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Storage solution
transforms the way
organisations manage
large amounts of data
Data storage is a frequent topic of discussion among business leaders
as they try to find efficient ways to manage the influx of data. Here
we consider how 80% of data is stored on the wrong tier and how
changing your approach to data storage tiering can help save money.
pectra Logic, a leader in
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data storage and data
management solutions, has
introduced StorCycle, a new
storage management software solution
designed for data-driven organisations
that need a modern storage life cycle
management workflow.
StorCycle allows organisations to
create a new Perpetual Tier of storage,
reducing the overall cost of storing data
by up to 70%, while giving users full
access to their data. StorCycle can be
implemented as standalone software
using public cloud storage or existing
network-attached storage, or combined
with Spectra storage hardware to create
a complete storage solution.
Most organisations have large amounts
of data that are growing exponentially
and are critical to their businesses.
Typically, most of this data is stored on an
expensive Primary Tier of storage.
However, up to 80% of this data is
inactive, costing both space and money,
and should be moved to more costeffective
storage. Spectra’s StorCycle
software does just that.
“The storage industry hasn’t delivered the
right tools that can easily and optimally
manage data,” said Nathan Thompson,
CEO of Spectra Logic.
“StorCycle’s unique ability to scan
and migrate inactive and project data
from a costly Primary Tier of storage
to a Perpetual Tier, consisting of less
expensive storage targets, benefits
data creators, IT professionals and
organisations at large.”
Spectra’s StorCycle software was
developed from the ground up to address
the problem of managing and storing
large data sets.
StorCycle automatically scans primary
storage data for inactive files and
migrates them to a secure Perpetual
Tier, which can include any combination
of cloud storage, object storage disk,
network-attached storage (NAS) and tape,
ensuring the data is protected, while
making it easily available to end-users.
A smaller primary storage tier shrinks
backup and recovery windows, reduces
costs and increases overall performance.
With StorCycle’s unique Project Archive
feature, users can tag and move entire
project data sets to a Perpetual Storage
Tier. This allows the complete project
to be accessed for further analysis,
categorisation and comparison, all
while being securely preserved for as
long as needed.
This makes StorCycle ideal for preserving
data in fields such as computational and
seismic research, oil and gas studies,
semiconductor designs, genomics, media
and entertainment, weather forecasting,
autonomous vehicle research and other
fields where large amounts of machinegenerated
data are created. ◊
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