Fujifilm Recording Media Joint Marketing Partnership With Cloudian

Fujifilm Recording Media USA., Inc. announced a partnership with Cloudian, Inc. that brings the performance benefits and search capabilities of Cloudian’s native, S3-compatible object storage to tape-based deep archives.

The integrated solution leverages the Fujifilm Object Archive software, which enables data to be stored on tape in object format, thereby combining two highly scalable storage technologies.

As a result, enterprise customers can create a searchable, deep archive that integrates with the ecosystem of modern S3-compatible applications.

Organizations around the world have long used tape for deep archive storage. However, with the rapid growth of data in recent years, having the ability to quickly access, search and analyze archived data has become a priority.

The two partners address this need by providing a multi-tier archival solution that integrates Fujifilm Object Archive software with the Cloudian HyperStore object storage platform. In addition to delivering fast access and increased performance as it scales, Cloudian’s HyperStore solution enables the retention of metadata on disk-based storage for rapid search.

HyperStore also offers a single point of access and policy-based data migration for operational simplicity, and its native S3 API provides integration with modern data management and data protection solutions. This includes the ability to read from and write to tape automatically through the tape-enabling Fujifilm Object Archive software storage solution.

“Today’s announcement reflects our close collaboration in the development of Fujifilm Object Archive software, as HyperStore was used as one of the S3-compatible reference platforms for Fujifilm’s internal testing,” said Sanjay Jagad, senior director of products and solutions, Cloudian. “We’re excited about building on this partnership with Fujifilm to help customers extract optimal value from their tape archives.“

“Highly advanced tape-based storage systems continue to have a vital role in modern data centers, with applications for storing the ever-growing volumes of critical information,” said Peter Faulhaber, president and CEO, Fujifilm “With this partnership, tape is well positioned to bring its unmatched low cost of ownership and air-gap security to a deep and wide base of hybrid cloud and object-based environments.“