Ovation Data Customer of Quantum Multitier Storage Solution

Quantum Corp. announced that Ovation Data Services Inc., a provider of data management solutions specializing in the oil and gas market, is building its private cloud storage-as-a-service offering on the Quantum StorNextscale-out storage platform.

As a result, Ovation Data will be able to provide a data management solution that delivers performance storage, shared access and the scale its customers need to maximize the value of their data.

Extracting value from old and new data
Ovation Data helps organizations preserve their data – which may be recorded on everything from paper and tape to HDD drives – and extract actionable insights from that data by converting it into a format for ready access and analysis. The company decided that it wanted to do more for its customers: enable them to store their data in a more cost-effective, turnkey manner that wouldn’t require additional help from in-house IT personnel. It then selected Quantum to provide the storage infrastructure and expertise to launch a private cloud, storage-as-a-service offering.

Enabling cost-effective data preservation and ready access
Ovation Data chose to build its cloud service on StorNext scale-out storage platform, using a multi-tier architecture featuring a combination of StorNext QXS high-speed disk, next-generation Lattus Object Storage and StorNext AEL tape archive. By leveraging the data management features of StorNext – including its automated, policy-driven tiering software – Ovation Data can apply the right storage technology at the right time.

Archiving data on disk, object storage or tape will allow Ovation Data’s customers
to control costs and scale to meet data growth demands:

• StorNext QXS disk storage delivers the high bandwidth and low latency often needed to support seismic analysis on large datasets.
• StorNext’s automated tiering capabilities accelerate the process of moving data into and out of archive storage. Customers can also perform this task manually through StorNext’s APIs, which allow for rapid data retrieval, even if the data is stored offline.
• Lattus Object Storage enables users to extend online storage with a scalable online tier and spread data across different geographic locations to protect it in the event of a disaster.
• The Extended Data Life Management (EDLM) feature of the StorNext AEL system economically preserves data integrity for long-term data retention.
  

Gregory G. Servos, president and CEO, OvationData, said: “The Quantum StorNext platform gives us the extreme scale needed to accommodate our customers’ ever-increasing data growth. We will now be able to preserve data and enable customers to derive new value from that data — no matter how large their capacity needs become.“

Geoff Stedman, SVP, StorNext solutions, Quantum, said: “OvationData’s private cloud offering demonstrates the value a multitier storage architecture can deliver, particularly where historic data continues to generate long-term strategic value. It also shows that companies don’t need to compromise affordability for data access.“

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