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On the face of it, public cloud seems like a great place for long-term retention of unstructured data. However, as volumes of data stored rise, the cost of exiting the cloud cloud become prohibitively expensive. What’s the right strategy to follow? In this discussion, Chris chats to Matt Starr from Spectralogic on how to build out a model of public/private cloud storage and the pitfalls to avoid in the process. – Read More
Spectra Media Coverage
The New Normal for Production and Data Storage Management
The massive global effort to curb COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented change in the way the media and entertainment industry operates. Due to quarantines and social distancing mandates, most productions have come to a halt and broadcast networks are adjusting to accommodate disruptions in the content supply chain. Furthermore, with the majority of the population sequestered in their homes… – Read More
A Bit About Archiving
And now for a bit about archiving. We have some news from reports from the Active Archive Alliance and Spectra Logic, which makes storage systems for archiving content, including some of the largest magnetic tape libraries. The LTO Program recently released its shipment report and we will show LTO tape capacity shipment history through 2019.- Read More
Maintaining Business Continuity with the Spectra Logic Remote Installation Program
Spectra Logic launched a new Remote Installation Program to support customers during the global coronavirus outbreak. Through this program, customers will realize the benefits of their purchased Spectra solutions much sooner than would otherwise be possible where onsite assistance is not permitted. – Read More
How the BFI is preserving digital videos from lockdown for the future
BFI’s National Archive curator tells TVBEurope about plans to save videos from the UK’s lockdown.
The BFI has launched a new project asking the British public to recommend online videos that best represent how the country has experienced the impact of coronavirus. – Read More
Upgraded Data Archives Position Lab for Exascale Era
Computing
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is now home to the world’s largest Spectra TFinity system, following a complete replacement of the tape library hardware that supports Livermore’s data archives. – Read More
Spectra Logic Develops Data Storage Solutions Enabling Affordable Long-Term Storage & Access Via Object Storage, Tape & Disk
Superb Crew | Business and Technology
Spectra Logic, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, develops data storage and data management solutions that solve the problem of digital preservation for organizations dealing with exponential data growth. – Read More.
Predictions for storage in 2020
Predictions for storage in 2020 | David Feller, Spectra Logic
2020 will see some big changes in the data center. IP networking will finally be taking over from Fibre Channel, encryption is on the rise, and storage will be increasingly organized in two tiers, instead of the previous four layers. – Read More
Exclusive Interview With Fred Moore, President, Horison Information Strategies
True believer in storage hierarchy with tape | By Philippe Nicolas
What to expect in Q4
AI, contact centres and security are among the areas where the channel might gain in this quarter, according to industry figures.
"When we set out on our search to find a storage solution capable of preserving Imperial War Museums’ substantial digital archive, there were specific criteria on which we were not willing to compromise. Spectra met all of our requirements and then some, and now continues to deliver with StorCycle’s storage lifecycle management capabilities."
– Ian Crawford, Chief Information Officer, Imperial War Museums
– Eric Grau, Manager – Media Asset Management, Joyce Meyer Ministries
"We appreciate the collaborative relationship and Spectra’s attentiveness to incorporating our feedback and ideas into solution enhancements. Our continuing investment into Spectra technology on behalf of our organization has proven invaluable in helping us implement the next level architectural model taking us into the future."
– HPC Linux Systems Engineer, OLCF
"The new library has just shy of 14,000 slots for tapes. We were able to easily move all 70 petabytes of existing data into the new system and have grown to 104 petabytes in size and have plenty of room for at least a year or two before we have to start thinking about expanding."
– Jeffrey McDonald, director of IT, Hormel Institute at University of Minnesota
"We have to store a lot of data for long periods of time. A single microscope can capture 10TB of data in as little as a few hours, and a published breakthrough on cancer research can take anywhere from a few years to a couple of decades. The BlackPearl and tape solution from Spectra provides a scalable and cost-effective way to store multiple data workflows with varying retention requirements."
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