Arcitecta has announced its new Mediaflux Universal Data System, a convergence of data management, data orchestration, multi-protocol access, and storage in one platform. The system manages the entire data lifecycle, both on-premise and in the cloud, with globally distributed access. With Mediaflux Universal Data System, Arcitecta says data- and research-intensive organizations can easily share data across locations while achieving massive scalability, high performance and dramatic cost savings.