Accelerates Backups by 2X; Provides Scalability to Advance Science
Across More Research Institutes
Quantum Corp. (NASDAQ: QMCO),
a global leader in unstructured data and video solutions, today announced that
the Joint Network Center (GNZ) at the Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) reduced its
backup window by 50 percent, ensured the long-term integrity of vital data, and
gained scalability to support fast-growing scientific data volumes using a
Quantum solution at a fraction of cost of alternative solutions.
GNZ is using their Quantum StorNext®
file system and Scalar Tape
Solution to protect large volumes of research data for Max Planck Society
institutes and scientists worldwide in an array of scientific fields, from molecular
plant physiology to gravitational physics.
“Scientific research data continues to show explosive growth. With our StorNext
environment, we know we’re ready,” said Gerd Schnapka, head of the GNZ.
The GNZ manages massive volumes of critical data for Max
Planck Society researchers at the FHI and other locations. Scientists from
across the globe work and research at the Max Planck Institutes. To protect
data and keep it accessible by researchers, the GNZ performs backups and
archives inactive data to tape for long-term retention. As data volumes have
grown, the legacy storage infrastructure could not ingest 120 TB within the
backup window.
The organization needed to boost performance and increase
scalability. With the total amount of stored data quickly pushing past a
petabyte, the GNZ needed a platform that could scale seamlessly.
Discovering Quantum StorNext File
System—Accelerating Data Backups by 2X
After learning about the StorNext storage platform’s fast
transfer rates and tiering capabilities, the GNZ team successfully tested and
selected the StorNext platform as a key to their backup infrastructure. The GNZ
now protects large and growing volumes of scientific data quickly and reliably.
Streamlining Management, Reducing Costs, and
Positioning for Growth
The StorNext software helps streamline management,
enabling a small team to handle large-scale operations. GNZ is now able to
expand its IT service offerings thanks to the ease of use, scalability, and
management of the StorNext platform; GNZ has doubled the number of institutes
it services as a result.
“The previous problems with the backup process have been
solved,” said Stefan Schülke, who manages Storage and
Virtualization at the GNZ. The new
storage environment gives the GNZ the scalability to handle fast-growing
scientific data, and the organization can now adhere to nightly backup
windows, helping to ensure that research data is protected and readily
available to scientists.
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