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NAB: axle ai Integrated Media Management Software With Spectra Logic BlackPearl Converged Storage System

Starting at $20,000 for complete solution including axle ai 2019 software and BlackPearl support module, at $10,000 for axle ai BlackPearl support module with Spectra RioBroker integration including hardware

axle ai, Inc. integrated its simple media management software with the Spectra Logic Corp.‘s BlackPearl converged storage system.

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By applying AI techniques to all media content on BlackPearl storage, the company software identifies and tags content, and even non-technical users can instantly find content by image description, speech-to-text, and face recognition, and can also review, comment, select and share media. Equally, the firm’s customers can gain the advantages of the BlackPearl storage system, a platform that is able to transparently and utilize any combination of online, nearline, archive and cloud storage.

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Commenting on the company’s integration with the BlackPearl storage system, Sam Bogoch, CEO, axle ai, said: “We’ve come a long way in a short amount of time, both technologically and as a business. Even a few years ago it would have been hard to conceive of this kind of media management with powerful AI intelligence coupled with the power and accessibility of Spectra Logic’s BlackPearl platform. This also speaks to the incredible capability, ease of use and value now available to customers who must deal with the challenges of rapidly growing media content.

RioBroker Workflow

Spectra Logic Riobroker Workflow

The integration is built around the Spectra RioBroker interface and API. It is a data mover that sits on the network and drives reliable, performance copies of media and other files to and from BlackPearl systems.

Hossein ZiaShakeri, SVP, business development and alliances, Spectra Logic, said: “axle ai’s integration is further evidence that BlackPearl is providing industry leadership in cost-effective object storage for media. We are delighted that axle ai was able to leverage our Spectra RioBroker APIs and next-generation approach to media storage.”

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Bogoch added: “With BlackPearl rapidly becoming a standard-setter for a modern archival platform in the market, it’s a great time for us to provide this integration for an overall solution that’s simple yet sophisticated to help manage and preserve customers’ growing content archives. With the power of our AI search capabilities on managed assets, we expect to help our mutual customers almost immediately.

Pricing and availability:

  • Complete solutions including axle ai 2019 software, BlackPearl support module, as well as required server appliances are available starting at $19,995.

  • The BlackPearl storage hardware and RioBroker software itself is available in a range of configurations from Spectra and its resellers.

  • The axle ai BlackPearl support module with Spectra RioBroker integration is available separately for current axle ai customers, starting at $9,995 including hardware.

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