Dataflix

Every snapshot. Every point in time. One self-service catalog

Dataflix is Tessell's self-service data access interface, built on top of the Availability Machine. Authorized teams browse available snapshots, PITR recovery points, and sanitized copies, then clone, restore, or download in minutes. On their own terms, without pulling DBAs away from higher-value work.

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The problem

Data access and data protection are built as separate systems. Navigating them takes longer than it should.

Every architecture that solved for reliable backup made a rational trade-off: protect the data first, govern access separately. That design is sound but creates distance between a protected snapshot and a usable environment.
Data provisioning and data protection sit in different workflows.

Data provisioning and data protection sit in different workflows.

Getting a production copy for testing, UAT, or debugging means crossing two systems: a request, a handoff, and a wait. DBAs get pulled from higher-value work.
Lower environment freshness depends on scheduled refreshes, not demand.

Lower environment freshness depends on scheduled refreshes, not demand.

As the gap between production and lower environments grows, test conditions drift from reality. And manual refreshes were never built to track who accessed what data, the gaps compliance reviews surface.
Recovery tooling and access tooling are assembled separately at incident time.

Recovery tooling and access tooling are assembled separately at incident time.

Finding the right backup and restore point, then verifying the result, spans different systems under pressure, production already down. And drills cost as much as the incident, so teams test less.
How it works

One data catalog across every database. Always current

Every database on Tessell has a Dataflix catalog - a browsable catalog of snapshots, PITR recovery points, sanitized copies, and native backups.

01 Recover to any point in time
Select any timestamp from the continuous recovery region, not just the nearest snapshot. Recover to the exact minute.
02 Browse and clone any snapshot
Browse automated and manual snapshots. Timestamp, size, region availability visible per snapshot. Clone or restore in one flow.
03 Access production-quality data safely
Production data with sensitive fields masked. Available in the same catalog. Same self-service clone flow. Safe for dev, test, and UAT.
04 Export native backups
Download native backups directly. SQL Server supports cloning from native backups. Manually triggered backups available for export with time-limited shareable URLs
What it does

Four things Dataflix handles automatically, from the moment your database is provisioned.

Execute recovery

The Dataflix catalog surfaces every recovery artifact the AM captured. Pick a timestamp. Restore in minutes. Including databases that no longer exist.

  • Snapshot-based restore - browse automated or manual snapshots, recovered to a new VM without touching the source.
  • PITR restore - select any exact timestamp from the continuous recovery region.
  • Maximum recoverability - restore to the last committed transaction on Oracle and SQL Server.
  • Recovery from deleted databases - retained snapshots stay in the catalog until expiry.
Data Management

Four layers of data management, architected into one platform

Tessell connects protection, access, governance, and activation into a single platform. Managed from one control plane, with no gaps between them.

Protect

Availability Machine

Continuously captures snapshots, transaction logs, and native backups across every database and every engine. The foundation everything else depends on.

How AM works
Access

Dataflix

Turns the AM's output into a self-service catalog. Any team, DBA, developer, QA, can clone, restore, or download from any point in time without filing a ticket.

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Govern

Data access policies

Governs what data flows where and who can access it, same region, cross-region, or cross-subscription. Masked or as-is. Enforced by architecture, not policy documents.

How DAPs work
Activate

Data ecosystem

Streams live changes from operational databases into data lakes or warehouses for analytics and AI, without separate CDC tooling, or ETL overhead

How Data Ecosystem works
Ready to see what Dataflix looks like for your database estate?

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Frequently Asked
Questions
Dataflix is Tessell's self-service data access interface, built on top of the Availability Machine. It provides a browsable catalog of every snapshot, PITR recovery point, sanitized copy, and native backup available for each database service. Any authorized team member can clone, restore, or download from a single interface, access governed by Data Access Policies, available on demand. While the AM focuses on producing data backup artifacts, Dataflix focuses on consuming them, for recovery, environment refresh, and development use cases.
Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. All four support PITR region cloning, snapshot cloning, sanitized snapshot cloning, and backup downloads. SQL Server additionally supports cloning from native backups. In-place restore is available for Oracle on Exadata only, all other engines support out-of-place restore.
A clone creates a new, independent database service from a selected snapshot, PITR point, or sanitized snapshot, typically used for dev, test, UAT, or debugging without affecting production. A restore recovers a database to a specific point in time, used for disaster recovery or correcting data errors. Both operations are available from the same Dataflix interface.
Yes. When creating a clone, you can configure an automatic refresh schedule, specifying the day, time, and refresh mode (Snapshot or PITR). The cloned service is automatically updated with fresh data from the source on the configured schedule. Pre and post refresh scripts can be applied for environment-specific transformations. The refresh is skipped automatically if no valid snapshot is available at the scheduled time.
Sanitized snapshots are production snapshots with sensitive data fields masked using a data masking script you provide. They appear in the Dataflix catalog alongside standard snapshots and PITR recovery points. Any authorized user can clone from a sanitized snapshot using the same self-service flow, getting production-quality data without accessing raw production data. Who receives sanitized versus as-is data is governed by Data Access Policies.
Access to specific snapshots and data is controlled by Data Access Policies, not by Dataflix itself. When a DAP is updated or deleted, access to the governed data is revoked and underlying snapshots in target regions are deleted. Dataflix reflects those changes automatically. Learn how Data Access Policies control data access
Dataflix provides self-service database cloning natively, built into the same interface used for recovery and environment management. Cloning is available via the Dataflix UI and via API across Shell, Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, and PowerShell for CI/CD integration.