In the Q Newsletter: Quantum Targets Disk-Based Backup Price-Performance Leadership with New DXi 2.0

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Quantum Targets Disk-Based Backup Price-Performance Leadership with New DXi 2.0 An ESG Product Brief Quantum takes aim at the disk-based backup price-performance leadership position with its most recent DXi announcement. This software release features inline deduplication with a newly-designed process control architecture delivering higher performance, enhanced overall system resource utilization, and an improved user experience through GUI enhancements at a very competitive price point. This release makes a statement: Quantum has developed an extensible methodology that takes full advantage of its multi-core, next generation hardware platforms—and it will continue to build upon this new process control architecture to meet customer needs from both a price and a performance perspective. Read the Product Brief

NASA EOSDIS Archive and StorNext   For over 15 years NASA has used Quantum’s StorNext data management software to track satellite images of weather patterns and other various images. Linda Seitz, a subcontractor for the NASA EED Program, recently spoke about her experiences with StorNext, why they chose StorNext in the first place, and how it is being implemented today. View this quick video of her presentation from our recent StorNext Tech Summit in Orlando. Watch the video In Search of a Long-Term Archiving Solution The Clipper Group has released a new TCO white paper that provides a 12-year TCO analysis of tape vs. disk. The analysis shows that for long-term data retention disk-only solutions cost ~15X more than tape solutions - most of the savings come from equipment, media and maintenance costs. Power is also a key factor with disk power costs exceeding the entire cost of the tape solution. The paper stresses that the cost analysis is for long-term data retention (DR and archive). Using disk for backup offers customers many advantages and we still strongly recommend customers use disk in front of tape. Read more Scalar Tape Library Dramatically Improves Restore Reliability and Lowers Backup Management Time by More Than 90% To keep up with increasing data growth, Hunter Industries was looking to solve its data protection issues with updated technology. By installing a Quantum Scalar tape library with embedded iLayer software and HP LTO-5 tape drives, the company gained a dependable restore capability and reduced administrative time to less than 30 minutes a week. Read the full story   Get your free "Data Deduplication for Dummies" Book. Click here. The Pentagon Expo March 31, 2011 Washington, DC Register today > Storage Networking World April 4-7, 2011 Santa Clara, CA Register today > NAB April 9-14, 2011 Las Vegas, NV Meet with Quantum > BIO IT World April 12-14, 2011 Boston, MA Register today > Texas Technology Summit April 20, 2011 Houston, TX Register today > TechTarget: Next-Gen Backup School March 24 – Toronto, Canada TechTarget: Building an Efficient Storage Operation March 22 – Chicago, IL May 11 – NYC View All TechTarget Events View All Upcoming Events

Quantum Announces General Availability of DXi 2.0 Backup and Deduplication Software Evaluator Group Lab Report Gives Quantum's DXi6000 Deduplication Appliances High Marks for Features, Price-Performance U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reaffirms Quantum's Data Deduplication Patent View all News Stories Get the product support you want and the services you need. Click here to visit Quantum’s Support Page StorageCare® Learning StorageCare Learning is Quantum’s online learning portal. Click here to view course catalog and schedule classroom training YouTube Welcome to the DXi8500 - Quantum's Enterprise DXi Product. Listen to Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst with The Taneja Group, as he discusses the DXi8500 solution and its unique features. Subscribe to Twitter Feed Stay up-to-date on Facebook Read the latest blogs on Q&U

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