Quantum Corp. (NASDAQ: QMCO)
today announced ActiveScale™ S3-compatible object store software has
been verified as a Veeam® Ready Object Solution. ActiveScale
object store solutions adds to a growing list of Quantum offerings on the Veeam
Ready roster, and its qualification with Veeam extends Quantum’s leadership
role in storing and managing unstructured data in the Enterprise using a
software-defined approach.
In March 2020 Quantum acquired the ActiveScale
solution, a
software-defined object store that provides massive scale and the highest
levels of data durability. ActiveScale software is simple to deploy and
manage, offering a reliable solution for long term retention of backup data. Designed as a self-healing, highly scalable object
storage system, ActiveScale software provides a data-forever storage
infrastructure.
Veeam, the leader in Backup solutions
that deliver Cloud Data Management™, supports the Veeam Ready Program to
provide a solution qualification process to ensure its Veeam Technology
Alliance Program (TAP) partners meet Veeam functional and performance standards.
By attaining Veeam Ready status, customers are assured that storage solutions
are compatible with Veeam Backup & Replication™ features.
Building Momentum in Active Archive
The acquisition of ActiveScale object
storage, combined with leading tape platforms, elevates Quantum’s participation
in the archive community and further strengthens the company’s focus and
participation in customers’ active archive infrastructure. The Active Archive
Alliance announced July 20 that Quantum has
joined the organization, which collaboratively provides end-users with the
technical expertise to design and implement modern solutions to manage large
unstructured data growth for decades. Quantum joins a growing number of
industry-leading storage and IT vendors that work together to elevate new
active archiving strategies, technologies and use cases to unlock the value of
archival data.
“Quantum is a long-standing Veeam Ready
technology partner, and the ActiveScale software is a welcome addition to our
roster of qualified solutions,” said Andreas Neufert, Vice President Product
Management, Alliances at Veeam. “With the qualification of ActiveScale object
storage as Veeam Ready, Quantum demonstrates they can provide highly efficient
archive capabilities for our joint customers. The collaboration between Veeam
and Quantum empowers customers to extract the most value from their private
cloud investments.”
Additional Resources
- Quantum ActiveScale is listed as a Veeam Ready solution and more information regarding the tests may be found at: https://www.veeam.com/kb3231
- For
more about Quantum ActiveScale products: https://www.quantum.com/en/
products/object-storage/
- To
download the IDC Vendor Spotlight, sponsored by Quantum, “Managing
Unstructured Data Growth Requires a Fresh Approach”, January 2020.
visit: https://www.quantum.com/
globalassets/documents/idc- vendor-spotlight.pdf