PetroStor - The first cost-competitive, disk-based replacement for tape
Storwize has partnered with NetApp and Landmark to deliver PetroStor, a solution that lowers archival storage costs to less than $1000 per terabyte by leveraging Storwize’s real-time compression. Targeted initially for seismic data applications and available exclusively thru Landmark, a Division of Halliburton, PetroStor increases your storage capacity, data reliability and storage performance while reducing the associated infrastructure footprint, cooling, power and administrative costs. You’ll also improve backup and disaster recovery capabilities while reducing or eliminating tape ranscription and re-mastering costs.>
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- Real-time compression/decompression
The PetroStor solution combines blazing fast, loss-less compression and decompression technology from Storwize with enterprise storage from NetApp. It’s expressly developed by Landmark to keep E&P data online and available at affordable rates.
- IScalable storage, Landmark tested and supported
This solution has been implemented in production environments with various types of petro-technical data including seismic. It scales easily and is ideal for companies that want to make historical data available or incorporate pre-stack interpretation workflows affordably.
- Migration Assistance
As part of this solution, Landmark offers optional services to help migrate your archives from tape to disk and index files according to your specific architecture.
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- Makes disk-based storage cost-competitive with tape
PetroStor technology dramatically reduces your storage footprint leveraging real-time compression. Depending upon your data type you could reductions of 50% to 90% leading to direct reductions in your cost-per-terabyte of storage.
- IFaster data access and better data protection
The low cost of PetroStor allows you to keep more data online giving your users faster access to all your data. PetroStor can also be easily configured to replicate data to remote sites for disaster recovery and backup purposes.
- Painless Transition from Tape
Landmark services complete the solution and make PetroStor the best choice to handle the growing E&P data load. No longer do your users have to wait days or weeks to retrieve tapes from a secure, offsite location. PetroStor also eliminates all tape-related storage, duplication, indexing and remastering costs.
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