DNAevolution: Tape Migration

Why DNAevolution?

DNAevolution is introducing a new line of LTO-7 products that include the latest LTO-7 hardware, software and a migration tool. The latest generation of DNAevolution is designed to harness the speed of LTO-7 for data management challenges faced by media professionals. DNAevolution helps users cope with the massive amounts of RAW and Post Production content, while future proofing aging LTO-5/6 archives.

LTO-7 brings a new balance of cost, performance and density to media storage. Not only does LTO-7 offer dramatic improvements over LTO-5 and LTO-6, it presents a tipping point in the cost/performance balance traditionally offered by hard drives.

Why Migrate to LTO-7?

Provides easy, automated copying of files from previous generations of LTO.

SIMPLE

Native metadata extraction occurs during migration, allowing extended web-based search capabilities of archived content.

METADATA

Advanced error-checking and reporting are provided in preparation of the migration process.

HEALTH

All migrated files are checksum verified, safely storing checksum and file info for future reference.

VERIFY

Tape to tape migration occurs without any restore process required, including automatic re-packing of files.

MIGRATE

The LTO-7 Migration Tool

LTO-7’s performance makes traditional HSM’s a performance bottleneck.

HSM

Unmatched ability to perform lo-res to hi-res conforms in conjunction with either Avid or Adobe editorial applications.

CONFORM

DNAevolution’s unique Direct Connect architecture eliminates the need for disk cache, enabling true LTO-7 performance.

FAST

Built-in project and bin archiving for Adobe and Avid.

AVID/ADOBE

DNAevolution extracts metadata from 180+ formats, enabling unique restore and conform workflows.

SMART

Built for LTO-7

Blazing Performance: 300 MB/s | Incredible Capacity: 6TB | Lowest Cost: $130

The Case To Migrate Your Tape Data ContentWith the rapid growth of digital content, IT storage managers want to make data content available and make it easier to manage while controlling costs for informed economical workflow decision making. These objectives can be termed “do more with less.” Doing it securely is also a critical factor in this era of continual cyber-attacks.

LTO TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP – ROBUST ENHANCEMENTS, CAPACITY AND SPEED

The latest generation, LTO Gen-7, has up to 6TB of native cartridge capacity and a 300MB per second native data transfer rate. That’s over 1TB of native backup speed per drive per hour. LTO-7 cartridges store up to 4 times more than LTO-5 and up to 2.4 times more than LTO-6 cartridges. In addition, LTO-7 drives are up to twice the speed of LTO-5 or 6 drives.

MIGRATION – NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE AND PROTECT

Reduced Space and HandlingRecover up to 4 times the space used to store cartridges. And, with fewer cartridges there can be less tape handling and less offsite storage costs.

Conserved Library CostsFewer cartridges mean library slots can be reclaimed and fewer expansion frames may be needed.

Enhanced Job ProductionLTO-7 drives have twice the speed of LTO-5 drives helping to improve job productivity making information more readily available.

Easy MigrationAn LTO-7 drive can read back two generations and write back one generation easing the implementation process and protecting storage investments.

With a disk pool, as content becomes less active, the original copy and iterations can be migrated to a tape archive for long-term storage and protection. Utilizing this strategy helps organizations free up disk space and manages costs (LTO-7 tape costs about $.02 / GB) while keeping data preserved and secure. Migrating from one generation of LTO technology to a more current generation can yield significant benefits. For example: If currently using LTO Gen-5, moving to Gen-7 can provide:

DNAEVOLUTION AND LTO TECHNOLOGY –EASY TO USE AND MANAGE DIGITAL CONTENT ARCHIVE

LTO-7 technology supports the Linear Tape File System (LTFS) which makes viewing and accessing tape content easier than ever before. DNAevolution is an intelligent archive engine that utilizes LTO and LTFS technologies to help protect valuable file-based content, make it readily available and easy to manage.

*Gigabyte cost based on LTO-7 cartridge price of $142 USD (Forbes, LTO-7 media study – July 24th 2016). Actual prices may vary.

Secured Data AssetsLTO-7 technology supports hardware encryption to protect sensitive information and the costs associated with a breach. Being that a tape cartridge can be offline, helps in a cyber-attack as well.

DNAevolution: Tape Migration