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 Amazon 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.
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NetApp Blog: Spectra Logic Object-Based Tape with StorageGRID
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Solution Brief: Spectra Logic Object-Based Tape Tier for StorageGRID
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Case Study: How a Major Healthcare Provider Scaled Long-Term Pathology Retention
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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.
