HP has debuted HP StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library, built on a modular, scalable architecture specifically designed to meet both the short-term data protection and long-term archive requirements of medium-sized enterprises.
According to David Scott, senior VP and GM: Storage Division, HP, the unprecedented and unpredictable proliferation of data is being driven primarily by the increase in unstructured content.
He said, combined with the need to maintain data for longer periods of time, this growth is creating scalability, security and cost challenges for data protection and archiving. Moreover, he said, medium-sized enterprises do not have the resources to purchase large enterprise systems to meet these escalating data requirements.
Unlike traditional monolithic tape libraries, which can only scale in large increments, the HP MSL6480 can start small and grow flexibly as needs change, offering a combination of industry-leading scalability, density and performance at a competitive price point, explained Scott.
Another challenge for medium-sized businesses is keeping up with unpredictable data growth, unexpected spikes in demand for services, and variances in backup windows and retention periods. "They need fast storage systems with flexibility to increase performance and capacity on an as-needed basis without impacting productivity," said Scott.
According to him, the MSL6480 delivers performance of up to 60.4TB/hour and accommodates scalable data growth from 240TB to 3.5PB in a single tape library. This equates to 2.1 times faster performance, 1.3 times more scalability and 1.3 times more density than the nearest competitive midrange tape library.
Other features and benefits include a "pay as you grow" pricing model that enables customers to buy additional tape drives to increase capacity and boost performance, as needed.
Also, lowered costs with the ability to scale from 80 to 560 slots without the need to rip and replace smaller, individual products as storage needs grow, he explained.
The library can be installed by the customer, without complicated cabling, tools or technical support. It provides storage density of 81TB per 1U, or 1.75 inches, of rack space, enabling customers to share racks with other hardware.
The solution also has 'green' benefits, with a high storage density that lowers power and cooling consumption, as well as storage footprint requirements, in turn, driving costs down.
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