Originally posted by: Nils Haustein

The English translation of the assessment report for System Storage Archive Manager 6.3 (SSAM) is available now. This is an important milestone, because SSAM has been certified for compliance according to international laws and regulations.
  German:  http://www.kpmg.de/bescheinigungen/RequestReport.aspx?38014
  English: http://www.kpmg.de/bescheinigungen/RequestReport.aspx?38076

System Storage Archive Manager (SSAM) is a variation of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) which is made for compliant archiving. SSAM provides a variety of value adding archiving functions like built-in backup and migration to tape and a transparent migration path for DR550 and Information Archive. For more information about the migration path from DR550 and IA to SSAM please refer to the following information:
  IBM: http://w3.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS5049
  BP:  https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/tech_PRS5049

IBM also offers professional services for the data migration with experts who have done multiple migrations already. If you are interested in an offer for professional IBM SSAM migration services please following links:
  IBM: http://w3.escc.mainz.de.ibm.com/ESCC4U/EUSTO128
  BP: Please contact STG.LabServices@de.ibm.com to get more information and receive an offering.

Solutions based on SSAM can comprises IBM server, storage, tape and are extremely flexible and scalable. Find more information detailing the positioning, design and implementation of SSAM solutions have a look at the "SSAM reference architecture" whitepaper.
  IBM: http://w3.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/WP102345
  BP: https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/tech_WP102345

With the above information & collaterals it is easy to understand  the value of SSAM solutions. It also gives guidance to make SSAM solution design and implementation simple.