Spectra Logic has unveiled the new Spectra Cube tape library, a cloud-optimized system designed for on-premise, hybrid cloud, and IaaS environments. The library is built for quick deployment, dynamic scaling, and easy servicing without the need for tools or downtime.
Managed by the LumOS library management software, the Spectra Cube offers secure local and remote management and monitoring capabilities. It is compatible with LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8, and LTO-9 technology, with future support for LTO-10. The library allows users to read tapes as far back as LTO-4 with an LTO-6 tape drive and features high tape cartridge exchange performance, a TeraPack Access Port, and drive interfaces like Fibre Channel and SAS.
Up to 30PB of native capacity
The Spectra Cube offers a capacity-on-demand expansion model, enabling additional tape slots and drives to be activated via software without downtime. It provides up to 30PB of native capacity and supports up to 16 partitions for shared or multi-tenant environments.
Matt Ninesling, senior director of tape portfolio management at Spectra Logic, stated, “As cloud data continues to grow rapidly, the escalating costs of public cloud storage have forced a reckoning, leading to significant interest in moving data to more economical locations including on-prem clouds and hybrid clouds. Compared to typical public cloud options, Spectra Cube solutions can cut the costs of cold storage by half or more, while providing better data control and protection from threats like ransomware.”
The price of a fully-equipped Spectra Cube library ranges from under $60,000 to over $500,000, depending on configuration, number of tape drives, amount of media, and additional features.
More from TechRadar Pro
