Welcome to the Rational Archive
A Spectra Logic blog about preserving & protecting data at scale

Clarity, Control, & Confidence: How MediaEngine 5.1 Elevates Platform Maturity
Software platforms don’t mature by adding complexity. They mature by removing friction — especially in environments where data integrity, access control, and operational clarity are non-negotiable. That’s why Spectra Logic is proud to introduce MediaEngine 5.1, a new software release that reflects a meaningful evolution of Rio Media Suite: refining the platform so it scales by design, communicates clearly, and inspires confidence as environments grow.
A Decade in Data Storage: Looking Back at a Few of the Most Consequential Industry Developments
The pace of technological innovation has continued to accelerate in the last decade, and in the data storage industry it has been no different. In the 24 years that I’ve
Celebrating a New Partnership: Optimizing Storage Lifecycle Management. Together.
By Jonathan Adler Chief Marketing Officer, OpenDrives OpenDrives is deeply committed to helping our customers outperform. From our first product onward, which was a solution that our founders created to
Spectra Logic: We Know Big Storage!
By Betsy Doughty VP, Corporate Marketing, Spectra Logic Organizations around the world are managing exponential data growth like we’ve never seen before. It is being created, analyzed, stored, and
Webinar Q&A: Ransomware Prepared
Welcome to Spectra’s webinar Q&A roundup. In this blog series we will pick relevant questions from our recent webinars and publish the responses here. ————————————————————————– Spectra Logic recently hosted a
Webinar Q&A: The History & Future of Tape
Welcome to Spectra’s webinar Q&A roundup. In this Q&A blog series we will pick relevant questions from our recent webinars and publish the responses here. ————————————————————————– Spectra Logic recently hosted
SpectraLIVE Returns with 2021 Best Practices Edition and New Line Up of Industry Webinars
Launched in 2020, SpectraLIVE is a virtual conference platform developed by Spectra Logic to help organizations make decisions related to managing, accessing and preserving their growing repositories of data. SpectraLIVE in 2021
New Channel Partner Program Equips Spectra Partners with Best Tools and Resources to Solve Customer Data Storage Challenges
Partner cooperation is a high priority at Spectra Logic. Designed with our global network of value-added resellers, solution providers, distributors and technology partners in mind, Spectra’s award-winning channel program, SpectraEDGE,
Active Archive Alliance Supports the Industry through Data Storage and IT Strategy Collaboration
By Betsy Doughty VP, Corporate Marketing, Spectra Logic Spectra Logic, along with a handful of other storage industry leaders, started the Active Archive Alliance over a decade ago. When
3 Big Takeaways from the Fujifilm and IBM 580TB Tape Demonstration
By Rich Gadomski, Head of Tape Evangelism, FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. In mid-December, Fujifilm issued a press release to announce that, together with IBM Research, they had successfully achieved