Quantum Announces the Scalar i7 RAPTOR for Data Lakes to Fuel AI Models, Private and Hybrid Clouds,
Quantum Corporation announced the Scalar i7 RAPTOR, the latest
in tape innovation to support growing AI use cases. Built to handle advanced AI
workflows for hyperscale customers, MSPs and large enterprises, the Scalar i7
RAPTOR is engineered to deliver the densest, most scalable tape solution on the
market. As organizations look to retain more data than ever to fuel AI models,
this new offering gives customers an ultra-low cost, green, and secure solution
for data lakes, data protection, and private and hybrid cloud deployments.
“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.
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