Western Digital Delivers Foundation for OvationData, Enabling Cloud-Scale Solution for the Media & Entertainment & Oil & Gas ...
August 23 2016 - 3:01AM
Business Wire
HGST Active Archive Object Storage System in
Partnership with Versity Storage Manager Selected to Archive and
Protect Digital Assets; Drop-in Solution Improves and Simplifies
Workflows
Helping the world harness the power of data, Western Digital
Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) announced that Ovation Data Services,
Inc. (“OvationData”) has selected the
joint HGST Active Archive System and Versity Storage Manager
solution to build a private storage cloud for media and
entertainment and oil and gas industries as these organizations
require fast and frequent access to their current and historical
file-based data assets. This cloud-scale storage solution helps
improve data management with single pane copy management, automatic
tiering to both object storage and tape, while lowering data
operational and management cost through reduced system complexity
and CAPEX costs. OvationData chose the HGST Active Archive System
and Versity Storage Manager joint solution for its easy-to-deploy,
file capable, Amazon S3™-compliant, scale-out object storage
solution.
“The OvationData selection of the HGST Active Archive System to
provide a foundation for its media and entertainment and oil and
gas cloud infrastructure is further evidence that these markets are
hungry for turnkey systems that provide massive scale and include a
rich inventory of ecosystem partners to meet the demands of end
user customers,” said Terri McClure, senior analyst, Enterprise
Strategy Group, Inc. “The markets served by OvationData require
data to be stored and easily accessible for long periods of time
because there is tremendous business value in leveraging that data
for analysis and reuse. The cost equations associated with using
object storage as the base for long-term file storage, and HGST
Active Archive for its manageability and efficiency, make it a
compelling choice.”
The HGST Active Archive System combined with the Versity Storage
Manager archiving software makes it possible for data management
service providers – like OvationData – to offer multi-tenant
storage-as-a-service environments that easily and transparently
integrate with existing POSIX applications and can scale to
hundreds of petabytes (PB). It also allows Ovation to enhance its
Data Stewardship program and services, where it geographically
spreads (GeoSpread) digital assets to multiple sites and mediums
for ultimate data protection.
“We chose the HGST Active Archive System to complement our
storage management solution from Versity and create an on-premises,
cloud-scale data management platform to store and archive our
customers’ growing collections of digital assets,” said Gregory G.
Servos, president and CEO, OvationData. “The performance and ease
of management allows OvationData to optimize the infrastructure to
support our customers that require fast access to their digital
assets and exploration data archive to expand and differentiate
their business.”
This enterprise-grade, cloud-scale solution from Western Digital
and Versity delivers the following features:
- Extreme scalability and durability –
File and object storage features enable legacy applications to
operate as cloud applications, sharing a scale-out storage pool
that will make data immediately accessible across all levels of the
organization.
- Automated tiering and consistency
checking – Policy-driven data management from Versity migrates,
copies, verifies, tiers, and retains data automatically to the HGST
Active Archive System, enabling a near-limitless private
cloud.
- Open APIs (S3) for long-term access –
S3-compliancy ensures that the HGST Active Archive System
integrates quickly and easily with the Versity Storage Manager.
Additionally, the Versity API is POSIX-compliant and supports
standard storage interfaces. There are no changes to applications
required so the solution can be easily and seamlessly integrated
into existing environments.
“File-centric customers like OvationData are seeking faster time
to archived data in a solution that is easy to manage, easy to
scale, and cost effective,” said Bruce Gilpin, co-founder and CEO,
Versity Software. “Western Digital’s object storage technology has
the scalability, durability and density to replace traditional
archive media, while making data readily-accessible in a private
cloud. Together with Western Digital, this solution will change the
way organizations look at data archiving, enabling enterprises and
service providers to make all data readily accessible across any
environment.”
“Organizations that are able to capture and harness the power of
their data have an advantage in today’s hyper competitive
environment,” said Dave Tang, senior vice president and general
manager of the Data Center Systems Business Unit at Western
Digital. “The HGST Active Archive System enables rapid deployment
of a cloud-scale data archiving solution that can transform silos
of data into globally accessible information. Combined with
Versity, the solution is a multi-tenant private cloud that can be
accessed on demand, anytime and anywhere.”
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About Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading
provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people
to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company
addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio
of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers.
One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000 GB
(one trillion bytes). One PB is equal to 1,000 TB (one quadrillion
bytes). Actual capacity will vary depending on operating
environment and formatting. Usable capacity will vary from the raw
capacity due to object storage methodologies and other factors.
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