Folio Photonics Joins Active Archive Alliance

The Active Archive Alliance, a collaboration of storage and IT vendors that collectively support the use of active archive solutions for data lifecycle management, announced that Folio Photonics Inc., in optical solutions for storage, has joined the organization.

“Active archive systems strategically address the relentless rate of data growth with a modern approach that enables users to cost-effectively access, manage, and derive value from massive volumes of archival data,” said Rich Gadomski, co-chairman, Active Archive Alliance and head of tape evangelism, Fujifilm Recording Media, USA, Inc. “Organizations are increasingly adopting active archive solutions as part of their data transformation strategies. Folio Photonics expands the Active Archive Alliance’s ecosystem and breadth of innovation, and we are pleased to welcome them.“

Active archives enable organizations to derive value from their vast and growing data sets and are an increasingly important part of data management roadmaps. An active archive leverages an intelligent data management layer and enables online access to data throughout its lifecycle, regardless of which tier it resides in the storage hierarchy. Active archive file systems span multiple media types, including flash, disk, tape, optical, or cloud (public or private), file, block or object storage systems.

Folio Photonics empowers a new era of active archival storage via its nanophotonic storage technology. Its technology combines energy efficiency, cyber-security, and long life with the lowest cost of ownership, creating an archive solution to satisfy the market’s demand. Folio was spun out of Case Western Reserve University in 2015 and is headquartered in Solon, OH with offices in Longmont, CO.

“Folio Photonics utilizes advanced photonics and new materials for cost-effective photonic storage that has a 100+ year life, uses minimal energy and is highly cyber-resilient,” said Steven Santamaria, CEO, Folio Photonics. “Active archive solutions frequently utilize multiple forms of media. We envision photonic storage media as an ideal complement to HDDs and tape media, creating an ideal active archive to satisfy any workload while remaining cost-effective and adhering to stringent cyber-security/compliance requirements.“

Interested in joining other active archive solution vendors in advancing modern strategies to solve data growth challenges? Visit the Active Archive Alliance Sponsorship page for more details on how your organization can benefit.