SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced Xcellis™ workflow storage,
the company's next-generation, high-performance storage solution
engineered to optimize demanding workflows, accelerate time to
insight and empower organizations to drive greater success. The new
solution addresses the explosive growth of unstructured data and
the opportunity to capitalize on its strategic value by enabling
users to share and leverage this data more quickly, easily and
cost-effectively. Powered by Quantum's StorNext®
scale-out storage platform and its industry-leading streaming
performance, Xcellis can be deployed as a standalone system or as
the primary storage component within a multitier storage
environment incorporating object storage, tape and cloud
technologies.
For customers in highly data-intensive fields such as video
production, intelligence, surveillance and technical applications
(e.g., genomics, medical imaging, oil and gas exploration), meeting
business and mission objectives depends on the ability to derive
value from their digital assets. However, a key challenge has been
storing and managing this data in a way that cost-effectively meets
performance and access needs in an end-to-end workflow. While
scale-out NAS products have enabled organizations to leverage their
IP infrastructure, these offerings have been unable to keep up with
the greater performance and scalability demands generated by
increasingly larger data files and higher content resolutions.
Xcellis overcomes these limitations and delivers a comprehensive
solution that automates and simplifies data management, providing a
unique combination of converged architecture, continuous
scalability and unified access in a single system.
Converged Architecture
At the heart of the new solution is the new Xcellis Workflow
Director, a converged compute, network and file system controller
that tightly integrates and streamlines the functionality of a
StorNext environment. The Workflow Director:
- Consolidates multiple components into a single system,
simplifying the overall storage architecture, operation, management
and access for third-party applications.
- Controls file system metadata and client access for SAN,
Distributed LAN Client (DLC) and NAS connectivity (DLC is a
connectivity option developed by Quantum).
- Supports hosted applications that benefit from direct file
access.
- Enables users to take advantage of automated storage
tiering.
Continuous Scalability
Xcellis delivers significant enhancements in capacity and
scalability for greater efficiency and cost effectiveness:
- It nearly doubles the number of files that StorNext can handle
— to 10 billion files total, with 1.4 billion files under
management.
- Users can start with a small system and smoothly scale to the
largest possible system without having to replace original hardware
or take the system down, thereby protecting past investments.
- Utilizing Quantum's QXS disk storage arrays, Xcellis provides
higher capacity and bandwidth that can scale independently.
In short, unlike scale-out NAS offerings, Xcellis enables
organizations to scale their storage continuously with consistent,
deterministic performance as more users access data, pay only for
whatever capacity or performance they require and avoid the need
for extra compute power.
Unified Access
Xcellis provides built-in unified access to data, including:
- High-performing Fibre Channel SAN connectivity.
- DLC connectivity for "better-than-Ethernet" performance over
Ethernet.
- Direct NAS connectivity.
Xcellis supports every phase of the workflow with the most
appropriate connection to match the performance requirements of
users. While more performance-focused clients will benefit from the
high-speed SAN connectivity, less data-intensive operations can be
completed via NAS connections over Ethernet. Xcellis ties all of
these elements together and simplifies shared access through a
single namespace, regardless of the number of file systems,
allowing each user to access the needed files at a level of
performance appropriate to the job. In addition, because DLC and
NAS connectivity are separately licensable options, users pay only
for the base unit and the type of connectivity they want.
Xcellis Availability
Xcellis can be ordered today as a standalone system for
customers across Quantum's scale-out storage markets and as a
customizable configuration within the company's media and
entertainment-focused StorNext Pro™ Solutions. In
addition, it will serve as the foundation for a new line of
surveillance solutions Quantum will be introducing in the coming
weeks. Xcellis will begin shipping late next month, along with the
latest release of StorNext 5 software.
Supporting Quotes
Scott Sinclair, Analyst,
Enterprise Strategy Group
"Quantum has significantly expanded its scale-out storage portfolio
over the past couple years, focusing on key customer challenges
such as managing 4K video and cost-effectively leveraging the cloud
for archive data. In the case of Xcellis, it's all about
simplification — Quantum is integrating the most important
components of high-performance workflow storage into a single,
easy-to-manage, highly scalable solution."
Geoff Stedman, Senior Vice
President, StorNext Solutions, Quantum
"One of Quantum's key
strengths is enabling organizations to capture, manage and share
their data so they can maximize its value — from driving greater
creativity to gaining deeper insights to making new discoveries.
With the introduction of Xcellis, we are extending this expertise
to a broader range of customers, delivering a solution powered by
our industry-leading StorNext platform and offering a unique
combination of performance, access and cost effectiveness for
today's most demanding workflows."
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About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in workflow storage, archive and
data protection. The company's StorNext 5 platform powers modern
high-performance workflows, enabling seamless, 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 content workflow needs,
including top studios, major broadcasters and cutting-edge content
creators. With Quantum, customers can Be Certain™ they have the
end-to-end storage platform they need to manage assets from ingest
through finishing and into delivery and long-term preservation. See
how at www.quantum.com/products/scale-out-storage/index.aspx.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, Be Certain, StorNext, StorNext Pro
and Xcellis 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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