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Future-Proof Your Archive: Migrate from Legacy Platforms with Confidence
Spectra and Versity
Spectra Logic is trusted by the world’s most data-intensive organizations for its industry-leading tape storage solutions, designed to deliver long-term reliability and scalability affordably. Paired with the next-generation data management software Verisity provides, customers gain an intelligent, scalable platform for long-term data retention that delivers high performance, policy-based control, and zero data migration from legacy platforms.
Together, Spectra and Versity offer a unified data management solution that helps organizations preserve valuable data, reduce costs, and modernize without disruption.
The World’s Most Flexible & Scalable Tape Libraries — Supercharged by Versity Software
Spectra Logic offers a comprehensive portfolio of tape libraries designed for unparalleled reliability, density, and long-term value. From compact modular designs to exabyte-scale enterprise systems, these libraries form the backbone of a resilient, future-ready archive strategy.
Spectra Tape Libraries Deliver:
- Exabyte-Scale Capacity
Systems like the TFinity® store up to 6 exabytes (native with LTO-10), ideal for organizations managing enormous datasets. - Modular Growth
Spectra Stack allows for seamless expansion as archive needs increase, with minimal operational overhead. - Scale On Demand
Spectra Cube is designed specifically for any edge-to-enterprise environment
- LumOS® Intelligent Management
A feature-rich interface for system monitoring, configuration, encryption, and automated diagnostics. - Low Cost per GB
Tape offers the lowest long-term storage costs, as it uses less power and requires less cooling than disk or cloud storage.
Paired with Versity ScoutAM , Spectra tape libraries become part of a high-performance, policy-driven data management platform:
- Extreme Parallelism & Drive Utilization
Versity maximizes ingestion and recall speeds through multi-threaded data movement and concurrent tape I/O streams, keeping every tape drive working at peak efficiency. - POSIX + Amazon S3 Dual Interface
You can access the same data through both the file system and Amazon - Metadata-Rich Indexing
Fast search and filtering across vast archives without performance degradation. - Integrated Caching
Read-through caching and performance tiers allow seamless access to tape-resident data for user-facing applications.
This is more than an archive — it’s a robust data platform designed for long-term scale and immediate utility.
Zero Data Migration from Legacy Archive Systems
Versity provides the unique support data formats from third party platforms, eliminating the need for costly and time consuming data migrations. This true zero data migration capability saves time, lowers costs, and reduces operational risk when modernizing from legacy platforms.
Supported legacy HSM systems include:
- HPE DMF (Data Migration Facility)
- IBM HPSS (High-Performance Storage System)
- Oracle OHSM (Oracle Hierarchical Storage Manager)
- IBM Storage Protect Space Management
With native support for these formats, tapes written by legacy systems can be mounted and accessed in place, preserving media investments and accelerating platform transition.
Use Cases: High-Performance Archive and Long-Term Digital Preservation
Whether you’re managing scientific data, medical imaging, media archives, or financial records, the Spectra and Versity solution adapts to your data lifecycle and business priorities.
Top Use Cases Include:
- Exabyte-Scale Archive
HPC and AI environments require extreme parallelism and intelligent data placement. Versity’s high-throughput ingest, and metadata-aware policies ensure efficient movement across the storage infrastructure. - Digital Preservation & Compliance
Preserve petabytes of high-value data for decades while meeting strict regulatory requirements. The platform supports encryption, auditing, and policy-based retention. - Backup & Disaster Recovery
Use Spectra and Versity as a long-term target for backup workflows, with policy-driven retention and replication for multi-site resilience.
With extreme performance, intelligent automation, and zero vendor lock-in, this solution empowers organizations to manage data, at massive scale.
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A Complete Software-Defined Archive Platform
ScoutAM adds an intelligent control plane to your tape archive, providing IT and data managers with the tools they need to streamline operations and reduce costs.
Key Capabilities:
- Automated Tiering & Policy Engines
Move data based on usage, age, or metadata across disk, tape, and cloud tiers. - Open Standards & APIs
Avoid proprietary lock-in with open TAR format and extensible RESTful APIs. - Multi-Site & Hybrid Architectures
Support for distributed environments, replication, on-premises, and public-cloud storage services. - Intuitive Monitoring & Support Tools
Gain insights into archive health, growth, and usage through dashboards, logs, and automated alerts.
Modern Archive for a Data-Driven World
Spectra Logic and Versity provide a trusted solution that helps organizations:
- Maximize return on existing infrastructure
- Eliminate the pain of legacy platform migrations
- Scale from terabytes to exabytes with confidence
- Ensure data is preserved, accessible, and secure for decades to come
Get Started
If you’re planning to retire an aging archive system or seeking to establish a more robust foundation for long-term data preservation, Spectra and Versity offer a seamless, future-ready solution.
Contact Spectra Logic to schedule a consultation or design your next-generation archive platform.
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