Spectra Logic has introduced the Spectra Cube tape library, a cloud-optimized system for on-premise, hybrid cloud and IaaS environments that is designed to be quickly deployed, dynamically scaled and easily maintained without tools or downtime.
The Spectra Cube library is managed by the company’s recently announced LumOS library management software, which provides secure local and remote management and monitoring.
The tower is compatible with the LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8 and LTO-9 technology generations and will reportedly support LTO-10 when it becomes available. With LTO-6 support, users can read old tapes all the way back to LTO-4 with an LTO-6 tape drive. The solution offers high performance when replacing tape cartridges, a TeraPack Access Port for easy tape handling and drive interfaces including Fiber Channel and SAS.
Up to 30 PB of own capacity
With a capacity-on-demand expansion model, the Spectra Cube allows additional tape slots and drives to be enabled via software without downtime. The library provides up to 30 PB of native capacity and supports up to 16 partitions for shared or multi-tenant environments.
“As cloud data continues to grow rapidly, the rising costs of public cloud storage have forced a reckoning, leading to significant interest in moving data to more economical locations, including on-premise clouds and hybrid clouds,” said Matt Ninesling, senior director of tape portfolio management at Spectra Logic.
“Compared to typical public cloud options, Spectra Cube solutions can reduce the cost of cold storage by half or more, while providing better data control and protection against existential threats like ransomware.”
The price of a full-fledged one Spectra Cube Library ranges from less than $60,000 to more than $500,000 depending on configuration, number of tape drives, amount of media, and other additions to the base library.