SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced significant enhancements to the
Xcellis® scale-out storage appliance portfolio:
- StorNext® 6.2 bolsters performance for 4K and 8K video
while enhancing integration with cloud-based workflows and global
collaborative environments.
- NVMe storage significantly accelerates ingest and other aspects
of media workflows.
These enhancements reinforce Xcellis as the solution of choice
to ingest, edit, share and store rich media content for thousands
of customers worldwide.
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NVMe Storage Builds on Industry Leading Ingest
Performance
Quantum's Xcellis scale-out appliances have long been trusted to
deliver high performance to increasingly demanding applications and
higher resolution content. The introduction of NVMe storage to the
Xcellis appliances offers ultra-fast performance: 22
GB/s single-client, uncached streaming bandwidth. Leveraging
Excelero's NVMesh® technology in combination with StorNext, all
data is accessible by multiple clients in a global namespace,
making it easy to access and cost-effectively share flash-based
resources.
Most Comprehensive SAN and NAS Access - Now with Protocol
Locking
As more organizations depend on broad collaboration among their
staff to meet project deadlines and workflows extend from
on-premise into the cloud, being able to effectively manage and
access data across complex, hybrid environments has become a
requirement for modern file systems. Now with the ability to
provide cross protocol locking for shared access across SAN, NFS,
and SMB, Xcellis is an optimal solution for organizations that need
to share content across both Fibre Channel and Ethernet.
Integration with S3 Cloud-enabled Workflows
With StorNext 6.2 Quantum now offers an S3 interface to Xcellis
appliances, enabling them to serve as targets for applications
designed to write to RESTful interfaces. Organizations gain greater
flexibility to use Xcellis as either a gateway to the cloud or as
an S3 target for web-based applications.
New Cloud-Based Monitoring Tool Delivers Insights, Maximizes
Uptime
With storage environments becoming increasingly complex, users need
more powerful tools to proactively manage their storage resources.
Xcellis environments can now be managed with a new cloud
monitoring tool that enables Quantum's support team to
monitor critical customer environmental factors, speed time to
resolution, and ultimately increase uptime. When combined
with Xcellis Web Services – a suite of services that enables users
to set policies, adjust system configuration, and more – overall
system management is simplified and streamlined.
Enhanced Multi-Site Data Synchronization
Available with StorNext 6.2, enhanced FlexSync® replication
capabilities enable users to create local or remote replicas of
multi-tier file system content and metadata. With the ability to
protect data for both high-performance systems as well as massive
archives, users now have more flexibility to protect a single
directory or an entire file system.
Bolstered Functionality for Media Archives
Organizations that provide storage as a service to departmental
users require additional management tools to support their business
processes. StorNext 6.2 enables administrators to provide defined
and enforceable quotas, implement quality of service levels for
specific users, and allows for simplified reporting of used storage
capacity. These new features make it easier for administrators to
efficiently manage large-scale media archives.
Availability
The new S3 interface and NVMe storage
option are both available today. Other StorNext features and
capabilities described in this release will be available by
December 2018.
Supporting Quotes
Tom Coughlin, President, The
Coughlin Group
"Across multiple industries, and especially in media and
entertainment, organizations are continuing to move more workflows
into the cloud, which requires storage solutions to efficiently
ingest and offload data to and from the cloud. By
building on the existing capabilities of StorNext, Quantum's new
release will help customers maximize the benefits of the cloud and
provide a more effective foundation for the industry's most modern
workflows."
Lior Gal, CEO and co-founder,
Excelero
"As 4K goes mainstream and adoption
rates of 8K media continue to rise,
the need for future-proof, high-performance storage is greater than
ever before. Excelero and Quantum have partnered to build on the
capability of StorNext, the industry's number one choice for
storage, and offer an appliance that can support the requirements
of the most demanding workflows for years to come."
Molly Presley, Vice President,
Product Management and Global Marketing, Quantum
"The new economy increasingly requires the ability to manipulate
and manage rapid real-time types of unstructured data. Whether
editing multiple streams of high-resolution content in multiple
formats, reams of information produced by commuters on their way to
work, or the flood of data from hundreds of sensors on an
autonomous vehicle, this broad Xcellis platform refresh provides
the storage foundation to effectively preserve, manage, and protect
this valuable data."
Additional Resources
- Learn more about StorNext:
https://www.quantum.com/all-new-stornext
- Download the NAS IP Workflows whitepaper:
https://landing.quantum.com/NA-4K_Ref_Architecture_LandingPage.html
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out tiered storage, archive
and data protection. The company's StorNext 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 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/customerstories-mediaent.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, StorNext, Xcellis and FlexSync 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
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value to customers from Quantum's new Stornext 6.2, Xcellis and
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Public Relations Contact:
Bob Wientzen
Quantum Corp.
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bob.wientzen@quantum.com
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