Breece Hill creates new DLT library standard with Saguaro family of libraries.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1997--Breece Hill Technologies, a leading supplier of DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. library systems, Wednesday announced a development program for a new line of intelligent DLT automated data libraries that defines new standards for performance, capacity and scalability for the mid- to high-range DLT library marketplace. Breece Hill's new family of DLT libraries is based on the company's new DataIQ architecture, providing an intelligent library architecture with the potential to build storage solutions of up to 118 terabytes. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michael Peterson The name Michael Peterson can mean:-
Building on the breakthroughs established with its popular Q7, Q47 and Q2 product lines, the new library family represents the latest in Breece Hill's evolution of DLT library technology from the company that created the DLT drive platform. Breece Hill's DLT library technology has been proven in more than 2,500 Fortune 2000 installations. Lee H. Elizer, vice president of worldwide marketing, said that it was input from those customers that helped create the Saguaro saguaro: see cactus. saguaro Large, candelabra-shaped, branched cactus (Cereus giganteus, or Carnegiea gigantea) native to Mexico, Arizona, and California. Slow-growing at first, mature saguaros may eventually reach 50 ft (15 m) in height. product line. "Breece Hill is fortunate to have a strong core of very loyal customers," said Elizer. "The feedback we received indicated that our customer base appreciates the reliability and value of Breece Hill's products, but in many cases they required larger-scale storage solutions than we previously offered. The Saguaro line is our answer to their challenge and continues the Breece Hill tradition of `Leadership by Example.' "With this new platform we have created a true millennium library design that has scalability and built-in intelligence to support customers' storage needs well into the next century." Unlike competitive products that were originally designed to accommodate another tape technology and then adapted for DLT as an afterthought af·ter·thought n. An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision. afterthought Noun 1. , or library designs that are based on a lower-capacity platform and then stretched to reach the 100-plus cartridge (1) See phono cartridge. (2) A removable storage module that contains magnetic disks, optical discs, magnetic tape or memory chips. Cartridges are inserted into slots in the drive, printer or computer. plateau, Breece Hill's Saguaro product line is an entirely new library architecture that still maintains the best features of the company's popular Q Series of DLT libraries. The Saguaro Series features three primary models that are specially optimized and configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to meet specific customer storage needs, from the high-performance Saguaro Q12.70 equipped with 12 DLT drives for maximum data throughput, to the Q6.210 high-capacity model that offers almost 15 terabytes of capacity using DLT 7000 drives with data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. . The Saguaro Series also includes a "mixed application" design, equipped with nine drives and 140 cartridges for a total capacity of almost 10 terabytes. All Saguaro models are also available in "de-populated" configurations, allowing customers to purchase only the minimum configuration needed to meet present storage requirements but with enough built-in scalability headroom head·room n. 1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance. 2. Electronics Dynamic headroom. to provide years of future growth. Breece Hill Saguaro libraries deliver major breakthroughs in performance and capacity compared with competitive high-end DLT libraries, with unmatched capabilities in meeting the most intensive customer requirements for applications such as HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse . The DataIQ architecture of the Saguaro product is an evolution of the intelligent library technology that is at the heart of the Q Series. DataIQ provides the flexibility for the Saguaro libraries to meet a comprehensive range of storage applications and configuration options, including network-attached storage See NAS. requirements, multi-host attachment and new library applications. While the Saguaro product line is based on a new library architecture, Breece Hill engineers also retained the best features of the award-winning Q Series, including the company's patented LaZerCal robotic technology and the field-tested reliable components and technologies utilized in the Q Series library products. The LaZerCal technology is a laser-based adaptive-positioning system that allows the robot to "sense" when any aspect of the physical environment changes and then adjust for that change. This feature significantly reduces downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. , service calls and costs, providing for maximum system and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. . The internal LaZerCal robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions are complemented with the new CartMove cartridge migration technology, allowing up to eight Saguaro libraries to be connected as a single volume library with the potential for an administrator to control a data farm of up to 96 DLT drives and 1,680 cartridges (for a capacity of 128 terabytes). By leveraging the robotics expertise of the LaZerCal system, Breece Hill engineers have designed the CartMove system with mainframe-class reliability to ensure fast and accurate cartridge movement among multiple Saguaro cabinets. CartMove capability allows any of up to 1,680 DLT cartridges to be accessed by any available drive among the eight connected Saguaro libraries. This functionality enables the Saguaro libraries to quickly process a file restore request even if all of the drives in an individual Saguaro library are busy. In this case, the intelligent DataIQ technology identifies the closest available DLT drive and uses the CartMove robotics to quickly deliver the required cartridge to the target drive and process the request without delay. This exciting new Saguaro technology is targeted for production release in the 4QT97. In-house demonstration and beta units are scheduled for 3QT97 Breece Hill develops, manufactures and markets tape-library systems that serve the rapidly growing midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually and client/server markets. Breece Hill has been at the forefront of DLT design and development for more than 10 years. The focus of the company's product family is on reliability, high data availability, low cost of ownership and ease of integration. For additional information on this announcement, or to find out more about Breece Hill products, contact Lee H. Elizer at 303/449-2673, e-mail: LElizer@BreeceHill.com, or check the Breece Hill Home Page: http://www.BreeceHill.com . NOTE: DLT is a claimed trademark of Quantum Corp. worldwide . CONTACT: Breece Hill Technologies, Boulder Lee H. Elizer, 303/449-2673 e-mail: LElizer@BreeceHill.com Home Page: http://www.BreeceHill.com or KB Communications Kathleen Botz, 800/691-1117 e-mail: KBCommun@vaultline.net |
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