Tape automation platform from Quantum

BANGALORE: Quantum Corp., provider of data storage systems, today announced the availability of its PX500 Series, a new modular tape automation platform designed to provide flexibility and scalability choices that deliver investment protection.

It is the only midrange automation design that enables customers to meet current and future scalability requirements within a platform, with far less complexity than current products at no additional cost.

Quantum said in a statement that customers can now more easily 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 — consisting of the PX502, PX506 and PX510 — offers independent rack-mount 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 have made, Quantum is launching the largest number of products and services in our history this year,” said Rick Belluzzo, chairman and CEO of Quantum. “With the introduction of the PX500 Series today and innovative new tape devices and disk-based systems in the coming months, customers can be assured that when it comes to addressing their backup, recovery and archive needs at all levels, 'Quantum's got you covered.' And as today's announcement demonstrates, we will not only provide exceptional reliability, superior price/performance and comprehensive service and support but also deliver new value-add features at no additional cost, enabling customers to more effectively meet the evolving challenges of managing and protecting their data.”