SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced that LTO Ultrium format generation 8
technology will be available in its Scalar® tape
libraries and StorNext® AEL archive systems beginning in
December 2017. This latest generation
of LTO tape extends tape's value leadership position for low-cost,
highly efficient storage with 2X capacity gain and 20 percent
performance improvements over LTO-7 — ideal for coping with the
massive growth of unstructured data. Quantum Scalar and StorNext
AEL are the most efficient tape automation solutions available —
with up to almost 10 PB uncompressed in a single 19-inch rack, and
up to 144 PB uncompressed within a standard data center aisle —
enabling organizations to affordably meet long-term storage
challenges by reducing data center footprint, lowering power and
cooling costs and reducing administration time.
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Quantum Scalar: The Most Efficient Tape Storage Today
Quantum Scalar tape libraries include many high-efficiency
features that make them uniquely designed to leverage the latest
LTO-8 advances:
- Converged design with optional embedded compute
capabilities, enabling significant quantities of data to be
stored closer to the application and reducing the load on network
infrastructure.
- Self-healing and self-protecting backup and archive
leveraging EDLM policy-based media health checks and automated
data migration.
- In-library vaulting with Active Vault™ improves security
and access to vaulted content while reducing costs.
- Library task automation with RESTful web services for
easier automation of repetitive tasks.
- Best-in-class storage density, maximizing rack
utilization with up to 24 PB in a single 19-inch rack.
- 80 PLUS Gold Certified power supplies, yielding power
and cooling savings while reducing the environmental impact of a
data center, certified to be 90 percent efficient at 50 percent
loading.
Tape Innovation for Persistent and Emerging
Challenges
The new LTO generation 8 doubles the tape cartridge capacity
from the previous LTO generation 7, enabling customers to store up
to 30 TB* per cartridge, providing more cost-effective, long-term
retention of data. In addition, with tape drive data transfer rates
of up to 900 MB* per second, or more than 3.24 TB of data an hour
per drive, LTO-8 systems allow large files to be transferred more
quickly. LTO-8 also includes a new format feature that allows
customers to increase the capacity of the latest LTO generation 7
cartridges by up to 50 percent to store 22.5 TB* of enterprise
data.
Quantum will leverage these technology enhancements with Quantum
certified LTO-8 media to deliver multitier solutions for persistent
data growth and protection challenges in areas such as media and
entertainment, cloud-based cold storage, video surveillance,
university research and autonomous driving. The combination of
LTO-8 technology with Scalar and StorNext AEL tape automation
offers better storage densities than proprietary tape technologies,
and with Quantum certified media, LTO bit error rates are
equivalent to those of legacy proprietary media. LTO technology is
the ideal solution for companies using tape for low-cost, long-term
"big data" storage, or companies using tape as an offline copy to
protect against ransomware.
* Assumes a 2.5:1 compression achieved with larger compression
history buffer available beginning with LTO generation 6
drives.
Availability
LTO-8 technology is scheduled to be available in December 2017 for Quantum's Scalar i6000, Scalar
i6, Scalar i3 and Scalar i500 libraries as well as Quantum
Certified media, with other platforms following, subject to
compliance verification. Quantum will begin taking orders in
October and currently offers an LTO-8 technology prepurchase
program, enabling customers to keep pace with tape innovation by
deploying LTO-7 drives today and swapping them later for LTO-8
drives.
Additional Resources
- For additional information on the LTO Program: www.lto.org
- For more about the new Scalar platform:
www.quantum.com/products/tapelibraries/index.aspx
- For a video detailing Quantum and Veeam's 3-2-1 approach to
protect against ransomware:
www.quantum.com/video.aspx?videoid=5427747204001
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out tiered storage, archive
and data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing,
managing 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.
Linear Tape-Open, LTO, the LTO logo, Ultrium and the Ultrium
logo are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM and Quantum
in the U.S. and other countries.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, Active Vault, Scalar and StorNext are
registered 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. Quantum advises caution in reliance on
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, 1) benefits and value to customers from Quantum
products and solutions with LTO-8 tape technology 2) customer
demand for and Quantum's future revenue from such products and
solutions, and 3) the future availability of such products,
solutions and Quantum Certified media. All forward-looking
statements are based on information available to Quantum on the
date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual
results to differ materially from those implied by the
forward-looking statement, including unexpected changes in the
Company's business. More detailed information about these risk
factors, and additional risk factors, are set forth in Quantum's
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed
in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 9, 2017,
especially those risks listed in this section under the headings
"Our results of operations depend on a limited number of products
and on new product introductions, which may not be successful, in
which case our business, financial condition and results of
operations may be materially and adversely affected." Quantum
expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
law.
Public Relations Contact:
Bob Wientzen
Quantum Corp.
720-201-8125
bob.wientzen@quantum.com
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