SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced a video surveillance solution certified
with Milestone Systems, the world's leading provider of open
platform IP video management software (VMS). Quantum's
StorNext® scale-out storage is now certified for use
with Milestone XProtect® VMS, delivering a combined
solution that stores large amounts of video files while optimizing
the performance of the system. It raises the bar for performance
and scalability and provides standards-based, easy-to-use storage
for video surveillance workloads. The combination enables Milestone
users to capture higher quality video streams from more cameras
simultaneously and have that data available for policy-driven
analytics and retention.
The Challenge of Increased Surveillance
More
organizations are deploying video surveillance systems for an
expanding range of applications. The storage infrastructure for
these systems is increasingly strained by multiple factors:
- An influx of surveillance footage from a growing number of
cameras operating at higher resolutions;
- Increasing retention time for that footage;
- The need to capture and store more frames per second; and
- Greater demands to leverage surveillance data with new analysis
tools.
All of this requires increasingly scalable performance and
capacity that legacy storage systems simply were not designed to
provide, particularly in a cost-effective way.
Supporting More Sophisticated Video Surveillance with Greater
Simplicity
The combination of StorNext with Milestone VMS
addresses today's video surveillance challenges with a solution
validated through extensive testing and documentation. Among the
product certification test findings:
- The combination of StorNext and XProtect exceeded the benchmark
values by at least a factor of two.
- Extended testing demonstrated that StorNext storage enabled the
Milestone VMS server to support a simultaneous ingest of up to 85
cameras per server — four times more than expected based on
competing solutions in the same configuration.
- The system performed at a very high level of data throughput,
with near zero read/write latency.
- Tests included scenarios with five recording servers with 250
video cameras, and 11 recording servers with 935 video
cameras.
By supporting more than four times XProtect's minimum
requirements, StorNext enables Milestone customers to create larger
deployments with more easily managed shared storage solutions. This
approach also enables system integrators, architects and customers
to create larger systems with less complexity.
Aligning Surveillance Data with the Right Tier of
Storage
StorNext 5 offers a new approach for managing the
entire storage infrastructure, aligning storage tiers to the
requirements of different stages in the lifecycle of captured video
and making data directly available to users through their primary
applications, regardless of where the content is stored. In an
XProtect environment, StorNext delivers video surveillance storage
implementations that are more cost-effective and offer higher
levels of security and data protection.
Availability
The combined StorNext and XProtect
solution is available today through Milestone and Quantum certified
partners.
Supporting Quotes
Christian Bohn, Vice President,
Corporate Marketing and Alliances, Milestone Systems
"The
increasing demand for video surveillance raises the importance of
storing files in a scalable, high performance, open standards
solution that is easy to use. It is in the best interest of our
customers to be able to add more cameras without adding complexity,
and StorNext and Milestone XProtect have now been certified to meet
these needs."
Geoff Stedman, Senior Vice
President, StorNext Solutions, Quantum
"Video surveillance
workloads place unique demands on storage, and the number of
cameras in use, their format and resolution, and video retention
policies typically affect system performance. StorNext and XProtect
VMS offer a tiered storage solution that balances the cost of
storage with performance, which is ideal for any system that
requires high-performance video recording using hundreds of
high-definition video streams."
Additional Resources
- To read about Quantum video surveillance solutions:
www.quantum.com/solutions/usecases/surveillance/index.aspx
- For more details about StorNext 5 scale-out storage, visit:
www.quantum.com/products/scale-out-storage/index.aspx
- Learn more about Milestone XProtect VMS platform:
www.milestonesys.com/our-products/xprotect-software-suite
- For an executive summary of the benchmark certification report:
https://iq.quantum.com/exLink.asp?25265500OX95B46I111212140
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out
storage, archive and data protection. The company's StorNext 5
platform powers modern high-performance workflows, enabling fluid,
real-time collaboration and keeping content readily accessible for
future use and re-monetization. More than 100,000 customers have
trusted Quantum to address their most demanding data workflow
challenges. With Quantum, customers can Be Certain™ they have the
end-to-end storage foundation they need to manage their digital
assets. See how at www.quantum.com/stornext.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, Be Certain and StorNext are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its
affiliates in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
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