In an effort to reduce management burdens for customers, Quantum has introduced a new disk-based storage system that appears to software as a tape library.
The Quantum DX30 disk-based back-up system will be available by the end of October as a 4U (7 inches high) unit that can store as much as 3T bytes of data. Disk storage is generally more expensive than tape, but Quantum is looking for customers that are willing to pay a premium for higher speed data recovery and more reliable storage products, said Dave Kenyon, a product line manager at Quantum. In addition, the DX30 will appear as a tape library to management software, which means administrators can keep their current backup procedures intact.
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