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Spectra Logic , a global leader in data management and data storage solutions , has announced that its customer , EPCC , has deployed two four-frame Spectra TFinity ExaScale Tape Libraries with LTO-8 tape drives and media to provide long-term archive and storage resources for the Edinburgh International Data Facility ’ s full range of data services . its many stakeholders . Two Spectra TFinity Tape Libraries deliver scalable , reliable and adaptable data storage and archiving , including 20 petabytes of cold storage capacity that is being used for many EIDF projects , such as COVID-19 research at the University of Edinburgh . In addition , HPE Data Management Framework software delivers hierarchical , tiered storage management to the TFinity tape Libraries .
The Edinburgh International Data Facility is the set of data and compute services , organised as a private cloud that underpins the data-driven innovation programme at the University of Edinburgh . The programme is helping organisations tackle challenges for industry and society by doing data right and supporting Edinburgh in its ambition to become the data capital of Europe . The EIDF provides a rich environment of data science , AI computing and longterm data management services for its many partners from the public , private and academic sectors .
To meet its long-term storage strategy and accommodate its data-driven research services , which include private cloud compute , data management , safe haven services and large-scale AI projects , EIDF chose a joint storage solution from Spectra Logic and HPE .
“ With the help of Spectra Logic , we are creating what we believe is the only facility of its kind in Europe focused on delivering data-driven regional growth ,” said Mark Parsons , Director of EPCC . “ Spectra ’ s TFinity Tape Library is uniquely positioned to provide the scalable infrastructure for our long-term archive and storage services offered at the EIDF . It builds on the great long-term relationship we ’ ve had with Spectra .”
The challenge
EPCC is the UK ’ s National Supercomputing Centre . The Edinburgh International Data Facility ( EIDF ) is located at EPCC ’ s Advanced Computing Facility in a purpose-built high-resilience computer room . The EIDF is possibly Europe ’ s first regional data innovation centre and is based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland .
The scalable solution enables the facility to be as agile and responsive as possible to the needs of
EIDF brings together regional , national and international datasets to create new products , services
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