SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced a new model in the DXi6900 series that
has twice the density and quadruple the sustained performance of
the current DXi6900. The DXi6900-S is the first deduplication
appliance to incorporate 8TB self-encrypting drives, delivering the
highest density backup available today — up to 544 useable TB in
18U of rack space. It is also significantly more efficient than
other deduplication appliances, consuming 50 percent less power
than competitive offerings. The DXi6900-S is designed for large,
multi-site data protection environments, where customers are
addressing the challenges posed by the latest software and data
requirements. The new appliance enables customers to shrink backup
windows and speed restore SLAs while reducing the hardware
footprint, power and cooling in their data centers.
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First Deduplication Appliance to Use 8TB HDDs
By
incorporating 8TB HDDs, the DXi6900-S delivers at least 50 percent
greater density than any other deduplication appliance on the
market. This enables customers to not only reduce the physical
footprint of their data protection solutions but also achieve a 50
percent power reduction versus competing deduplication
appliances.
The DXi6900-S scales from 34TB to 544TB of useable capacity and,
at its maximum configuration, occupies just 18U of rack space. At a
typical 20:1 deduplication ratio, this 18U configuration provides
over 10PB of logical storage.
SSD Technology Yields 4X Performance Boost
The newly
designed DXi6900-S node integrates the latest SSD technology to
provide metadata storage and access. As a result, it dramatically
speeds ingest, read, replication and space reclamation performance,
enabling customers to complete all these tasks several times faster
than with previous DXi® systems and numerous competitive
products.
Unique DXi Software Capabilities
Powered by Quantum's
StorNext® File System, the DXi6900-S yields consistently
fast ingest and replication performance, even while utilizing fewer
large-capacity physical hard drives. DXi software also incorporates
Dynamic Disk Pooling (DDP), a unique technology that is
significantly more efficient than RAID for rebuilding hard drives,
providing the benefits of the 8TB HDDs without sacrificing
performance or availability.
New Software Features for Large Enterprises
The latest
version of Quantum's DXi software integrates with a new plug-in for
Oracle RMAN, enabling reduced network traffic and higher
performance. The combined solution can complete full backups in a
fraction of the time typically needed and makes multiple image
backups available to the Oracle Database Appliance.
Availability
The DXi6900-S, including the newest DXi
software, is available today. The new DXi software will be
available soon as an upgrade for existing DXi6900 and DXi4700
customers.
Supporting Quotes
Jason
Buffington, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Strategy
Group
"To meet modern SLAs, you have to build your data
protection strategy around reliable and high-performance protection
storage — and to make that economically viable, you must have
deduplication. Quantum continues to innovate and drive the
deduplication appliance technology curve forward. The DXi6900-S
provides impressive density, and the other new enhancements Quantum
is delivering will be valuable to large, multi-site data protection
environments as yet another core component to a comprehensive
portfolio that includes Quantum disk, tape and cloud
offerings."
Christophe Rossi, CEO, CNCR
Group
"The DXi6900-S offers distinct advantages for large
enterprise customers coping with the physical limits of their data
centers, and we see tremendous potential for customers seeking a
more efficient solution to their data protection challenges."
Eric Bassier, Senior Director,
Data Center Solutions, Quantum
"As the strategic value of
data continues to increase, IT professionals are looking for ways
to manage and protect it more efficiently and cost-effectively,
while minimizing the footprint of their data protection solutions.
The new DXi6900-S model extends the DXi6900 series to serve the
needs of those customers."
Additional Resources
- For more details on the DXi6900-S:
www.quantum.com/DXi6900S_DS
- To watch a demonstration of the DXi6900-S:
www.quantum.com/DXi6900SDemo
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in
scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing solutions
for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the
entire data lifecycle. From small businesses to major enterprises,
more than 100,000 customers have trusted Quantum to address their
most demanding data workflow challenges. Quantum's end-to-end,
tiered storage foundation enables customers to maximize the value
of their data by making it accessible whenever and wherever needed,
retaining it indefinitely and reducing total cost and complexity.
See how at www.quantum.com/customerstories.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, DXi and StorNext are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its
affiliates in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains
"forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation,
statements relating to: 1) benefits and value to customers from
using Quantum's DXi6900-S appliances, 2) customer demand for and
Quantum's future revenue from such appliances and 3) the
availability of the new DXi software as an upgrade for existing
DXi6900 and DXi4700 customers, are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking
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Public Relations Contact:
Bob
Wientzen
Quantum Corp.
+1 (720) 201-8125
bob.wientzen@quantum.com
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