MagStor PetaByte Machine with Up to 280 Slots and 21 Half Height, or 7 Full Height LTO Drives Mid-Size Tape Library Solution

MagStor, a subsidiary of Magnext LTD, announced availability of the PetaByte Machine featuring unrivaled cost and performance for enterprise backup and M&E archiving.

PetaByte Machine front and rear

The PetaByte Machine is a solution to address all the retention, protection, and compliance requirements of SMBs and content creators who also wish to protect their data from ransomware. It provides air­gapped protection vs. ransomware attacks.

It features storage up to 5.04PB native/12.6PB compressed in a compact form factor that offers the lowest cost/GB of any comparable tape library. It ships at a price that’s 35-40% less than comparable configurations from competitors ^(*).

“We wanted to create a tape library configuration that’s sensitive to the needs of today’s enterprise and media and entertainment users who seek large capacities for archives but at a sensible price point“, said Dmitri Troia, chief executive. “The PetaByte Machine is the utilitarian tape library that meets the technical and business needs of 90% of the market at a much lower price point than our major competitors, allowing more users the opportunity to implement tape archive in-house.”

PetaByte Machine inside

Key features

• Up to 5.04PB native storage when fully configured, (up to 12.6PB compressed)
• 280 slots and up to 21 Half Height, or 7 Full Height LTO Drives
• Support for all major IBM LTO drives from LTO-6-9, including FC/SAS, Half Height and Full Height.
• Performance up to 400MB/s with FH LTO-9 drives.
• Ethernet and FC connectivity via add on XstreamCORE bridges by Atto Technology, Inc.
• TAA Compliant and made in the USA
• 3-year silver warranty standard, for onsite next business day support.
• Compatible with NanoPure media

Pricing and availability
The PetaByte Machine is available from the company’s website and from their network of authorized resellers and distributors. MSRP’s start at $35,939 for the base configuration with 1xLTO-9.

^(*) Based the PetaByte machine configured with 280 slots,1x LTO-9 drive, 280xLTO-9 media, and no options, when compared to a Quantum i3 or Spectra Stack library with the most similar base configuration.