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www.postmagazine.com 39 POST OCTOBER 2017 STORAGE NEWS MADRID, SPAIN — SGO (www.sgo.es) has an- nounced its certification for ATTO Technology (www.atto.com) 12Gb ExpressSAS host bus adapt- ers (HBAs) with its high-end post production hero suite, Mistika Ultima. This new addition will help post teams better manage large data transfers and offer support for real-time editing of uncom- pressed 4K video. The latest addition to the ATTO ExpressSAS family, the 12Gb SAS/SATA HBA, provides users with fast and reliable storage connectivity while enabling scalability for next-generation platforms and infrastructures. Optimized for extremely low latency and high-bandwidth data transfer, ExpressSAS HBAs offer a wide variety of port con- figurations, RAID 0, 1 and 1e, flexibility and reliabili- ty for demanding applications. "Projects that our customers are working on are becoming incredibly data heavy and the integration of ATTO products into a Mistika solution will help smooth and speed up data transfers, shortening production times," says Miguel Don Angel, CEO of SGO. "The 12Gb ExpressSAS HBA allows SGO to continue to create solutions that work efficiently for production teams and will speed up high-perfor- mance applications." SGO ENHANCES MISTIKA ULTIMA WITH ATTO EXPRESS SAS HOST BUS ADAPTERS SAN JOSE, CA — Quantum Corp. (www.quantum.com) has announced Xcellis Foundation, a high-performance, entry-level workflow storage system specifi- cally designed to address the technical and budgetary requirements of small- to medium-sized post facilities and corporate video departments. Based on Quantum's StorNext shared file system and data management platform, the new system delivers the benefits of enterprise-class Xcellis storage, including high performance and scalability, in a NAS appliance for under $25,000. According to the company, by providing a more powerful, more fea- ture-rich alternative to other entry-level storage systems at a similar price point, Xcellis Foundation is intended for smaller video production facilities that need the benefits of a shared workflow but have limited budgets to spend on shared storage. "We're offering a great entry-level product without sacrificing our cus- tomers' ability to scale and grow their workflow storage systems," says Keith Lissak, senior director, media and entertainment solutions marketing, Quantum. "Every component of the system can be scaled or changed as their needs evolve. It's all the goodness of Xcellis, now available at a smaller starting point." With the latest-generation StorNext 6 software at its core, Xcellis Foundation offers smaller video facilities and workgroups significant perfor- mance, scalability and management benefits, including: A fast streaming file system, providing the performance essential to working with higher video resolutions, including 1080p and 4K, without introducing complexity or un- necessary cost to the workflow; cost-effective IP connectivity over standard NAS protocols; advanced data management capabilities that optimize per- formance and maximize capacity across different storage tiers while assur- ing that content is always in the right place at the right time; and Seamless integration into a multi-tier storage infrastructure that includes flash, disk, nearline object storage, public cloud and tape archive; and more. Xcellis Foundation will be available through Quantum and its reseller partners later this month. QUANTUM ANNOUNCES ENTRY-LEVEL NAS END-TO-END APPLIANCE Quantum Xcellis Foundation DUSSELDORF, GERMANY — Elements (www.elements.tv) has released an expanded version of its popular Elements NAS storage solution at IBC 2017. NAS will now be available in a 60bay expandable version with 25/100GbE support, marking a departure from its reputation as an entry-level only unit and positioning it as a cost-effective alternative and competitor of solutions that rely on Fibre Channel connectivity. Elements NAS, previously offered in only a 24bay configuration, provides the features and benefits of big brother Elements One — including the full package of workflow enhancement tools and the optional Media Library — in an easily integrated storage solution ideal for smaller workgroups with- out the need for block-level access. No IT skills are required, making set-up quick and easy with a rapid path to collaboration. The new Elements NAS 60 bay version, expandable via JBODs, offers all new improvements, such as real snapshots, VSS and ACL support, higher stream count perfor- mance, significantly higher small-file/ran- dom IO performance and the same RAID controller layout as Elements One. ELEMENTS OFFERS EXPANDED VERSION OF ELEMENTS NAS BURLINGTON, MA — Avid last month launched an unprecedented rollout of major new products at the IBC show in Amsterdam, including new features for its popular Nexis storage solution. Avid Nexis | Pro storage is now scaling to 160TB — twice its previous capacity. According to Avid, it is now offering small post facilities the same ease-of-use, security and performance advantages as larger Avid Nexis customers. Avid Nexis | E2 storage now supports SSD drives to deliver the extreme performance required when working with multiple streams of ultra-high-resolution media in real-time. Additionally, Avid Nexis Enterprise systems now scale to 4.8PB of raw storage, leveraging new 100TB Media Packs. AVID UNVEILS NEW NEXIS FEATURES