Tape Drive targets tiered storage architectures.
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Available as standalone tape drive and for PX720 enterprise tape library,
DLT-S4 tape drive uses DLTtape® S4 media cartridge that delivers 800 Gb native and 1.6 Tb compressed storage capacity, enabling organizations to back up remote offices on single cartridge. DLTSage WORM (Write Once, Read Many) tool enables regulatory compliant long-term data storage using standard tape cartridge, while DLTSage Tape Security tool prevents unauthorized access to data on tape cartridges.
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Quantum Introduces First Tape Drive Specifically Designed for Tiered Storage, with Industry's Highest Capacity and Integrated Manageability and Security Features
New DLT-S4 Provides Up to Five Petabytes of Capacity in Quantum PX720 Tape Library and 25 Terabytes in 2U Tape Autoloader - Delivering Lowest Cost per Gigabyte of Storage Available Today
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6 / -- Quantum Corp. (NYSE:DSS), a global leader in storage, today introduced DLT-S4, the first tape drive specifically designed to meet the demands of emerging tiered storage architectures and customers' continuing data growth. Quantum's new enterprise-class tape drive addresses these challenges by delivering the industry's highest capacity -- 1.6 terabytes per cartridge (compressed), twice the capacity of LTO-3 and almost three times that of SDLT 600 -- and the lowest cost per gigabyte of any storage available today -- just six cents per GB. DLT-S4 sets the benchmark for a new category of "tiered storage tape," in which enterprises not only have short backup windows and restore time objectives but also need high capacity, manageability and security. DLT-S4 features Quantum's award-winning DLTSage(TM), a suite of intelligent data protection tools that includes DLTSage WORM (Write Once, Read Many) and DLTSage Tape Security. DLTSage WORM is designed to meet the regulatory compliance requirements for unalterable long-term data storage, using a standard tape cartridge. DLTSage Tape Security prevents unauthorized access to data on tape cartridges and is particularly valuable in the event tapes are lost or stolen.
"Many of today's enterprises have already moved to or are planning for a quick migration to tiered storage architectures based on their business requirements for data protection, performance, availability, and rapid recovery," said Bob Abraham, principal analyst for Freeman Reports. "Quantum's DLT-S4 provides very high capacity, critical security features, and advanced management capabilities -- at essentially the same price point as older technologies currently on the market -- making it a high value option for tiered storage networks."
Unparalleled Value in Tape Automation Systems
The fourth generation in Quantum's performance line of DLT-S tape drives (formerly named SDLT(TM)), the DLT-S4 delivers an unprecedented combination of capacity and value for overtaxed storage networks grappling with growing volumes of data. With DLT-S4, organizations now have the ability to back up remote offices or workgroups on a single cartridge. It is especially valuable for customers in tiered storage or high capacity tape automation environments because the DLT-S4 delivers twice the capacity of the nearest alternative offering for the same price, or the same capacity for half the price. For example, a customer with a $15,000 budget that previously would have been able to purchase a 25 TB, 4U tape automation solution from a competing vendor will be able to purchase a 51 TB tape automation solution with DLT-S4 from Quantum for the same price and form factor. Alternatively, if the customer only wants a 25 TB solution, he/she will be able to get this in a 2U form factor for just $7,000 -- thus meeting the capacity requirement in half the rack space and for half the cost.
By making DLT-S4 immediately available in Quantum's PX720 enterprise tape library, Quantum now offers a tape automation system with 1 PB of capacity in a single frame and up to 5 PB when five frames are connected via the CrossLink Mechanism(TM). This enables customers to have "silo-class" capacities at a fraction of the cost or to implement a tiered storage disk-and-tape solution at a price that until today would have allowed for just a tape-only solution. The PX720 also has a Web-based key management feature that provides system administrators with secure role-based access to easily create, assign, and manage DLTSage Tape Security keys. In the event of a disaster, the key file can be saved, backed up, or exported to another PX720 library.
"Recent corporate acquisitions and increased business opportunities continue to expand our data storage requirements for a sustainable, cost- effective tape-based option that can deliver capacity and enterprise-level functionality and can keep pace with our existing virtual tape investments," said Peter Popovich, network engineer for Epicor Software Corporation, a leading enterprise software solutions provider. "With the added pressures of regulatory compliance and increased awareness for data security, we are very reassured that Quantum has also addressed those concerns at no additional cost to us."
DLT-S4 Positions Customers for the Future
As part of a seven generation roadmap that provides an automation-ready drive today and a planned migration path to 14 TB on a single cartridge, DLT- S4 positions customers for the future. It also sets a new paradigm for tiered storage tape, with the built-in intelligence and manageability of DLTSage -- enabling customers to monitor, diagnose and report the health of their tape storage environments, as well as leverage the DLTSage WORM and DLTSage Tape Security features. With an installed base of over 3.3 million DLT® tape drives and 130 million tape cartridges shipped, DLT tape technology is a trusted choice for tape backup, recovery and archive of customers' business critical data.
"While implementing tiered storage architectures as part of their broader information lifecycle management strategies has quickly become a reality for many enterprises, they are still struggling with a key issue: the need for greater capacity and functionality with no increase in budget," said Rob Pickell, vice president of worldwide marketing for Quantum. "DLT-S4 is specifically engineered to deliver the tremendous capacity tiered storage architectures demand while incorporating the reliability, compatibility, performance, and value-added features that have become hallmarks of the Quantum brand."
The DLT-S4 tape drive uses DLTtape® S4, an innovative media cartridge that delivers industry-leading 800 GB native and 1.6 TB compressed storage capacity and the lowest cost-per-gigabyte of storage available today. DLTtape S4's Super PET (S-PET) base film is designed with the strength and durability needed in enterprise-class environments. This new media also fully leverages DLTSage, giving IT professionals the tools they need to protect, secure and more effectively manage their data. Reaffirming Quantum's commitment to protecting customers' prior investments, DLT-S4 is backward-read compatible with both SDLT 600 and SDLT 320.
Pricing and Availability
DLT-S4 is currently available, as both a standalone tape drive and for Quantum's PX720 enterprise tape library, through Quantum's extensive channel network of distribution and reseller partners. Standalone tape drive street pricing is estimated to start at $4,495 and a single DLTtape S4 cartridge costs about $100. DLT-S4 is scheduled to be available in Quantum's PX500 Series midrange tape libraries and the SuperLoader(TM) 3 autoloader next quarter.
About Quantum
Quantum Corp., a global leader in storage, delivers highly reliable backup, recovery and archive solutions that meet demanding requirements for data integrity and availability with superior price/performance and comprehensive service and support. Quantum offers customers of all sizes an unparalleled range of solutions, from leading tape drive and media technologies, autoloaders and libraries to disk-based backup systems. Quantum is the world's largest volume supplier of both tape drives and tape automation and has pioneered the development of disk-based systems optimized for backup and recovery. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com/ .
NOTE: Quantum, the Quantum logo, DLT and DLTtape are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation. SDLT and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: Quantum Corp.
CONTACT: Kim Nelson, Public Relations of Quantum Corp., +1-949-725-1831,
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