoint from a storage and database performance perspective
StoragePoint significantly increases the transaction performance of SQL Server
StoragePoint can save you money by reducing the cost of SQL Server licenses

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StoragePoint, by Metalogix

Store and manage your SharePoint content on any direct-attached, network, or cloud storage platform.

StoragePoint is a single solution that makes SharePoint storage more economical to operate, more secure, more quickly and easily recoverable from disasters, and more compliant while improving performance and end user experience. When you keep unstructured Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) content out of SQL Server, you can:

Simplify taxonomy planning and implementation.
Develop a more flexible and streamlined disaster recovery plan.
Improve the upload, retrieval, and management of large files.
Enforce regulatory compliance where needed.
Save money by moving content to less expensive tiers of storage.

The BLOBs in the Database Challenge

Storing BLOBs within a SharePoint database creates several challenges that mushroom as your content volume grows. It starts with exponentially larger databases, which require extended disaster recovery, indexing and maintenance timeframes. Worse, the additional SQL I/O overhead created by the BLOBs forces you to allocate a disproportionate amount of hardware to the database tier. As SQL Server is constrained to single-storage profile, it can also require costly, high-speed/high availability storage for all content (no matter its life-cycle or type) just to maintain system performance.

Improved SharePoint on all fronts

StoragePoint keeps the content BLOBs out of the database, freeing SQL Server to use more of its resources to process queries and manage transactions. Translation: a more nimble, smaller (by at least 90%), and more scalable SharePoint content database with improved performance on virtually all fronts. Plus, it eliminates lengthy backup times and lets you quickly restore content databases when needed.

StoragePoint makes SharePoint better, faster and cheaper

StoragePoint will dramatically reduce the size of your SharePoint content databases 90%+ by keeping content BLOBs out of the database while maintaining only the metadata within SQL Srever. Stored on virtually any on-premise or Cloud storage platform; compressed, encrypted or both, the content BLOBs can be partitioned by SLA, isolation requirements, or retention policies.

True HSM and content archiving capabilities

With StoragePoint’s robust and extremely simple-to-use, built-in Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) and Archiving capabilities you can move your SharePoint content to more cost-effective tiers of storage by defining rules based on age, version or even changes in metadata.

Key Benefits

Reduce your content database by at least 90% - 95%.
Make SharePoint faster and cheaper to own and operate.
Externalize content to virtually any SAN, NAS, or cloud platform, such as Microsoft Azure, EMC Atmost online, and Amazon S3.
Consolidate your SharePoint footprint for easier management.
Increase performance: BLOB I/O is performed at the Web front ends rather than the SQL Server databases, resulting in significant performance increases. Cloud upload and retrieval are also greatly improved with optional BLOB compression.
Save money by using tiered storage on less expensive layers.
Secure transmission and storage with BLOB encryption (up to 256-bit AES).

Key Features

Manages SharePoint administration centrally to leverage existing roles and security
Orphaned BLOB controls remove BLOBs from the BLOB store after their associated items have been purged from the Recycling Bin.
BLOB compression reduces the amount of space required to store the content BLOB.
Site collection-specific storage profiles externalize different site collections to separate, specified storage locations or devices.
Timer jobs find content that has not been relocated and returns these relocated content BLOBs to the SharePoint content database.
List item and BLOB auto-foldering improve scalability and performance by staying within Microsoft's guideline of 2,000 items per view and make it easer to browse the file system.
Uses 100% native SharePoint APIs and Services.