… As Well as mVault Storage Archive Solution ($70,000)

Active Storage, Inc. announced mVault, its first high-density archive expansion system on the mMedia platform.

With a small footprint of 4U of rack space, the new mVault packs 180TB of content storage in any resolution from proxy to 8K.It provides cooling and reliable data paths to keep archived content safe and within reach of your work-in-process SAN. On the mMedia platform, the mRAID provides the processing to host one or more mVault archive systems.

In collaboration, mVault and mRAID allow content movement from primary on-line storage to mVault near-line storage, with support from many applications. Together, mRAID and mVault deliver 228TB of storage in 7U. mVault answers the need for high-density, small-footprint solutions required by top media and creative customers for their data centers.

"With mVault your content will be available nearly instantaneously as you need it," explained Alex Grossman, founder and president of Active Storage, Inc. "Adding mVault to an ActiveSAN network can also provide better performance from the primary on-line volumes by keeping the amount of storage under management to a reasonable amount. We’re extremely excited about our first ever dedicated archive storage solution."

The integration of ActiveSAN, mRAID and mVault, when combined with ActiveStats and the Active Admin management suite, provide the power to the mMedia platform. The mMedia platform gives content production the media optimized throughput and capabilities of an expensive, specialized proprietary system at a much lower overall and on-going cost (TCO), without lock-in, plus adds additional flexibility and customization by enabling integration with othe solutions.

The mVault expansion system requires mRAID and is available in a 180TB configuration for US MSRP $69,999 from Active Storage resellers worldwide.