Quantum Unveils Xcellis Next-Generation, End-to-End, Shared Workflow Storage Solution

Quantum Corp. introduced Xcellis, a next-generation, high-performance, end-to-end, shared workflow storage solution that empowers users to boost their efficiency, productivity and creativity in delivering the products and services that drive their business. Consolidating media and metadata management, extending connectivity options for both Fibre Channel and Ethernet clients, and supporting hosted applications, the new system greatly enhances productivity in collaborative media environments by integrating the most important components of workflow storage into a single, easy-to-manage, fully scalable hardware solution. This solution supports online work in process, ingest and delivery, and archive through Quantum’s portfolio of Lattus object storage, LTO tape and Q-Cloud services, all running on the powerful StorNext 5 media workflow platform.

Today’s modern, high-resolution media workflows demand the highest levels of performance and collaboration out of the underlying storage infrastructure. At the same time, media content has long-term value and needs to be cost-effectively retained in an easy-to-access archive. Xcellis helps solve these challenges by combining the power of SAN and the low-cost connectivity of NAS in a single, continuously scalable system, thereby simplifying the storage architecture and streamlining operations. With Xcellis, workflows are enhanced to drive greater efficiency, productivity and creativity while also enabling long-term content archives using either private or public cloud infrastructure.

Alex Grossman, Vice President, Media and Entertainment, Quantum, said, “Xcellis shared workflow storage consolidates client access control, client connectivity and hosted application capabilities into a single solution with extraordinary in-place scalability. These advanced capabilities help users improve efficiency and productivity and meet ever-greater demands in high-resolution workflows. In addition, Xcellis offers flexible configuration and scalability options to reduce the cost and complexity of deployment while facilitating smart, simple and cost-effective growth.”