mayato integrates FileTek's StorHouse/BI into SAP NetWeaver (July 2007)

Data management solution for efficient storage and long-term cost savings now certified.

Vast amounts of data are collected in data warehouses and business intelligence tools to be used as a basis for making critical business decisions. These data volumes impose serious challenges with respect to data management and performance. As data grows old and is less frequently accessed, processes and tools are required to archive data from online data bases to less expensive storage media. When done correctly, data still remains accessible but the burden of maintaining these data is removed from the online systems. mayato integrated FileTek’s StorHouse/BI nearline storage solution into the market-leading business intelligence suite SAP NetWeaver® BI thereby offering SAP customers a full portfolio of management options for business information over its complete life cycle.

Mayato’s SAP division achieved SAP Integration Certification for its client FileTek, Inc., a premier vendor of enterprise-class data access and information management software. mayato successfully integrated FileTek’s StorHouse/BI 2.1 product, a leading nearline storage management software solution with SAP’s business intelligence solution SAP NetWeaver® 2004s BI.

The FileTek connector provides SAP NetWeaver® BI customers a cost-effective, tightly integrated, nearline storage solution for less frequently accessed but still valuable data maintained in SAP NetWeaver® BI. Other than classical archiving solutions, StorHouse/BI archives data from the data warehouse while keeping transparent access to this archived data for reporting tools. SAP customers are relieved of the often difficult decision which part of the data is still needed for reporting or other purposes and which part can be archived. Companies can move significant data volumes from their online data base into StorHouse/BI which speeds up load processes, reduces backup times and TCO. Users will still be able to access nearline information and in many cases even perceive significant performance improvements due to less online data volume.

mayato partner and enterprise data warehouse expert Sven Hensen:
“Nearline Storage with FileTek StorHouse/BI will significantly reduce administration costs of large SAP data warehouses while at the same time improving performance for loading and accessing data. More and more SAP customers are reaching the multi terabyte size for their data warehouses so that efficient information lifecycle management is becoming a must for them. We are proud of having achieved SAP integration and certification for our client FileTek so that all SAP NetWeaver® BI customers can now benefit from nearline storage.“

mayato guided FileTek through the complete software development lifecycle for the StorHouse/BI connector to SAP NetWeaver® BI and managed the certification process for FileTek. Sias Oosthuizen, FileTek’s Vice President, Solutions – EMEA, commented, “FileTek is pleased to achieve Certified for SAP NetWeaver® status and proud to brand StorHouse/BI with the SAP Certified Integration logo along with the quality that this logo represents.”

Sherman Schorzman, Vice President System Engineering and Solutions, added, “I enjoyed working with mayato during development of the connector and the SAP certification process. mayato’s SAP expertise and close relationship with key SAP personnel was an invaluable help during design, implementation and certification of our solution.“

About FileTek

FileTek, Inc., is a premier provider of robust data storage and access management solutions, enabling enterprises, worldwide and across multiple industry segments, to effectively manage and rapidly access ever-growing volumes of historical data.

FileTek is headquartered at 9400 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. Telephone: 301-251-0600. Fax: 301-251-1990. FileTek’s international headquarters, FileTek Ltd, is located at One Northumberland Ave., London WC2N 5BW. Telephone: +44 (0) 207 872 5583. Fax: +44 (0) 207 753 2829. The company also has offices across North America. Internet: www.filetek.com