Scalable object storage for life sciences and pharmaceuticals

S3 Object Storage Software for Secure Data Storage

Store, manage, and protect data intelligently

Efficient S3 Object Storage Solutions for Research and Pharmaceuticals

Research and pharmaceutical companies generate massive amounts of sensitive data every day. This ranges from genome sequences to clinical trials and laboratory reports.

 

Cost-Effective S3/Glacier Integration with XtreemStore

The object storage product category enables scalable storage of very large data sets. Using tape as an archival medium results in the lowest storage costs per terabyte while also minimizing power consumption. With XtreemStore, GRAU DATA has developed an object storage solution for tape.

XtreemStore features an integrated S3/Glacier interface that has established itself as a global standard. Most applications that support S3 as an interface also support the S3/Glacier interface, enabling XtreemStore to work seamlessly with a growing number of applications.

Did you know?

  • Regulatory requirements: FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, GDPR, and other regulations require audit-proof, secure long-term archiving, storage, and traceability.
  • Huge amounts of data: Sequences, image and video data, lab results, and much more generate terabytes of information every day.
  • Fast availability: Data must be accessible at any time, especially for research, audits, or clinical trials.
  • IT resources: Solutions must be efficient and compatible with existing infrastructures.
The Biggest Challenges for Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

What to Consider

Modern research and healthcare organizations face the challenge of designing their data infrastructure to be scalable, compliant, securely accessible, seamlessly integrable, and at the same time cost-effective.

Scalability

Whether in small laboratories or global research centers, storage capacity grows dynamically to meet demand.

Compliance

Data must be stored in a way that ensures it is immutable, traceable, and auditable.

Secure Access

For research and clinical trials, data must be securely accessible at all times.

Integration

Whether cloud, on-premises, or hybrid - an S3/Glacier object storage solution must align with your infrastructure requirements.

Object storage for research and the pharmaceutical industry

S3/Glacier Object Storage Software for Long-Term Archiving

Efficiently Manage Large Data Sets with S3/Glacier Object Storage Software

S3/Glacier object storage enables flexible and highly scalable storage of all research and pharmaceutical data—from early development phases to long-term study archives. The solution scales dynamically with data volume and adapts seamlessly to both small workgroups and international research organizations.

That’s why the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries rely on S3/Glacier object storage

  • Scalable: Storage grows with data volume. Billions of objects and petabytes of data.
  • Data security: Multiple copies, whether local or remote, protect the data.
  • Secure: Protection against cyberattacks and data loss.
  • Cost-effective: Low operating costs combined with flexible scaling save money.
The benefits of working with Grau Data

Healthcare Sollutions

Our solution combines the highest level of security, regulatory compliance, and technological flexibility in a future-proof and cost-effective archiving platform.

Comprehensive protection for your data

Less Risk for Clinics

Blocky for Veeam®

By leveraging modern WORM technology, your backups are stored in a tamper-proof manner—directly on the Windows Veeam server. Integrated zero-trust write control ensures that only authorized processes are granted write access, while unauthorized access is consistently blocked. No additional hardware or separate Linux server is required. The solution can be installed in less than 30 minutes and seamlessly integrated into your existing environment.

Archive in a manner that complies with audit requirements

The benefits of FileLock

FileLock

FileLock uses state-of-the-art WORM technology to ensure tamper-proof archiving of sensitive data, while meeting international standards and all legal requirements. It is designed to be hardware-independent and integrates seamlessly into existing systems. Additional compliance replication provides even greater security and protection against data loss. At the same time, the solution remains cost-effective and offers a future-proof foundation for long-term data archiving.

Future-proof long-term archiving

Secure and cost-effective archiving of medical data

XtreemStore

XtreemStore is based on open standards such as LTFS and TAR, ensuring long-term accessibility and future-proofing of your data. Thanks to modern interfaces such as S3/Glacier, HSM front-end, and REST API, the solution can be flexibly integrated into existing IT infrastructures. It is cost-effective, virtually unlimited in scalability, and particularly user-friendly thanks to an intuitive interface.

Air-gap protection, multi-tape copies, and replication ensure maximum data security, while 24/7 support from Germany and the optional MetadataHub extension provide additional value.

Long-term archiving with full control

Storing Large Volumes of Data

MetadataHub

For development departments and test centers that generate billions of data records every day: MetadataHub ensures transparency, indexing, and fast search capabilities.

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Your questions - clearly answered

Everything You Need to Know

Here you’ll find answers to the most frequently asked questions about our solutions, products, and applications—from security and archiving to data management.

What sets XtreemStore, as an S3/Glacier-compatible object storage solution, apart from traditional tape archives?

In the past, traditional tape archives were HSM-managed file systems. Windows- or Linux-based file systems reach their limits when dealing with billions of file objects. That is why XtreemStore’s new architecture was designed as an object storage solution. The NoSQL database it uses scales virtually infinitely.

Is XtreemStore compatible with existing applications?

Yes, XtreemStore has a built-in S3/Glacier interface and optional file system interfaces for Windows and Linux. This allows any application to write to and read data from XtreemStore.

Is object storage suitable for backup or archiving?

Both – XtreemStore supports both short-term backups and long-term, secure data archiving.

How is data security ensured?

Through multiple copies, either locally or across locations. In addition, data can be protected from modification or deletion using the object lock protection mechanism.

A clear data strategy

The GRAU DATA Product Portfolio for Data Protection, Archiving, and Data Intelligence

GRAU DATA’s products help companies reliably protect their data, efficiently organize it, and store it in a way that is sustainable, scalable, and compliant with regulations.

Blocky for Veeam®
Effectively Protect Backups

Blocky for Veeam® reliably protects backup data from ransomware and tampering. Immutable storage ensures that backups remain secure and recoverable at all times.

FileLock
Archive Data in an Unalterable Format

FileLock enables the audit-proof and legally compliant archiving of sensitive data. Information remains unaltered, traceable, and available for the long term.

XtreemStore
The Modern S3-to-Tape Solution

XtreemStore offers cost-effective, tape-based archiving for large volumes of data. Billions of files and petabytes of data can be stored securely and in a future-proof manner.

MetadataHub
Understand Data Instead of Searching for It

MetadataHub brings transparency to large datasets. Metadata is collected centrally, making information easy to find and efficient to use.

Blocky for Veeam®
Effectively Protect Backups

Blocky for Veeam® reliably protects backup data from ransomware and tampering. Immutable storage ensures that backups remain secure and recoverable at all times.

FileLock
Archive Data in an Unalterable Format

FileLock enables the audit-proof and legally compliant archiving of sensitive data. Information remains unaltered, traceable, and available for the long term.

XtreemStore
The Modern S3-to-Tape Solution

XtreemStore offers cost-effective, tape-based archiving for large volumes of data. Billions of files and petabytes of data can be stored securely and in a future-proof manner.

MetadataHub
Understand Data Instead of Searching for It

MetadataHub brings transparency to large datasets. Metadata is collected centrally, making information easy to find and efficient to use.

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Whether it’s patient data, lab reports, or billing records:
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