The Spectra solution scans IQVIA primary storage, identifies data to archive based on pre-defined criteria, and automates the migration of data to the right storage tier at the right time

BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced that Spectra’s StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management Software was deployed by IQVIA as part of an overall solution to enhance the organization’s ability to capture and preserve global healthcare data sets to achieve modern data science advancements. IQVIA chose a comprehensive solution from Spectra Logic consisting of three instances of Spectra’s StorCycle storage lifecycle management software, two Spectra BlackPearl® object storage platforms, and two Spectra® Stack Tape Libraries with LTO-8 tape drives and media.

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Storage Magazine and SearchStorage Selects Spectra StorCycle as a Finalist in the Storage System and Application Software Category

BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced that Spectra’s StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management Software has been recognized as a finalist in the prestigious Storage Magazine and SearchStorage 2021 Product of the Year awards program. For 20 years, the data storage competition has recognized outstanding enterprise data storage products to help IT professionals make wise solution choices. Spectra StorCycle is an easy-to-use, affordable and efficient software solution built to help organizations understand, manage, use and protect their growing repositories of data.

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Spectra Vail Storage Software Recognized as Finalist in Cloud Migration Solution Category

BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced that Spectra’s Vail solution, a distributed multi-cloud data management software, has been recognized as a finalist in the international cloud computing awards program, The Cloud Awards, for Best Cloud Migration Solution. Spectra’s Vail® is a pivotal addition to Spectra’s new data storage and management ecosystem and provides universal access and placement of data across multi-site and multi-cloud storage, enabling seamless hybrid and multi-cloud workflows.

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New White Paper Highlights Crucial Role of Active Archiving in Defeating Ransomware Attacks

Boulder, Colo. – The Active Archive Alliance today announced a new white paper by the Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG), “Mitigating Ransomware through Active Archive Solutions,” highlighting the importance of active archiving in defending against ransomware attacks. The white paper was commissioned by the Active Archive Alliance.

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Spectra Launches Vail, A Distributed Multi-Cloud Software that Unifies Data to Enable On-Premises Applications and Cloud Services – No Matter Where Data is Created or Stored

BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced the transformation and expansion of its entire product portfolio with Attack Hardened™ and multi-cloud solutions. The introduction of Spectra’s Vail® is a pivotal addition to Spectra’s new data storage and management ecosystem. Vail is a distributed multi-cloud software designed to provide universal access and placement of data across multi-site and multi-cloud storage, enabling seamless hybrid and multi-cloud workflows.

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With LTO-9, Spectra TFinity Tape Library Stores an Exabyte of Uncompressed Data, Making it the World’s Largest Data Storage System

BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced the availability of the ninth generation of LTO technology for its family of tape library solutions, including the Spectra TFinity ExaScale, T950, T950v, T680, T380, T200, T120, T50e and Spectra Stack. These tape libraries support LTFS, WORM, hardware encryption, and Spectra’s exclusive Media Lifecycle Management. Certified with all major ISV packages, Spectra’s tape libraries seamlessly integrate with Spectra’s BlackPearl® Object Storage Platform, enabling users to create a multi-storage ecosystem for maximum storage, access and preservation of data to disk, tape and cloud.

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BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a global leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced a partnership with StorMagic, a company that simplifies storage and security from the edge to the core, to deliver a complete end-to-end active archive for video surveillance and digital evidence management. The joint storage solution combines StorMagic’s ARQvault, the first active intelligent repository to manage and retrieve digital assets using powerful analytics, and Spectra Logic’s award-winning BlackPearl® NAS system and enterprise-class tape libraries to protect large amounts of data in multiple locations for as long as needed. To learn more about the joint solution, please register here for the webinar entitled, ‘Building a Complete Active Archive Repository’, to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. MT.

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Two Spectra T950 Tape Libraries with LTO-8 Drives and Media Store Irreplaceable HPC-Based Research in Astronomy and Cosmology at the Durham Facilities

BRACKNELL, U.K. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced that the DiRAC Memory Intensive Service based at Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology in the UK has deployed a Spectra® T950 Tape Library with LTO tape drives for the long-term storage of multiple petabytes of cosmological data, representing simulations of galaxy formation and evolution. In addition, Durham recently deployed a second Spectra T950 Tape Library with LTO drives and media to support DiRAC-3, an initiative funded by UK Research and Innovation to upgrade computing power at all four DiRAC sites. The new HPC systems will be three to five times more powerful than the existing DiRAC machines.

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Hollywood Post-Production Studio Optimizes Storage Infrastructure with a Complete Spectra Logic Object Storage Solution that Includes Disk for Quick Access and Tape for Long-Term Archive

BOULDER, Colo. — Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and management solutions, today announced that ColorTime, a post-production studio that provides world-class creative digital media services for television production projects, deployed Spectra’s StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management software to automate cleanup of their production storage area network (SAN) and free up space for their incoming digital content. At the same time, ColorTime also installed a Spectra® BlackPearl® Converged Storage System, a Spectra® BlackPearl Object Storage Disk System with 500 terabytes for quick recall of active projects, and a Spectra® Stack Tape Library to ensure safe, scalable and economical preservation of its high-resolution digital media.

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Boulder, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a global leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced several enhancements to its award-winning StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management software. StorCycle software helps global organizations solve the challenges of exponential data growth by providing a better understanding of their data, migrating data to free up primary storage, protecting against ransomware attacks, and enabling disaster recovery copies of data. The new features in StorCycle 3.5 allow tiering and protection of cloud data, provide increased protection against ransomware attacks, and boost metadata searchability and accessibility, among other benefits.

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