Data Director uses advanced transaction level synchronous mirroring technology to ensure that data archived on an optical or tape library is continuously replicated within a site or across the globe.

To meet a range of disaster prevention needs and budgets, Data Director is available with multiple real-time mirroring options. These include media mirroring within a single library, device mirroring within a single site, and site mirroring across multiple geographic locations. Failover capabilities ensure that if the primary archive cannot be accessed, requests are automatically directed to the secondary archive. Data Director's disaster prevention capabilities facilitate a 3-2-1 archive strategy by providing very cost effective and dependable business continuity for the QStar archives platform .