PoINT Software & Systems
PoINT Software and Spectra Tape Storage: The Solution for Growth of Unstructured Data
The Challenge
The Solution
The optimal solution for this dilemma is a tiered storage architecture. This architecture keeps active files on a fast primary storage tier, and archives and offloads cold data to a perpetual storage tier, such as tape libraries. PoINT Storage Manager and PoINT Archival Gateway support this approach by homogeneously integrating Spectra tape technology into the storage infrastructure. Tape technology is ideal as an object-based perpetual storage tier. It provides the benefits of storage density with a small environmental footprint, high data integrity over an extended period, and a much lower cost per terabyte of storage than all other storage technologies. And compared with all the storage media that is available, tape technology has superior potential for essential capacity improvements.
Integration of Spectra Tape Libraries with PoINT Software
Benefits
- Efficient use of flash and disk-based primary storage
- Fulfillment of archiving and compliance requirements
- Save time and money by reducing backup data volume
- Use applications without interruption
- Reduced capital expenses
Features
- Amazon S3* compatible API for Spectra tape libraries
- Offline media management
- Data and management security
- Retention management
- Data mover mode
- Automated replication
PoINT Archival Gateway
Amazon S3-Compatible Object Storage with Spectra Tape Libraries. The PoINT Archival Gateway is a software-based, high-performance object storage system for Spectra Tape Libraries. This combination makes storing and archiving hundreds of petabytes of data possible. The decisive factor that makes this possible is the way the PoINT Archival Gateway quickly receives data and securely writes it to storage media in a format that allows it to be quickly read again afterwards. The PoINT Archival Gateway’s high level of scalability means it can handle transfer rates of over 1 PB per day.
Amazon S3 Compatible REST API PoINT
PoINT Archival Gateway provides a scalable, Amazon S3-compatible REST API that enables fast, parallel data transfers to Spectra tape storage. Its standardized interface supports the growing number of applications using object-based storage, making it an ideal solution for archiving data efficiently and reliably.
High Availability
PoINT Archival Gateway is designed for high stability, data protection, and availability. It uses modern erasure coding to store redundant data blocks across multiple media, ensuring data integrity even if one medium fails. Redundant server nodes, automatically managed by the software, further enhance system reliability by maintaining continuous operation in the event of a hardware issue.
Use Cases
PoINT Archival Gateway in combination with Spectra tape storage supports a wide range of applications and use cases:
About Spectra Tape Libraries:
- Affordable and Flexible: From small and midsize establishments to large Fortune 50 corporations and government entities, Spectra’s comprehensive tape library family scales from 1TB to 2.53EB.
- Reliable: Trusted for decades by many of the world’s most recognized organizations, Spectra libraries protect and preserve a vast amount of the world’s data.
- Compatible: Integrates with most major backup and archive storage solutions.
- Innovative: Spectra Logic has been focused on innovation in storage systems and solutions for more than 40 years. Since its first tape library in 1995, Spectra has built the most rugged, reliable tape systems in the industry.
About PoINT Software & Systems:
PoINT Software & Systems GmbH is specialized in the development and distribution of software products for storage, management and archiving of data. Our data and storage management solutions offer an easy and efficient integration of different storage technologies and systems in consideration of enterprise requirements. PoINT products allow optimized usage of storage systems and help to reduce costs and issues caused by data growth. The software solutions fulfill compliance and archiving requirements and provide independence from storage technologies and vendors. For more information, visit www.point.de.
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