Spectra Logic Adds Partners Convergint Technologies and Salient Systems

Spectra Logic Corporation is celebrating the four-year anniversary of its Video Surveillance (VS) division, and announcing agreements with two VS partners, Convergint Technologies LLC and Salient Systems Corporation.

Spectra’s Video Surveillance solutions are for both traditional and niche surveillance environments, including state and local entities, municipalities, police departments, medical marijuana organisations, smart cities, public transportation and universities.

Storage is a critical component of video surveillance IT initiatives due to the pressures of changing legal mandates, extended retention policies, and the movement to proactively store video surveillance footage indefinitely. As the market shifts and new sub-verticals emerge, Spectra has enhanced its solution portfolio to meet evolving VS storage requirements.

Key programme achievements in the last 12 months include:

• 50% increase in Spectra NAS solution unit sales
  • Triple the installed capacity year-over-year with the Spectra NAS solution
• Introduction of Spectra BlackPearl NAS that can TranScale to the Spectra BlackPearl converged storage system, a solution that tiers content to tape, cloud and DR sites
• 12 new customer wins and dozens of sales into existing Spectra customer sites
• Six new VMS partner certifications, including Axis Communications, Inc., AxxonSoft, Inc., Exacq Technologies, IndigoVision Group, plc., Intelligent Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) and Salient
• 10 new video security market integrators reselling Spectra solutions, further expanding its system integrator partner ecosystem
• Three product award wins, from Security Products and the Security Industry Association

Convergint Reselling Spectra Solutions
Spectra has forged a partnership with Convergint, a service-based systems integrator that delivers solutions to video surveillance end users. Spectra tape, disk and hybrid cloud solutions offer a storage platform for large amounts of surveillance video to Convergint customers worldwide. In addition to offering Spectra solutions directly, it holds and maintains several contract vehicles, prime contracts, partnerships and other purchasing resources for federal, stat and local agencies, enabling customer to more easily procure video archive solutions from preferred sources.

“Convergint chose to partner with Spectra Logic because Spectra’s storage solutions are easy to use, reliable and affordable, thus providing peace of mind to video surveillance customers who need to store large amounts of footage,” said Tony Varco, VP of security, Convergint. “Storage solutions are a growing requirement for video surveillance IT environments that must meet legal mandates and store footage indefinitely.“

Salient CompleteView Software Certified with Spectra Verde with NFI and BlackPearl
Salient CompleteView video surveillance software is certified with the Spectra Verde NAS solution using an NFI policy to copy video from Verde to the Spectra BlackPearl converged storage system for camera video footage storage. Using the combined solution, customers are able to eliminate accidental deletion of video footage.

“We chose to partner with Spectra Logic due to its products’ sc,bility and affordability for video footage captured by multiple cameras,” said Brian Carle, director of product strategy, Salient. “Spectra’s NAS solutions, combined with CompleteView software, are certified solutions designed to protect valuable footage and eliminate accidental video deletion.“

Spectra Logic’s solution suite offers benefits to video surveillance IT managers, including: 

• Spectra BlackPearl NAS System: Lets customers implement a NAS solution that can upgrade into a multi-tiered storage device as needs change over time.
• Spectra Verde NAS solution: Offers simple, flexible and affordable NAS storage with any combination of enterprise drives, archive drives, and flash drives.
• BlackPearl Converged Storage System: Unlocks multiple storage targets including online disk, nearline disk, deep storage tape and public cloud, delivering both NAS and object storage in a single storage system.
• Spectra SeeVault: Designed for surveillance environments that capture footage 24×7, the solution stores video by date regardless of camera rate or resolution, offering easy media exportability and unlimited scalability. Provides long-term retention or duplication and archival storage.
• Spectra Tape Libraries: Delivers archive storage for long-term retention and regulatory compliance mandates.

“Spectra Logic is uniquely positioned to support video surveillance installations due to its history and dedicated focus in backup and archiving, and proven success in media and entertainment environments,” said Brian Grainger, CSO, Spectra. “Our partner ecosystem is growing to allow video surveillance customers to access the lowest cost storage solutions to meet the retention and policy requirements.“