SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum
Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) today announced that its
StorNext® File System is the fastest file system
for video workloads. In testing using the independent SPEC SFS
2014 benchmark, the StorNext 7 system outperformed all other
file systems across all three performance metrics, using a
reference architecture with 57% fewer storage nodes than the next
nearest vendor and at a much lower cost per concurrent
stream.
These results demonstrate that StorNext provides the best
performance and best value for any workload that requires massive
streaming performance with a large number of concurrent users or
processes. Use cases in media and entertainment, video surveillance
capture and retention, and earth and life sciences with large
digital image files can all benefit from the streaming performance
and data lifecycle management of the StorNext system.
The SPEC SFS 2014 SP2 Video Data Application (VDA) test, which
is designed to simulate a high-performance video-based workload at
scale, was conducted on the StorNext File System and Quantum
F-Series NVMe storage servers. The Quantum StorNext system set
new performance records for:
- The highest aggregate throughput (34,391 MB/sec)
- The lowest latency (0.9 milliseconds overall response
time)
- The highest number of concurrent streams (7,450
streams).
The charts below show how Quantum outperformed its competitors
across the three metrics.
"Video creation is growing exponentially across all industries —
whether for entertainment, marketing, communications, training or
surveillance — and customers require extremely high-performance
storage systems to ingest and process their video content," said
Brian Pawlowski, Chief Development
Officer, Quantum. "These test results clearly demonstrate that
StorNext is the fastest file system on the planet for video
workloads. And thanks to the architecture of the StorNext File
System, it achieved these record-breaking results with
substantially less hardware than the nearest competitor."
"The record-setting results in this SPEC SFS testing validate
the StorNext system's performance leadership for video and other
large file workloads," said Eric
Burgener, Research Vice President, Infrastructure Systems,
Platforms and Technologies Group, IDC. "And since explosive growth
of this type of data is occurring across many industries, StorNext
is well positioned to help enterprises ingest, process, and manage
this type of data across its lifecycle."
The reference architecture uses generally available products,
configured as a single StorNext 7 File System running on Quantum
Xcellis® appliances, with 10 Quantum
F-Series NVMe storage servers. The StorNext File System was
connected to clients via iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) over a
100GbE dual network, with an additional 1GbE network for metadata
and administration. Full details of the architecture used are
publicly available on the SPEC website.
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is a
non-profit corporation formed to establish, maintain and endorse
standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and
energy efficiency for the newest generation of computing systems.
SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes
submitted results from its member organizations and other
benchmark licensees.
Additional Resources
- For the SPEC SFS2014_vda test results for StorNext:
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https://www.spec.org/sfs2014/results/res2021q1/sfs2014-20210126-00075.html
- For all published SPEC SFS2014_vda test results:
https://www.spec.org/sfs2014/results/sfs2014vda.html
- For more about StorNext: https://www.quantum.com/stornext/
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, Xcellis and StorNext are registered
trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates in the
United States and/or other countries. SPEC is a registered
trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation.
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 cost
effectiveness, performance and scalability of StorNext that
customers may experience. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions
include the impact of Covid-19 on our business and other risks that
are described in the "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 June 24, 2020. 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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