Quantum Announces the Scalar i7 RAPTOR for Data Lakes to fuel AI models, Private and Hybrid Clouds, and Unmatched Data Protection
- Quantum's Scalar i7 RAPTOR is designed to handle advanced AI workflows for large enterprises and hyperscale customers, offering the densest and most scalable tape solution on the market.
- The product provides ultra-low-cost, green, and secure solutions for data lakes, data protection, and private and hybrid cloud deployments.
- Scalar i7 RAPTOR delivers the highest storage density of any tape solution on the market and features unique anti-ransomware capabilities like Tape Blocking for enhanced cybersecurity.
- The product leverages AI-driven predictive analytics for improved management and continuous availability, setting a new industry standard for reliability and performance.
- Scalar i7 RAPTOR integrates seamlessly with Quantum's ActiveScale object storage solution, providing a modern S3 interface for simplified integration into AI workflows.
- Designed for maximum density, performance, and efficiency, Scalar i7 RAPTOR reduces capital and operational expenditures by optimizing data access time and storage capacity.
- The product is committed to sustainability, featuring low power consumption, sustainable materials, and processes to reduce environmental impact and CO2 emissions.
- Scalar i7 RAPTOR offers simplified deployment and maintenance, enabling rapid transition from dock to data center floor with easy maintenance and customer-replaceable components.
- The product will be generally available early next year, with units undergoing customer testing and certification by late fall of this year.
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The introduction of Quantum Corporation's Scalar i7 RAPTOR represents a significant advancement in the data storage industry, particularly for AI-driven applications. The product's high storage density and specialized features for AI workflows cater to the needs of hyperscale customers, MSPs and large enterprises. With the exponential growth of unstructured data, driven by AI and high-performance workloads, the demand for cost-effective and secure archival storage systems is on the rise.
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR's integration with ActiveScale and modern S3 interface options indicate a strategic move towards simplifying the incorporation of tape storage into AI workflows. This could disrupt traditional perceptions of tape as an outdated medium, positioning Quantum as a leader in innovative tape storage solutions. The potential reduction in capital and operational expenditures due to the product's efficiency and density could attract businesses seeking to optimize their total cost of ownership (TCO).
Quantum's commitment to sustainability with the Scalar i7 RAPTOR is noteworthy in an industry often criticized for its environmental impact. The product's design prioritizes low power consumption and the use of sustainable materials, which aligns with the growing trend of environmentally conscious technology solutions. By reducing CO2 emissions and environmental impact, Quantum not only enhances its corporate social responsibility profile but also appeals to organizations with stringent sustainability goals.
Furthermore, the emphasis on simplified deployment and maintenance, with 100 percent customer-replaceable components, suggests a lifecycle approach to the product's environmental footprint. This could set a new standard for sustainable practices in the data storage sector and influence competitors to follow suit.
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR's unique anti-ransomware features, such as Tape Blocking, are particularly compelling in the context of increasing cyber threats. The ability to build cyber resilient private and hybrid clouds addresses a critical market need for secure data storage solutions. As businesses continue to prioritize cybersecurity, Quantum's focus on integrating advanced security measures into their product could significantly enhance their market position.
The AI-driven predictive analytics for system reliability and proactive failure prediction further strengthen the product's security profile. Quantum's approach to leveraging AI not only for performance but also for security could inspire industry-wide innovation in utilizing AI for cybersecurity purposes.
New tape innovation from Quantum delivers infrastructure for AI with maximum storage density, security, and sustainability
“As unstructured data growth continues unbounded due to the rise of AI and other high-performance workloads, large enterprises need a low cost, highly secure archival storage system that acts as the backbone of private and hybrid clouds, and creates data lakes to fuel AI models and initiatives,” said Bruno Hald, vice president of secondary storage at Quantum. “As the pioneers in tape technology, we used our expertise and input from our major hyperscale customers to develop the most advanced tape solution built for these emerging use cases.”
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR delivers the highest storage density of any tape solution on the market and offers unique anti-ransomware features like Tape Blocking for building cyber resilient private and hybrid clouds. As the leader in tape storage for more than 40 years, Quantum’s Scalar i7 RAPTOR is the latest in a string of innovations that advance the company’s competitive leadership position in building and managing hyperscale cloud infrastructure, and for building private and hybrid clouds and massive data lakes to fuel and train AI.
Key features and benefits of the Scalar i7 RAPTOR include:
AI-Driven Predictive Analytics
At the forefront of the Scalar i7 RAPTOR’s solution set is its analytics, utilizing cutting-edge AI capabilities and setting a new industry standard for simple management and continuous availability. The solution features automated analytics that can characterize drive-media interactions, predict robotic failures and gather critical system data to continuously learn and help analyze and improve performance. This proactive approach ensures unmatched reliability and availability, ensuring continual business operations. The Scalar i7 RAPTOR leverages AI to improve ease of use and management with interactive documentation and support tools.
Modern S3 Interface Options
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR seamlessly integrates with ActiveScale, Quantum’s industry-leading object storage solution, to offer a modern S3 interface, enabling simple integration into AI work streams. This design eliminates the complexities traditionally associated with tape storage, simplifying user interaction. The combination of ActiveScale and the Scalar i7 RAPTOR delivers one of the most cost-effective solutions that allows enterprises to retain every piece of data generated to feed data pipelines for comprehensive AI training. Additionally, this system is available as either an OpEx model with monthly, usage-based payment schedules, or an as-a-service model, which provides flexibility and scalability to satisfy a wide range of organizational objectives.
Maximum Density, Performance and Efficiency for Lowest TCO
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR is designed to deliver the maximum storage density, performance and efficiency available in the market, which translates to fewer libraries to purchase, install and maintain, thereby reducing capital and operational expenditures. The product optimizes data access time and delivers industry-leading performance by avoiding complex mechanical designs that require excessive tape swapping.
With fewer libraries required to achieve maximum storage capacity, the amount of expensive data center floorspace needed to house the system is greatly reduced. This means customers get access to a low-cost medium that now delivers even better total cost of ownership (TCO) due to the greater density, performance and storage efficiency offered in the Scalar i7 RAPTOR.
Ultimate Sustainability
Quantum is committed to sustainability, and the Scalar i7 RAPTOR is a testament to this commitment. Every aspect of the Scalar i7 RAPTOR is designed with the environment in mind. The product features the industry's lowest power consumption and employs sustainable materials and processes throughout its lifecycle, from manufacture to delivery to operation to maintenance to disposition. This reduces the environmental impact and helps organizations achieve their goals to reduce CO2 emissions.
Simplified Deployment and Maintenance
Designed for rapid deployment, the Scalar i7 RAPTOR enables a seamless transition from dock to data center floor in record time. With easy maintenance and 100 percent customer-replaceable components, Scalar i7 RAPTOR empowers data center technicians to service the product without specialized training. This simplicity and flexibility ensure that enterprises can scale their storage infrastructure quickly and efficiently.
The Scalar i7 RAPTOR will be generally available early next year, with units going into customer testing and certification by late fall of this year. For more information on the Scalar i7 RAPTOR, click here. For more information on Quantum’s end-to-end infrastructure solutions for AI, visit www.quantum.com.
About Quantum
Quantum technology, software, and services provide the solutions that today's organizations need to make video and other unstructured data smarter – so their data works for them and not the other way around. With over 40 years of innovation, Quantum's end-to-end platform is uniquely equipped to orchestrate, protect, and enrich data across its lifecycle, providing enhanced intelligence and actionable insights. Leading organizations in cloud services, entertainment, government, research, education, transportation, and enterprise IT trust Quantum to bring their data to life, because data makes life better, safer, and smarter. Quantum is listed on Nasdaq (QMCO). For more information visit www.quantum.com.
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