NEW DELHI: Storage provider Quantum Corp. on Thursday announced the immediate availability of its PX500 Series, a new modular tape automation platform designed to provide unique flexibility and scalability choices that deliver superior investment protection.
Claimed to be the only mid-range automation design that enables customers to meet current and future scalability requirements within a platform, with far less complexity than current products, and at no additional cost, the new product promises to address expanding data growth, consolidate or distribute storage systems, meet regulatory compliance demands or combine disk and tape-based solutions as the foundation of a tiered storage model.
The PX500 Series -- comprising the PX502, PX506 and PX510 -- offers
independent rackmount systems of 4U, 10U and 18U (rack-unit) to meet
customers' mission-critical data demands from the workgroup to the data
center. The systems are based on a common and modular architecture that
allows customers the flexibility to mix and match rack density, capacity
and performance, best meeting backup, recovery and archive needs today
and into the future at an unmatched cost per gigabyte (GB).
"Capitalizing on the significant R&D investments we've made, Quantum is
launching the largest number of products and services this year," said Rick Belluzzo, chairman and CEO of Quantum.
Quantum's innovative approach negates the need for external hardware or cabling and instead uses infrared and self-alignment technology for
communication and set-up between units. Moreover, units can be added or
removed in minutes with no additional hardware or cabling, and without
taking the entire system offline.
One example of how the PX500 Series is already meeting customer demands
in quickly changing environments is illustrated by the experience of MoreDirect, an IT and data protection solutions provider. A client
within the communications industry needed a robust data protection
solution in a very short time frame for two of their office locations
and turned to MoreDirect to find and deliver a solution.
"Our client contacted us needing an immediate solution to address their
quickly growing storage needs," said Robert Foreman, national account
manager of MoreDirect, Inc.
"This company's data is growing quickly and they needed to immediately
address these storage needs and associated data management challenges at
two business locations," said Foreman. "With Quantum's new PX502 tape
library, we quickly realized this newly-developed architecture clearly
offered the right solution at the right price to meet their requirements
today and into the future."
The PX502, PX506 and PX510 systems of the PX500 Series are tailored for customers to standardize their tape-based backup, recovery and archive on a single platform. Designed for serviceability, each library offers its own robotics and power for independent operation.
"Quantum has made significant new investments in its PX500 Series tape
automation platform," said Robert Amatruda, research manager, tape and
removable storage, IDC.