With the arrival of Exascale storage and the retention life of data increasing, high-performance computing (HPC) organizations require data storage systems that support the computing advancements that enable high-impact research and innovation. Tape technology dominates as the storage industry’s preferred form of removable media, and remains the undeniable leader in categories like cost and reliability. Tape technology also has more recent advancements like faster speeds, higher capacities, greater efficiencies, and quicker retrieval times, making it increasingly central to data protection. But as the world’s use of data continues to evolve, tape storage must advance with it.
Join us for an update on the following and more:
- SWARM & Ethernet connect tape drives – Fibre Channel is frequently becoming obsolete in modern data centers. How can tape connectivity be produced more easily?
- Migrating to a modern tape system – With the consolidation of tape drive, tape library, and tape media vendors in the market over the past decade, it has become more important to understand the best practices, possible pitfalls, and different options for migrating your tape archive to a more modern platform. By better understanding the different costs associated with each possibility, it is much easier to decide when to move to a new system and how quickly to transition your data.
- Resolution to LTO media IP issues – Leading in tape media and tape drive shipments, the LTO consortium has produced eight generations of technology and shipped over 225 million LTO cartridges and more than 4.4 million LTO tape drives. With LTO-8 shipments underway and LTO-9 media expected to arrive in 2020, there is no doubt that LTO will continue to be a valuable technology for any storage infrastructure. In this session, Spectra will give its opinion on LTO media IP issues with a question and answer session that will feature the company’s CEO, Nathan Thompson.
This year, Spectra Logic celebrates four decades of business success. Dedicated solely to storage innovation for 40 years, Spectra Logic develops data storage and data management solutions that solve the problem of long-term digital preservation for organizations dealing with exponential data growth.
