Western Digital Delivers Foundation for OvationData, Enabling Cloud-Scale Solution for the Media & Entertainment and Oil & Gas Industry

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“The OvationData selection of the HGST Active Archive System to provide a foundation for its media and entertainment and oil and gas cloud infrastructure is further evidence that these markets are hungry for turnkey systems that provide massive scale and include a rich inventory of ecosystem partners to meet the demands of end user customers,” said Terri McClure, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. “The markets served by OvationData require data to be stored and easily accessible for long periods of time because there is tremendous business value in leveraging that data for analysis and reuse. “The performance and ease of management allows OvationData to optimize the infrastructure to support our customers that require fast access to their digital assets and exploration data archive to expand and differentiate their business.” This enterprise-grade, cloud-scale solution from Western Digital and Versity delivers the following features: “File-centric customers like OvationData are seeking faster time to archived data in a solution that is easy to manage, easy to scale, and cost effective,” said Bruce Gilpin, co-founder and CEO, Versity Software. “Western Digital’s object storage technology has the scalability, durability and density to replace traditional archive media, while making data readily-accessible in a private cloud. The company addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers.

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