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New Report Highlights Benefits of Integrating Cloud with On-Premise Storage to Solve Complex Workflow Issues While Managing and Preserving Data for the Long-Term
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced the publication of its annual “Data Storage Outlook” report, which explores how the world manages, accesses, uses and preserves its ever-expanding data repositories. The sixth edition of the report predicts the data storage strategies, architectures and technologies that will enable the protection, management and preservation of historical, current and future data for generations to come.
Spectra Logic’s StorCycle Storage Lifecycle Management Software Scans and Moves Inactive Data from Primary Storage to Perpetual Storage for Long-Term Access and Archive
BRACKNELL, UK — Spectra Logic today announced that Imperial War Museums (IWM) deployed Spectra StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management Software to enhance its existing storage infrastructure, which supports its audio-visual and exhibitions departments to preserve invaluable data, including thousands of films, videotapes, audio recordings and photographs that would otherwise disintegrate and be lost forever were they not digitised. StorCycle software is being used to manage a large amount of unstructured data that resides on expensive SAN and NAS storage outside of IWM’s existing DAMS (digital asset management system) platform.
Solution Optimizes Data Storage Capacities, Productivity, and Costs for High-Performance Workflows
LOS ANGELES and BOULDER – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, and OpenDrives, a global provider of enterprise-grade, hyper-scalable network-attached storage (NAS) solutions, today announced an end-to-end, fully integrated data storage and storage lifecycle management solution to improve data storage workflows, ensure organizational agility and reduce costs. The combined solution integrates OpenDrives’ high-performance, low-latency primary storage with Spectra Logic’s StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management software that accelerates workflow productivity and advances business efficiencies.
Boulder, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced that it has enhanced its award-winning channel partner program, SpectraEDGE, to deliver new benefits and incentives that provide greater value for its vast channel partner network. Chief among the enhanced offerings is an improved lead passing process that streamlines lead qualification and distribution to active resellers, and a simplified deal registration system. In addition, Spectra’s new partner portal makes it easier than ever for Spectra partners to benefit from an expanding library of resources, education and content, including pre-written web copy and graphics that improve a partner’s search engine optimization, all to achieve success in the field.
Boulder, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced the latest release of its award-winning StorCycle® Storage Lifecycle Management software. StorCycle 3.3 comes with a range of new features including an open RESTful API that allows users to integrate StorCycle into a broader set of workflows, as well as new enhancements that advance the software’s ability to migrate data to disk, tape and cloud storage, including all tiers of Amazon® and Microsoft® Azure®.
Recognized for Product Innovation and Excellence in Secondary Storage
Boulder, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced that Spectra and its solutions won 10 top industry awards from a variety of prestigious industry publications and organizations in 2020.
Atos Announces It Has Been Awarded a Contract by AWE to Install New Spectra Logic TFinity Tape Libraries
London — Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced it has been awarded a contract by AWE* to install new Spectra Logic TFinity Tape Libraries. The new systems will be based upon both LTO-8 and LTO-9 tape technology utilising Spectra Logic’s Swarm technology, which removes the need for a Fibre Channel based infrastructure.
Fully integrated Spectra Logic BlackPearl and Aveco ASTRA MAM provide seamless management of large volumes of media content.
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic®, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, and Aveco®, the media industry’s largest independent automation provider, today jointly announced a fully integrated media asset management (MAM) and archiving solution, which has been fully tested, certified and put on air.
BOULDER, Colo. — Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and management solutions, today announced that Grass Valley’s STRATUS has integrated with Spectra’s BlackPearl® Object Storage platform. Designed for numerous concurrent media workflows, BlackPearl eliminates the need for expensive third-party middleware by directly integrating with a wide range of production, automation and asset management applications. GV STRATUS is a video production and content management application that simplifies workflows, streamlines video editing and enables stories to break faster while providing creative freedom.
The new scheduled delete feature cements StorCycle® as a powerful storage lifecycle management solution by enabling users to set up data deletion for compliance and retention needs
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today rolled out significant enhancements to StorCycle, its software solution that revolutionizes storage lifecycle management. With the latest release, StorCycle 3.2 becomes the de facto standard in delivering storage lifecycle management. The new enhancements ensure that an organization’s data is identified, migrated, accessed and protected on the right tier, at the right time, throughout its lifespan, providing maximum value to organizations that rely on data to drive their business.
BOULDER, Colo. — Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and management solutions, today announced that it has established a collaborative relationship with Dalet, a global leader in media workflows. Dalet joins Spectra’s certification program to deliver a fully integrated solution that combines Dalet Galaxy five with Spectra’s BlackPearl® Object Storage platform, providing a unique media asset management platform that extends from content creation to asset preservation.
The new e-book outlines how, when, where and why to store and protect an Exabyte of data to help data-driven organizations facing enormous data growth
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, again has advanced the boundaries of tape technology with today’s news that the Spectra TFinity® ExaScale Tape Library will now store an industry-first exabyte (one million terabytes) of uncompressed data in a single 45-frame system leveraging LTO-9 tape technology. As the world’s largest storage system, the Spectra TFinity Tape Library is considered a de facto standard in data-driven computing environments, providing unsurpassed storage density, scalability, reliability and affordability in the smallest footprint of any enterprise-class tape library.
The fifth annual data storage report aids the industry in navigating the budgetary and infrastructure challenges of capturing, sharing, and preserving data
BOULDER, Colo. - Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced the publication of its “Digital Data Storage Outlook 2020”. The fifth edition of the report delves into the management, access, use and preservation of the world’s ever-expanding volumes of data, capturing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on trends and technology during this unprecedented time in history. The report outlines future strategies, technologies, applications, use cases and costs for more accurate evaluation and planning of data management and preservation strategies.
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today shared third-party test results verifying that StorCycle® software, a storage lifecycle management software solution, is adept at pinpointing inactive data and completed projects using a variety of criteria, including age, size, and other measures, and migrating those files to a more cost-effective storage tier consisting of secondary NAS, the public cloud, object storage and tape, saving organizations time, money and headaches.
New program enables Spectra engineers to partner with customers to configure and deploy Spectra equipment remotely during the coronavirus outbreak
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, 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.
StorCycle Software Now Supports Linux and Windows; Advanced Functionality for the BlackPearl Object Storage Platform Improves Infrastructures for Demanding Workloads
BOULDER, Colo. – Spectra Logic, a leader in data storage and data management solutions, today announced that StorCycle, its new Storage Lifecycle Management Software software, now supports Linux® in addition to Windows® operating systems, providing effortless data management for midsize and large enterprises. Spectra also announced enhancements to its BlackPearl Object Storage platform to provide organizations with greater control and protection as IT professionals face mounting infrastructure challenges and expanding virtual workforces. The company also recently rolled out its unique LTO-9 Pre-Purchase Program.
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