Spectra Awards

About Spectra

For over 40 years, Spectra Logic has developed and sold innovative data storage solutions into multiple markets around the globe. With over 100 patents and a strong investment in research and development, Spectra Logic has won many product, industry and corporate awards.

Storage Magazine 2023

Each year, the Storries Awards recognize the top data storage organizations and products in the world. This year, Spectra was recognized as the winner for Hybrid Storage Vendor of the Year. Spectra Logic was additionally honored by Storage Magazine as a Finalist in 13 categories of the 2023 Storries Awards:

  • Storage Innovation of the year
  • Immutable Storage Company of the year
  • Storage Marketing team of the year
  • Ransomware Protection Company of the year
  • Data Protection Company of the year
  • Enterprise Backup Hardware Vendor of the year
  • Storage Innovators of the year
  • Object Storage Vendor of the year
  • Hybrid Storage Vendor of the Year
  • Cloud Enabler of the year
  • Capacity Storage Vendor of the year
  • Channel Partner Program of the year
  • Storage Company of the year

2022-2023 Cloud Awards

Spectra’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software was shortlisted for Best Cloud Data Management Solution for the 2022-2023 Cloud Awards. For over a decade, the Cloud Awards have recognized excellence and innovation in Cloud Computing across the globe. Shortlisted companies were judged on innovation, their approach to issues of reliability and security, quantifiable achievements, and their significance and impact on the future of the industry.

Digital Media World Awards – Storage

Spectra Logic’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software won the 2022 Digital Media World Awards in the Storage category. Vail fosters collaboration in media and entertainment organizations by providing universal access to data in a single namespace and automating digital asset placement across multiple clouds and sites, allowing users to leverage on-premises applications and native cloud services no matter where content is created or stored.

IABM BaM Awards

Spectra’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software won the 2022 IABM BaM Awards in the Store category. For media organizations managing digital assets in a distributed workflow, Spectra Vail software allows users to leverage on-premises applications and native cloud services no matter where content is created or stored, fostering collaboration by providing universal access to data in a single namespace and automating digital asset placement across multiple clouds and sites. The IABM BaM Award winners are chosen by a panel of more than 40 independent, expert judges, each with specialist expertise in one or more of the awards categories.

TVB Europe Best of Show

Spectra’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software was named Best of Show by TVB Europe, the leading media outlet serving traditional broadcast media. Vail unifies digital assets across multiple clouds and sites, allowing organizations to leverage on-prem applications and native cloud services, no matter where content created or stored. The 2022 IBC Best of Show Awards celebrate the innovation and craft of the media and entertainment industry’s R&D teams by recognizing some of the standout products and solutions on display in Amsterdam. Nominations were reviewed by a panel of independent industry experts considering factors like quality and relevance; design and build quality; business/operational benefits; innovation in concept/design/delivery; technical excellence; cost-effectiveness; game-changing ability.

IBC Innovation Awards

The Imperial War Museums’ substantial archive, nearly one million digital assets supported by a robust software and hardware solution from Spectra Logic and Axiell, was named the winner of the 2022 IBC Innovation Award in the Content Distribution category for finding new ways to make its collection accessible by all. The 2022 IBC Innovation Awards celebrate the spirit of collaboration within the content and technology industry, where organizations identified a market challenge and worked together to create a solution.

Storage Magazine

Each year, the Storries Awards recognize the top data storage organizations and products in the world. This year, Spectra Logic’s newest solution, Vail, a distributed multi-cloud data management software, was recognized as the winner for Cloud Product of the Year. Additionally, Spectra Logic was honored by Storage Magazine as a Finalist in 16 categories of the 2022 Storries Awards.

NAB Product of the Year Awards – Cloud Computing and Storage

Spectra’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software won the prestigious 2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Award in the Cloud Computing & Storage category. The 2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Awards honors innovative breakthroughs that will change the way the media and entertainment industry creates, connects and capitalizes content – helping storytellers meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Selected by a panel of industry experts, this prestigious awards recognizes the most significant and promising new products and technologies showcased by corporate partners of NAB Show.

DCS Awards – Storage Innovation of the Year

Spectra Logic has been shortlisted for the 2022 DCS Awards, for the categories of Storage Innovation of the Year for Spectra’s Vail® Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Management Software. The DCS Awards are designed to reward and recognize the achievements of the product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in the data centre arena in Europe.

Storage Magazine and SearchStorage 2021 Products of the Year Award

Spectra Logic’s StorCycle software has been selected as a Finalist in the Storage Magazine and SearchStorage 2021 Products of the Year awards. StorCycle storage lifecycle management software won Finalist designation in the Storage System and Application Software category. Entries were judged on performance, innovation, ease of integration, ease of use, manageability, functionality and value.

Storage Products of the Year 2022

Spectra Logic was named the winner of the Best in Tape Libraries category in the Storage Products of the Year 2022 listing by StorageNewsletter. Spectra launched its first tape library in 1995, and since that time, has built the most rugged, reliable tape libraries in the industry and deployed by many of the most recognized brands in the world.

Digital Media World Awards – Storage

Spectra Logic’s storage lifecycle management software, StorCycle, was recognized as the 2021 Gold Award Winner for Storage. StorCycle addresses content storage and lifecycle management by identifying, migrating, accessing and preserving digital media assets for their entire lifespan. Recent updates include moving/migrating content into and out of cloud storage, linked instances, automated cleanup of production storage and greater ransomware protection.

Cloud Awards

Spectra Logic’s newest solution, Vail, a distributed multi-cloud data management software, was recognized as a Finalist in the 2021 Cloud Computing Awards for Best Cloud Migration Solution. For the last 10 years, The Cloud Awards have recognized excellence and innovation in Cloud Computing across the globe. Vail was honored as a solution that provides reliable, secure and simple migration between on-premises and cloud storage, ensuring inherent interoperability.

DCS Awards – Vendor of the Year & Storage Product of the Year

Spectra Logic has been shortlisted for the 2021 DCS Awards, for the categories of Data Centre Facilities Vendor of the Year and Data Centre ICT Storage Product of the Year for the Spectra® TFinity® ExaScale Tape Library. The DCS Awards are designed to reward and recognize the achievements of the product designers, manufacturers, suppliers and providers operating in the data centre arena in Europe.

Storage Magazine

Each year, the Stories Awards recognize the top data storage organizations and products in the world. Spectra Logic was honored by Storage Magazine as a Finalist in 10 categories of the 2021 Storries Awards:

  • Storage Innovators of the Year
  • Data Management & Monitoring Vendor of the Year
  • Object Storage Vendor of the Year
  • Storage Performance Optimisation Company of the Year
  • Capacity Storage Vendor
  • Storage Product of the Year – Spectra StorCycle Storage Lifecycle Management Software
  • Storage Company of the Year
  • Contribution to the Storage Industry – Craig Bungay
  • Channel Partner Program of the year – SpectraEdge
  • Editor’s Choice – Product – Spectra StorCycle

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