Data Storage

	OS, Applications	Database	Research Data	Swap, Scratch
Storage Type	Block^ Storage	Block^ Storage	NAS^ Storage	Block storage
Encryption	Encrypted	Encrypted	Encrypted	Encrypted
Backups	Cohesity	NAS^ in SH	N/A	NO
Backups: Encrypt-in-transit	Encrypted	In SH ecosystem, no encryption	N/A	N/A
Backups: Encrypt data at rest	Encrypted	Encrypted	N/A	N/A
Snapshots	NO	Yes - 1 Week	Yes - Up to 6 weeks, both at origin and replicated location	NO
Replication	N/A	Yes	Yes	N/A
Replication: Encrypt-in-transit	N/A	Yes	Yes	N/A
Replication: Encrypt data at rest	N/A	NO; within SH Ecosystem^	NO; within SH Ecosystem^	N/A

^ Storage (NAS/Block) in 'SH ecosystem' follows NIST 800-88 Media Sanitization techniques. Stronghold abides by the "clear method" when data is deleted. Additionally, Stronghold abides by the "destroy" method, when an entire disk needs to be replaced.