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The Scalar i6000 also incorporates the company’s next-generation iLayer software with new archiving capabilities and management benefits. This combination of enhanced capabilities and intelligence builds upon Quantum’s position as a worldwide leader in tape automation, providing enterprise customers with a long-term archive and data retention solution optimized for the evolving role of tape in data protection.

In addition to launching the Scalar i6000, Quantum also released version 4.0 of its Quantum Vision, which supports a tiered storage strategy by enhancing centralized monitoring and reporting of Quantum’s Scalar tape libraries and DXi-Series disk-based backup and deduplication products.

Scalar i6000

At the core of Quantum’s Scalar i6000 is its next-generation iLayer management software. This includes a new iLayer Media Data Integrity Analysis (MeDIA) feature that proactively scans archived cartridges to detect potential media problems so they can be addressed, thereby maintaining data integrity. It provides three levels of media scanning and runs in the background to not impact operations. The Scalar i6000’s integrated iLayer software also offers intelligent monitoring and management to save administrators time and improve system reliability. Its proactive monitoring and advanced diagnostics provide system administrators with up to 75 percent in time savings compared to other tape libraries.

Based on the industry-proven architecture of Quantum’s Scalar i2000, the enterprise-class Scalar i6000 scales up to 12 modules holding over 5,300 cartridges and storing up to 16 PB of data. Combined with the greater capacity and performance improvements from the incorporation of LTO-5 tape drives, the Scalar i6000 saves significant floor space and lowers power and cooling costs. The Scalar i6000 can efficiently and cost-effectively accommodate a user’s data storage growth non-disruptively with capacity-on-demand (COD) and eases tape library management by increasing cartridge import/export capacity and adding bulk load capabilities. Additionally, Quantum’s new tape library is backwards compatible for existing Scalar i2000 library customers who want to take advantage of new Scalar i6000 features.

Quantum’s Scalar i6000 also provides new features to reduce downtime. New control and data path failover features enable the tape library or drive to switch to a redundant path and continue operating. These features enable the Scalar i6000 to overcome network degradation and failures that would normally cause jobs to fail.

Addressing data security concerns, Quantum has added media security notification to its iLayer software to help prevent unauthorized media removal. To further keep data secure - even when stored offsite - the Scalar i6000 not only supports LTO encryption and WORM (write once, read many) but also Scalar Key Manager, a high-availability key management tool that can be seamlessly integrated into existing backup environments. Scalar Key Manager enables customers to easily comply with state and federal regulations and safeguard against the increasingly costly and reputation-damaging data breaches associated with stolen or lost tapes.

Quantum’s Scalar i6000 represents the latest addition to the Scalar family of tape libraries that addresses data protection needs from small-to-midsized companies to organizations that require highly scalable enterprise-class libraries. According to surveys conducted by an independent third-party research group, 97 percent of IT organizations reported that they are satisfied or better with their Quantum Scalar tape library, and 99 percent would recommend it to other IT departments.

Quantum Vision 4.0

The announcement of Quantum Vision 4.0 provides customers with expanded monitoring, more granular and customizable reporting, and improved alerting and troubleshooting mechanisms as part of Quantum’s centralized backup management software. Additionally, it gives system administrators greater visibility into performance levels, replication and capacity details to enable more informed decisions.

The Scalar i6000 tape library will ship later this quarter. Quantum Vision 4.0 is shipping now. Both products are available to purchase through Quantum and its worldwide channel and distribution partners.