Cache-A Corporation (www.cache-a.com), manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances for the media and entertainment industries, will debut its complete range of LTO-6 appliances, with advanced LTFS capabilities, at NAB 2013 (Cache-A Booth #SL11109), Las Vegas.
These next generation of LTO-6 appliances all feature Cache-A‘s renowned capabilities as standard, including the web-based user interface and built-in catalog database; identical space-saving desktop and rack-mount form factors as previous Cache-A models; and versatile I/O connectivity options to facilitate deployment in on-set carts, SAN/NAS systems in post and robotic libraries.
With the advent of LTO-6 they have each been enhanced with larger internal disk-cache storage; advanced LTFS (Linear Tape File System) capabilities, enabling seamless cartridge-spanning of large projects; and new v3.2 software delivering dramatic leaps in performance and operability, including MD5 checksums.
Prime-Cache6 – compact, entry-level, desktop/on-set appliance, featuring near-silent operation, toughened chassis and 4TB of rugged, 2.5-inch, HDD RAID.
Pro-Cache6 – the company’s flagship system with increased 6TB internal HDD RAID 0 or RAID 1 disk-cache storage. Pro-Cache6 is a highly efficient and easily-deployed appliance for managing hundreds of Terabytes of archived data. With rich direct-attach I/O options, it also works seamlessly with Cache-A Library and Expansion units and robotic systems.
Power-Cache6 Archive Server – high-performance appliance for large archives, with increased 12TB internal HDD RAID 0 or RAID 5 disk-cache storage and 10Gb Ethernet technologies. It delivers faster archive and retrieval transfers as well as greater flexibility for staging content, making duplicate tape copies and works seamlessly with Cache-A Library and Expansion units and robotic systems.
Library24/Library48 Expansion Options: available in 24 or 48 tape slot configurations, these library options work with Pro-Cache and Power-Cache models to automate cartridge loading for archiving, restoring and cartridge spanning when archiving large projects. They offer near-line archival capacity of up to 120TBs (Library48) or 60TBs (Library24).
Cache-A‘s award-winning, archive appliances are employed daily by thousands of users worldwide, in media/entertainment, Fortune 500 corporations, government departments, higher-education and houses of worship, to securely archive, search and retrieve vital digital assets. The company was founded in 2008 with a dedication to make archiving easy, and combines extensive experience in data storage and video media, with a reputation for delivering innovation and excellence to digital media professionals at a reasonable cost. Cache-A‘s product range includes desktop and rack-mount appliances that are compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux/Unix networking infrastructures. Renowned for their ease-of-use, Cache-A products deliver leading-edge performance in video and digital film workflows, and lead the field in using the secure, portable, interchangeable, industry-standard LTFS and tar formats on LTO-6 m