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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.
What’s New in Modern Data Protection: VeeamOn 2022 Recap
Spectra Logic is very pleased to have participated in VeeamOn 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, at the Aria Hotel, May 15 – 19. The venue provided attendees with the ‘Vegas
New 2022 Tape Market Report Now Available
By Betsy Doughty VP, Corporate Marketing, Spectra Logic Spectra Logic, along with 27 other member organizations of the Tape Storage Council (TSC), has issued the 2022 edition of the TSC
What Does it Mean to Centralize Data Management in Our Increasingly Distributed Multi-Cloud World?
As IT infrastructures and cloud environments become increasingly distributed – spanning multiple data centers, public cloud providers, and edge locations – the importance of central data management continues to grow.
Spectra Vail: Multi-Cloud Data Management Software is Recognized by Major Industry Awards in 2022
Since the beginning of this year, Spectra Logic’s multi-cloud data management software, Spectra Vail, has earned some well-respected industry accolades. Most recently, Spectra Vail won Product of the Year Award
Not Your Father’s Network-Attached Storage: What Differentiates BlackPearl NAS
Network-attached storage (NAS) delivers fast data storage and retrieval in a centralized location for work environments with multiple users. It’s usage and capabilities are largely dependent on the type of
Spectra Customer Highlight: CERN, Geneva Switzerland
By Betsy DoughtyVP, Corporate Marketing, Spectra Logic CERN is a European research organization that runs the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. They recently deployed two fourteen-frame TFinity libraries.
Customer Success Story: Spectra Logic and One Technology
By Mat Brown President, One Technology Hey kids! It’s One Technology‘s Customer-Success-Story-Time! This week’s story is about Joseph Smith II and his adventures with Spectra Logic’s StorCycle! Here we go
Unlocking the Greatest Value from Cloud Storage: Three Key Ways
Recent research1 on the share of workloads in the cloud among organizations worldwide reveals that only 33 percent of organizations are running more than 50 percent of workloads in the
Webinar Q&A: Spectra Vail Show and Tell
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