Quantum

Founded in 1980, Quantum is a global leader in storage, delivering highly reliable backup, recovery and archive solutions that meet demanding requirements for data integrity and availability with superior price/performance and comprehensive service and support

Quantum offers businesses of all sizes an unparalleled range of solutions, from leading tape drives and media technologies, autoloaders and libraries to disk-based backup and data management software. Over the past two years, the company has enhanced its tape drive and media business through two acquisitions, gained significant market share in tape automation, and grown its storage systems business more than 40%.

Business leaders today want their backup, recovery and archive problems solved easily—with limited additional cost and staff time. Moreover, they need solutions that seamlessly integrate into existing environments, while leaving infrastructures flexible enough to accommodate unforeseen technologies of the next decade and beyond. To meet these challenging demands, Quantum leverages new storage architectures, transport protocols and operating systems that efficiently and cost-effectively manage, store and protect valuable digital assets.

NAS (UK) are a certified Quantum partner. This unique partnership allows us access to Quantum's complete and comprehensive range of tape drives, tape libraries and tape autoloaders. The range of tape libraries starts with the Autoloader 3 and goes through to the i2k. Tape libraries can have DLT, Super DLT or LTO Ultrium tape drives. Having a centralised tape library greatly reduces the administrative overhead in managing your most critical asset, information itself. Quantum Inc. offers the industry's broadest line of automated DLTtape, Super DLT & LTO Ultrium tape libraries.

The newest library can support mixed network environments including NAS/SAS, FC/SAS. Quantum tape libraries are a must to ensure secure tape backup and data recovery. The DX Series allows fast disk based library emulation to meet the needs of today's backup infrastructures.

Quantum is the world's largest supplier of tape drives, and its DLT®, LTO, DAT/DDS and Travan-based technologies set the standards for tape backup, recovery and archive of business-critical data for the small business to mid-range enterprise. Quantum’s drive family provides proven, highly reliable, and cost-effective tape drives solutions to help information-intensive companies protect one of their most valuable assets – their data.

Tape Library Models

Scalar® i2000
Intelligent and intuitive, the Scalar® i2000 tape library is designed to meet the demands of high-duty-cycle data center operations. Featuring integrated iLayer software, Scalar i2000 dramatically improves the security and manageability of your enterprise backup process with advanced diagnostic services, library resource management, and I/O management inside the library. In fact, the iLayer software monitors itself, so you don’t have to worry about failed backups and restores. Plus, Scalar i2000 can accommodate continual data growth, expanding to more than 3,400 LTO slots in a single library.
 Quantum Scalar i2000 Datasheet

Scalar i500®
Created for midrange storage environments, the Scalar® i500 tape library features integrated iLayer software to dramatically improve the security and manageability of your growing organization’s backup process. With advanced diagnostic services, library resource management, and I/O management inside the library, iLayer monitors itself, so you don’t have to worry about failed backups or restores. Plus, Scalar i500 is simple to install, operate, and maintain and can accommodate continual data growth, expanding up to 643 TB of capacity.
 Quantum Scalar i500 Datasheet

Scalar 50®
Easy to operate and maintain, the Scalar 50 provides a user-friendly interface to facilitate set-up and operation. The intuitive set-up wizard takes you through initial configuration step-by-step, so the library is up and running quickly and efficiently. And once the library is set up, our Guardian software will proactively monitor the library to prevent problems and speed issue resolution. Even keeping up with data growth is simplified with the Scalar 50. Its streamlined scalability enables the library to grow along with your user data – without disruption. Start with 38 slots and scale up to 76 slots as needed.
 Quantum Scalar 50 Datasheet

If you desire the simplicity and reliability of the Scalar 50, but have lower capacity requirements and limited data growth, the Scalar 50e is available. The Scalar 50e provides 26-slot capacity that is not expandable or scalable.

SuperLoader 3®
Designed for simple and reliable backups, the SuperLoader 3 offers an exclusive package of advanced features, including StorageCare™ Guardian, Symantec's Backup Exec ™ QuickStart software, remote management, a barcode reader and labels, mounting kit and cabling all at no additional cost.The SuperLoader 3 expands from 8 to 16 cartridge slots, so your investment is protected as your needs grow. And it packs up to 12.8TB of native capacity and over 25.6TB of compressed data into a 2U rackmount form factor.
 Quantum Superloader 3 Datasheet

DXi Disk Backup Systems

DXi7500 Enterprise
Whether you’re running a corporate data center or anchoring a multisite protection strategy, DXi7500 Enterprise is clearly a step above the competition. Our patented deduplication technology cuts costs by reducing disk needs by 90 percent or more and reduces removable media management by leveraging WAN-based replication for disaster recovery. And you can scale systems easily as data grows, choose when and how to deduplicate, and integrate disk with tape for an optimal mix of short-term protection and cost-effective long-term retention. With our VMready design, you can back up both virtual and physical servers. Plus, our Symantec OpenStorage (OST) support gives you consolidated protection across multiple sites and technologies with centralized, streamlined management through NetBackup.
 Quantum DXi 7500 Datasheet

DXi7500 Express
Now you can easily integrate an advanced data deduplication solution into your midrange backup strategy. Simple to buy, install, and manage, DXi7500 Express combines disk-based performance with our patented data deduplication technology to help you save time and money while reducing disk requirements by 90 percent or more. DXi7500 Express has been preconfigured for a typical midrange environment for maximum ROI in either VTL or NAS presentations. And with the standard VMready design and optional support for Symantec OpenStorage (OST), DXi7500 Express makes it easy to simplify backup and increase data security.
 Quantum DXi 7500 Express Datasheet

DXi6500
DXi6500 is a family of products that integrates disk-to-disk backup and restore performance with all leading backup applications using a simple NAS interface and Quantum’s deduplication technology. Deduplication reduces disk capacity needs by 90% or more, so systems stop filling up and IT departments save money. Plus, DXi6500 scales easily as your data grows without a service visit. For disaster recovery protection, DXi6500 replicates encrypted backup data between sites, using global deduplication to reduce typical network bandwidth requirements by a factor of 20 or more. And when it comes to long-term retention, DXi6500 is designed to provide direct tape creation in conjunction with leading backup applications, including Symantec applications using the OpenStorage (OST) API. The end result is multisite, multitier protection that’s easy to manage for restores and long-term retention. Best of all, DXi6500 is VMready, providing powerful protection for virtual environments and conventional servers alike. And backup software for VMware is included with every unit. With DXi6500, it’s the integration that turns this innovative technology into a cost-effective way to solve important backup challenges.
 Qunatum DXi 6500 Datasheet 

DXi3500
It starts with capacities from 1.2 to 4.2 TB but leverages data deduplication to store up to 100 TB of backup data—all on fast, reliable RAID storage with WAN-based replication for disaster recovery. That makes DXi3500 the perfect solution for smaller sites that require reliable backup protection. And since DXi3500 works with all leading backup software and offers the industry’s widest range of interface options, it fits easily into existing environments. Plus, DXi3500 has a VMready design and backup software that is specifically designed for VMware installations. So you get cost-effective protection even for systems that include virtual servers.
 Quantum DXi 3500 Datasheet

DXi2500-D
For secure, affordable backup and fast, dependable restores, you can count on DXi2500-D. Whether you’re a small business or have remote offices in distributed enterprises, the DXi2500-D provides a fast, reliable disk backup and replication solution that uses data deduplication to reduce typical capacity needs by 90 percent or more. All of which helps your organization save time and money. Plus it’s easy to install and manage and comes preconfigured with replication and support for Symantec OpenStorage (OST). For off-site protection, replication is a standard feature. And if backup for virtual servers is part of your business challenge, DXi2500-D is the perfect solution since it comes complete with a VMready design. 
 Quantum DXi 2500-D Datasheet