Quantum® Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO), the pioneer in end-to-end
data management solutions designed for the AI era, announced today
that it is adding advanced file service technology to Quantum
Myriad® and StorNext® to offer ultra-fast and feature rich server
message block (SMB) based cross-platform file service.
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Myriad’s Architecture diagram shows the
placement of S3 as a tier-one client of the filesystem (Graphic:
Business Wire)
StorNext customers can now have high-performance collaborative
storage and fast network file service together on the same platform
to meet their mission-critical enterprise and content creation
workflow needs. The same technology is deeply integrated within
Myriad as a first-class protocol to offer robust, cross-platform
file sharing. This initiative, paired with Quantum’s integration of
advanced Ethernet-based connection technologies, such as NVMe-oF
TCP and NVMe-oF RDMA, furthers Quantum’s vision to offer an
end-to-end unstructured data and AI platform, available in both
software only and appliance options. This gives customers the best
possible performance and cost density choice, especially when
migrating from Fibre Channel-based systems.
The technology is available as part of a broad partnership with
Tuxera, a global leader in data storage management and networking
software and will employ common technology building blocks across
StorNext and Myriad. Quantum’s platforms will benefit from Tuxera’s
cloud-scale SMB file-sharing implementation, Fusion File Share, and
their long-standing partnership with Microsoft on SMB patents to
offer advanced capabilities not available in open-source SMB
implementations. These improvements dramatically boost file service
performance and deliver enterprise-grade stability with features
like SMB Direct RDMA, SMB scale-out, SMB Multichannel, SMB witness
protocol, and persistent file handles.
Quantum will offer the technology as an installation upgrade
option for new and existing StorNext customers, boosting SMB file
service performance to meet the demands of large teams of macOS,
Windows, and Linux clients, serve larger files efficiently, and
deliver higher performance to their applications. With the latest
version of StorNext 7.2 that adds NVMe over Fabric (NVMe-oF)
configuration and optimization features for high-speed Ethernet
connections, customers deploying Fusion File Share on StorNext
volumes built with Quantum F-Series NVMe storage appliances will
see the fastest SMB performance on StorNext. By taking advantage of
SMB Direct RDMA connectivity, a single Windows client can read data
from an SMB share in excess of 10 gigabytes (Gb) a second using
100Gb Ethernet, unlocking extreme performance for ingest or
streaming workflows not possible using systems without SMB
Direct.
“Our StorNext and Myriad customers are building ever larger
teams of connected users, investing more in Ethernet
infrastructure, and facing challenging requirements such as 8K,
high frame rates, and HDR, which are pushing the limits of client
connectivity. Adding Fusion File Share technology helps them
effortlessly serve Windows, macOS, and Linux client systems with
incredible performance and efficiency at scale. For example, our
latest testing shows that a single Windows client configured for
SMB Direct and SMB Multichannel can now achieve over 10 gigabytes a
second with our F-Series NVMe all-flash arrays for StorNext. This
is truly a game-changer for content producers needing extreme
performance and advanced workflow management capabilities.” said
Nick Elvester, vice president of product operations, Quantum.
“We are pleased to announce our technical partnership with
Quantum to make our enterprise-grade SMB implementation available
for StorNext and Myriad users worldwide,” said Heather Goring,
director of sales, Americas, Tuxera. “We’re especially excited to
see Quantum integrate StorNext with NVMe-oF features to deliver
extraordinary performance and make full use of our advanced
features such as SMB Direct and SMB Multichannel, and as a core
client service integration within Myriad.”
The SMB capabilities will be available for early access
customers for both StorNext and Myriad in Q2. StorNext customers
can then purchase the solution in Q3 as a turnkey Quantum
Professional Services bundle that includes full-service
installation, configuration, and management. The feature will be
generally available for all Myriad customers in Q3.
Quantum will be demonstrating Fusion File Share on StorNext 7.2
and on Myriad at the NAB 2024 show April 13-17 in booth SL5083.
About Quantum
Quantum delivers end-to-end data management solutions designed
for the AI era. With over four decades of experience, our data
platform has allowed customers to extract the maximum value from
their unique, unstructured data. From high-performance ingest that
powers AI applications and demanding data-intensive workloads, to
massive, durable data lakes to fuel AI models, Quantum delivers the
most comprehensive and cost-efficient solutions. Leading
organizations in life sciences, government, media and
entertainment, research, and industrial technology trust Quantum
with their most valuable asset – their data. Quantum is listed on
Nasdaq (QMCO). For more information visit www.quantum.com.
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