Lifecycle Architecture
Vaultastic supports automated lifecycle-based movement of archived data between Active, Open and Deep stores. This capability allows data to age through progressively cost-optimized storage layers.
Data can automatically transition from:
Active Store → Open Store
Active Store → Deep Store
Lifecycle management ensures that:
frequently accessed data remains in high-performance storage
aging data moves to lower-cost archival tiers
retention policies remain enforced
data integrity and auditability are preserved
This automated tiering capability is a core architectural component of the Vaultastic four-store model.
Vaultastic Storage Lifecycle Architecture
Vaultastic uses a tiered archival architecture that aligns storage cost with data access frequency.
| Data Age | Recommended Storage Tier |
|---|---|
| Recent | Active Store |
| Aging | Open Store |
| Historical | Deep Store |
This architecture balances:
search performance
regulatory compliance
storage cost control
long-term retention requirements
The lifecycle mechanism automatically moves older data away from the Active Store, ensuring that high-performance storage remains optimized for current operational workloads.
Lifecycle Movement Models
Vaultastic supports two models for automatically organizing archived data in Open Store or Deep Store.
Vault-Based Movement
In this model:
one archival file is created per vault per month
each file contains the email data for a single user
Characteristics:
simplifies restoration of individual user mailboxes
suitable when mailbox-level restoration is common
does not retain Active Store deduplication advantages
Domain-Based Movement
In this model:
one archival file is created per day
each file contains email for all users in the domain for that day
Characteristics:
preserves deduplication advantages
improves storage efficiency
suitable for domain-wide search or investigation scenarios
Governance Controls During Lifecycle Movement
Vaultastic lifecycle automation incorporates governance safeguards.
During data movement:
retention policies remain enforced
legal holds are honored
audit logs record all lifecycle actions
integrity checks validate successful data transfer
Deletion from the Active Store occurs only after successful verification of the destination storage copy.
This ensures that no data loss occurs during lifecycle transitions.
Restoring Archived Data
Data stored in Open Store or Deep Store can be restored when required.
Common restoration workflows include:
restoring data to Active Store for eDiscovery
copying data into a temporary vault for investigation
deleting temporary data after the investigation is complete
Deep Store Restoration
For Deep Store data:
restoration typically requires 24–48 hours
restored data remains accessible for approximately 7 days
After this window, the data returns to Deep Archive state.
Strategic Benefits
Vaultastic lifecycle management provides several operational and governance advantages.
These include:
predictable storage growth
controlled Active Store footprint
automated cost optimization
structured long-term retention
consistent governance enforcement
Automated lifecycle tiering is a foundational architectural capability of the Vaultastic storage model.