IBM Spectrum Scale Software and Seagate ClusterStor High Performance
Computing Storage Solutions to Yield Productivity and Efficiency Gains
for Rapidly Expanding Data Intensive Markets
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage
solutions, announced it is integrating IBM® Spectrum Scale™
software with its ClusterStor™ High Performance Computing (HPC) storage
to deliver a new software defined storage appliance. The new appliance
will help users manage the demands of data-intensive workloads, such as
genomic research, computer aided design, digital media, data analytics,
financial model analysis and electronic design simulations.
“The newly engineered system will bring the capabilities of IBM Spectrum
Scale together with the unique performance efficiency and scalability of
Seagate’s ClusterStor systems, helping clients to manage demanding,
data-hungry high performance computing applications more efficiently
than before,” said Ken Claffey, vice president and general manager,
Seagate HPC systems business. “To do so, we are building on the Seagate
core, extending innovation from the device into the information
infrastructure, both on-site and in the Cloud.”
Engineered for high performance computing, Seagate’s ClusterStor helps
solve today’s toughest HPC storage challenges—delivering power,
performance, scalability and reliability for users in a wide range of
industries that rely on supercomputing applications. Having shipped over
17,000 petabytes and two million enclosures for major original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs), Seagate has successfully delivered some of the
largest, most productive and efficient HPC storage systems in the world.
Seagate’s innovative ClusterStor solutions are in a unique position to
empower information-driven organizations that require the shortest time
and cost to insight with the opportunity to extract unprecedented value
from their big data.
IBM Spectrum Scale is part of IBM’s industry-leading Spectrum Storage
software defined storage family helping clients manage massive amounts
of data globally, where they want it, how they want it, in a fast and
easy manner from a single dashboard.
“Organizations in all industries are looking for faster and more cost
efficient ways to store, manage and access data for critical business
processes and insight-generating analytics,” said Bernie Spang, vice
president, IBM software defined infrastructure. “With the IBM Spectrum
Storage portfolio, IBM has created building blocks for partners to
deliver new and creative technology solutions that help clients meet
their diverse needs.”
IBM Spectrum Scale is a proven, scalable, high-performance file and
object management solution delivering simplified data management and
integrated information lifecycle tools capable of managing petabytes of
data and billions of files, in order to manage the growing cost of
dealing with ever increasing amounts of data.
Seagate brings together its expertise in hard disk drives and storage
system architectures to ensure organizations achieve high performance
and productivity levels while cutting HPC storage total cost of
ownership (TCO) through reduced data center floor space as well as
decreased power, cooling and administrative costs. ClusterStor reliably
provides superior performance in a smaller space. This is integral to
sustaining performance efficiency, allowing organizations to maximize
production-level uptime, keeping their HPC initiatives on schedule and
on budget.
Availability
Seagate’s new software defined storage appliance, which combines
ClusterStor with IBM Spectrum Scale, is expected to be available from
Seagate’s sales partners late in 2015.
About IBM
For more information about software defined storage offerings from IBM,
visit www.ibm.com/spectrumstorage.
About Seagate
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