SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NASDAQ: QMCO) today announced that its
ActiveScale™ object storage platform automatically
complies with the new strong consistency requirements for
compatibility with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) applications.
To claim AWS S3 compliance following the recent S3 update, object
storage systems must ensure strong consistency.
Strong Consistency and Why It Matters
Strong
consistency refers to the availability of data objects in
distributed storage systems. As many applications require that data
is written and immediately read back, strong consistency ensures
that the latest version of the data is immediately presented to the
application with no impact on performance. All metadata instances
are updated simultaneously so that the data is presented in a
consistent state, no matter which node in a distributed cluster a
request is sent to. Without this capability, data requests that go
to a different node from where it was originally written are likely
to return inaccurate data or result in the system being unable to
locate the data at all.
"We made a conscious decision to design ActiveScale with data
integrity and durability at its core, so strong consistency has
always been one of the platform's key capabilities," said
Bruno Hald, General Manager,
Secondary Storage at Quantum. "Following AWS' announcement of
strong consistency on its S3 service, storage systems that don't
meet this standard can no longer be considered compliant. With
ActiveScale, customers can be confident that strong consistency is
assured, providing complete accessibility to their data at
scale."
ActiveScale Delivers Unique Architecture at Highest Levels of
Resiliency, Durability
The ActiveScale architecture ensures
strong consistency whether in a single site, 3-geo dispersed or
local ingest, scalable to petabytes and thousands of objects. It's
also designed for the highest levels of data durability with
ActiveScale's Dynamic Data Placement and Dynamic Data Repair,
providing resiliency with protection against drive, chassis, and
site failures, and security with Object Lock for immutability and
ransomware protection.
The ActiveScale platform was recently expanded with a focus on
data security, increased capacity, efficiency and performance,
empowering customers to handle massive unstructured data growth and
extract value from data in order to stay competitive. Quantum
continues to innovate and deliver data and storage management
solutions addressing the most pressing challenges facing
unstructured data.
Additional Resources
- For more about ActiveScale object
storage: https://www.quantum.com/object-storage
About Quantum
Quantum technology and services help
customers capture, create and share digital content – and preserve
and protect it for decades. With solutions built for every
stage of the data lifecycle, Quantum's platforms provide the
fastest performance for high-resolution video, images, and
industrial IoT. That's why the world's leading entertainment
companies, sports franchises, researchers, government agencies,
enterprises, and cloud providers are making the world happier,
safer, and smarter on Quantum. Quantum is listed on Nasdaq
(QMCO) and was added to the Russell 2000® Index in 2020. For more
information visit www.quantum.com/
Quantum, the Quantum logo, are registered trademarks, and
ActiveScale is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. Amazon Simple
Storage Service and Amazon S3 are trademarks of Amazon.com or its
affiliates in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains "forward-looking" statements. Quantum advises caution in
reliance on forward-looking statements. If the risks or
uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect,
the results of Quantum Corporation and its consolidated
subsidiaries ("Quantum") may differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to statements regarding ActiveScale enabling customers to
extract data to be competitive, and with ActiveScale customers can
be assured of strong consistency. Risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include the risk that Quantum's latest versions of
ATFS, StorNext and/or ActiveScale software are not accepted by the
industry, including hybrid cloud and multi-cloud storage users, and
other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to
the items discussed in "Risk Factors" in Quantum's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Committee on August 6, 2019. 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:
Kerry Quintiliani
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quantum@rlyl.com
t +1 310 773 3763
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