Quantum Corp., a proven global expert in big data management and data protection, today announced a partnership with Global Distribution, a specialist distributor of storage and archive products for content creation and archive. Global Distribution will market Quantum’s end-to-end content workflow solutions to its extensive network of EMEA system integrators and media and entertainment resellers.
The agreement spans Quantum’s entire range of big data products, including its award-winning StorNext® file sharing and tiering software along with its portfolio of appliances such as StorNext metadata controllers, StorNext Q-Series Storage, Lattus™ object storage and StorNext AEL Archives. These products enable an end-to-end digital workflow that helps broadcasters and post production facilities store, manage, protect and monetise content. StorNext is also 100 percent compatible with existing Apple Xsan installations and supports the industry’s most popular media asset managers and editing, finishing, ingest, transcode, and playout tools.
Global Distribution will also market Quantum’s Lattus-M which is an object storage solution that seamlessly integrates into StorNext environments and leverages StorNext’s policy-based tiering. Lattus object storage enables near-line access to archived data across global locations in a highly scalable and cost-effective disk-based solution.
“Quantum has already cemented its position in the media and entertainment sector and we are pleased to build on that momentum through our reseller network across EMEA,” said Keith Warburton, Director, Global Distribution. “Quantum’s unique positioning with solutions for end-to-end content workflows, coupled with their Lattus next-generation object storage, demonstrates a myriad of expertise in big data management and protection, making these solutions an ideal fit for Global’s customer base.”
“Global Distribution brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in providing storage and infrastructure solutions for content-intensive environments within the broadcast market,”said Francois Cavalade, EMEA Regional Channel Manager, Quantum. “This partnership expands our presence with an established distributor that can provide customers with a highly specialised solution to address end-to-end workflow management needs.”
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