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Module 2.5
Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe CAS, fixed content and archives, traditional storage solutions for archive Describe the features and benefits of a CAS based storage strategy
Contracts, claims, etc. E-mail and attachments Financial spread sheets CAD/CAM designs Presentations
Documents
Checks, securities trades Historical preservation
Medical
X-rays, MRIs, CTI
Photographs
Personal / professional
Video
News / media, movies Security surveillance
Surveys
Seismic, astronomic, geographic
Audio
Voicemail Radio
Often, long-term preservation is required (years-decades) Simultaneous multi-user online access is preferable to offline storage Need faster access to fixed content Need for location independent data, enabling technology refresh and migration Traditional storage methods are inadequate
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Benefits of CAS
Content authenticity Content integrity
Location independence
Single-instance storage (SiS) Retention enforcement Record-level protection and disposition Technology independence
Lesson Summary
Key points covered in this lesson: CAS Definition
Client
Access Nodes Private LAN
Storage Nodes
IP
CAS System
API
Server
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CAS Terminology
Application Programming Interface (API)
API
A set of function calls that enables communication between applications or between an application and an operating system
Access Profile
Profiles
Used by access applications to authenticate CAS Cluster, and by CAS Clusters to authenticate themselves to each other
Pool 1
Virtual Pools
Enable a single logical cluster to be broken up into multiple logical groupings of data
BLOB
The Distinct Bit Sequence (DBS) of user data represents the actual content of a file and is independent of the filename and physical location
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CAS authenticates the Content Address and stores the object
CAS
API
Object ID
5 6
Object-ID is retained and stored for future use
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1
CAS
3 2
Object ID
CAS Features
Features available with most CAS systems are:
Integrity checking Data protection
Local replication Remote replication
Load balancing Scalability Self-diagnosis and repair Report generation and event notification Fault tolerance Audit trails
Patient Studies
API
Application Server
API
Application Server
CAS System
Check image size is about 25KB Check imaging service provider may process 5090 million check images per month Checks are stored online for a period of 60 days Beyond 60 days data is archived
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Lesson Summary
Key points covered in this lesson: CAS architecture
Module Summary
Key points covered in this module: Benefits of CAS based storage strategy
LAN
Private LAN
1 5 2
Ethernet Switch
Power Rails
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What are 2 business applications that would benefit from CAS technology?
What are the logical elements of a CAS system? How does data get stored in a CAS environment?