Multi-tiered storage systems for media platforms can be very complex. The combination of large file sizes and high throughput necessites a two or three tier storage approach. ALTO is a deep archive alternative to data tape or cloud archive, which can be used in a hierarchical storage scheme to improve performance, reduce costs and lower the carbon footprint.

Integrating complex storage systems with media platforms is best done at the API level to maximise throughput and expose the richest feature set for each individual platform. ALTO Connect takes an innovative approach to solving these integration issues using existing protocols, drivers and vendor-specific APIs to create a simple but powerful integration.

With ALTO Connect, you can use ALTO as a fast, affordable and future-proof single replica on-premise archive, backed up by a second replica on an existing tape library as an intermediate step towards tapeless operation. As the Tape Library approaches end-of-life, ALTO can replace it on-site or in a remote data center for disaster recovery. The cloud replicas are only downloaded for disaster recovery, so expensive access fees are eliminated in operational use.