Spectra Brings Object-Based Tape to
NetApp StorageGRID Environments
Overview
Spectra Logic’s object-based tape technology seamlessly integrates with NetApp StorageGRID, providing a secure, scalable, and cost-effective solution for long-term data storage in hybrid cloud environments. The validated solution leverages S3 Standard & Amazon S3 Glacier protocols with object-based tape to create a cold storage tier on premises that ensures faster access to data and provides significant cost savings – up to 66% less than public cloud storage.
Benefits
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Significant Cost Savings Up to 66% less than public cloud storage.
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Bolsters Cybersecurity Initiatives Improves ransomware resiliency with air gap protection and data encryption in flight and at rest.
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Increased Data Control Enables compliance with retention, data sovereignty and governance requirements.
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Better Performance Ensures data can be accessed in seconds or minutes, rather than hours or days when compared to cold cloud tiers.
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Sustainable Technology Options Offers sustainable technology options to save on energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint.
Resources
Reimagining Tape Storage Connectivity: The Rise of Optical SAS Switching
As enterprise data storage evolves, organizations seek scalable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional Fibre Channel connectivity. Optical SAS Switching is revolutionizing tape storage by extending SAS reach up to 100 meters, reducing infrastructure costs, and simplifying deployment. With enhanced performance, seamless management, and greater flexibility, this breakthrough technology is reshaping modern data center architectures. Discover how Optical SAS is driving the future of tape storage connectivity.
NetApp Blog: Spectra Logic Object-Based Tape with StorageGRID
Spectra Logic Object-Based Tape solutions offer support for AWS S3 and Glacier API’s providing the ability to a add a glacier..
Solution Brief: Spectra Logic S3 Object-Based Tape Tier for StorageGRID
Enhance S3 Glacier performance and security, eliminate egress fees with Object-Based Tape
Press Release
BOULDER, Colo. February 6, 2024 – Spectra Logic®, a global leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced it has validated its Object-Based Tape solutions for deployment in NetApp StorageGRID® object-based storage environments. The new combination creates a hybrid cloud storage infrastructure optimized for preserving large amounts of data over extended periods of time. With this solution, inactive data may be tiered to object-based tape storage, providing greater scalability, robust security and substantial cost savings compared to public cloud options.
