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Chapter 9
Chapter Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: o Describe CAS, fixed content and archives, traditional storage solutions for archive o 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
o Often, long-term preservation is required (years-decades) o Simultaneous multi-user online access is preferable to offline storage o Need faster access to fixed content o Need for location independent data, enabling technology refresh and migration o Traditional storage methods are inadequate
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Benefits of CAS
o Content authenticity o Content integrity
o Location independence
o Single-instance storage (SiS) o Retention enforcement o Record-level protection and disposition o Technology independence
Lesson Summary
Key points covered in this lesson: o CAS Definition
Access Nodes
Private LAN
Storage Nodes
CAS System
API
Server
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CAS Terminology
o Application Programming Interface (API)
API
o A set of function calls that enables communication between applications or between an application and an operating system
Client
Unique Content CAS System Address is calculated Application Server Object is sent to CAS System via CAS API over IP
API
Client
Unique Content CAS System Address is calculated Application Server Object is sent to CAS System via Object CAS API over IP
API
Acknowledgement returned to application CAS System validates the Content Address and stores the object
Clip ID is retained and stored for future use
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1
CAS System
Client
API
3 2
C-Clip ID
Retrieval request is sent to the CAS System via CAS API over IP
CAS Features
o Features available with most CAS systems are:
o Integrity checking o Data protection
o Local replication o Remote replication
o Load balancing o Scalability o Self-diagnosis and repair o Report generation and event notification o Fault tolerance
o Through the use of redundant components and data protection schemes
o Audit trails
o Documentation of management activities, access and disposition of data
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Patient Studies
API
Application Server
API
Application Server
CAS System
o Check image size is about 25KB o Check imaging service provider may process 5090 million check images per month o Checks are stored online for a period of 60 days o Beyond 60 days data is archived
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Lesson Summary
Key points covered in this lesson: o CAS architecture
Chapter Summary
Key points covered in this chapter: o Benefits of CAS based storage strategy
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