IBC: XenData Partners with Blue Lucy Media

Archive technology provider XenData has announced that it will be working with Blue Lucy Media, a provider of video processing modules and asset management systems, to offer partial restore capabilities for the entire XenData LTO archive server range.

During IBC2013, XenData will be showing the Tailor Partial Restore Module as a new software-based plug-in that will enable users to quickly split large video files stored on LTO cartridges into multiple clip files and transfer the clips over a network.

Phil Storey, XenData co-founder and CEO, noted that they had provided partial restore capabilities in the past via integrations with some third party vendors, such as Dalet. The new alliance would allow this feature to be directly integrated into their archive systems.

This would help users greatly speed up the processing of clips in news and sports operations with tight deadlines.

By integrating the new Blue Lucy module into the XenData range of LTO archive solutions, we have created a standards based LTO archive solution with fast partial restore capabilities, he said. The combined solution does not compromise our use of either LTFS or TAR formats on the LTO cartridges which is an important consideration to prevent vendor lock-in.

Also during IBC, XenData will be showing its recently announced SX-525 server cluster, which creates fully redundant LTO archives that scale to multiple Petabytes

The SX-525 is designed to handle content that needs to be accessed quickly in the media and entertainment industry and is capable of being expanded to provide multiple Petabytes of near-line LTO storage.

It supports one or more LTO libraries connected via fiber channel and includes two servers running Windows Server 2012 in a clustered configuration with a fully redundant RAID cache, the company says.

It works with most enterprise-class robotic LTO libraries and can be configured to mirror files across two LTO libraries to create a fully redundant LTO archive system.

The product is expected to be available later this year.

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