Panasas Solutions Ensure Business Continuity, from Data Mobility to Data Archiving, Across High-Performance Environments

New Panasas software tools deliver necessary data analytics and movement capabilities for HPC and AL/ML workloads

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasas^®, the data engine for innovation, today announced the general availability of PanView^™ and PanMove,^™ the company’s software products designed to improve data visibility and mobility at organizations deploying high performance computing (HPC), high performance data analytics (HPDA), and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) workloads at scale. Panasas PanMove tools allow end-users to seamlessly copy, move, and sync data between all Panasas ActiveStor^® platforms and AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud object storage, and Panasas PanView tools provide comprehensive visualization reports for smarter data management practices.

As additions to the Panasas PanFS® parallel file system software suite, the new PanMove and PanView data movement and analytics tools strengthen Panasas’ position as a stand-out storage platform in the fast-growing HPC and AI/ML marketplace. “Today, organizations using HPC and AI/ML require the advanced performance, scalability, and functionality associated with traditional HPC storage architectures, but they must also be simple to manage and highly reliable. Our integrated software solutions directly address those two challenging areas, and they require no additional training,” said Jeff Whitaker, VP of Product Strategy and Marketing at Panasas. “With PanMove and PanView, the PanFS software suite delivers the necessary data movement and insights that data-driven organizations need to support the broadest range of high-performance applications, unlock the full value of their data, and reduce organizational total cost of ownership.”

The general availability of the PanView and PanMove tools coincides with the recent PanFS 9.3.1 release, which brings updates and performance enhancements to Panasas storage environments. The additional software tools are the result of a collaboration between Panasas and Atempo, a leading software manufacturer for data management and data protection. "We are excited to work with Panasas to provide a joint scalable and performant storage solution that is reliable, efficient, and easily managed,” stated Louis Laszlo, VP of Product Management at Atempo. “PanView and PanMove deliver all-in-one data management solutions that will protect, move, and archive large volumes of data. Our combined technologies meet the growing needs of today's customers by delivering high performance and limitless scalability in an intelligent and validated data management solution.”

The Panasas PanMove software package provides organizations with fast and secure data mobility between multiple data locations. It includes PanMove Sync, a state-of-the-art parallel version of rsync for Posix to Posix data movement, and PanMove Advanced by Atempo, a data movement and protection tool that offers a simple GUI to move, copy, and sync data between PanFS-based systems and extends to cloud and local S3-compatible object targets. When combined with the add-on Panasas PanMove Backup and Archive licenses, the PanMove suite supports a complete data lifecycle for all HPC and AI environments.

The Panasas PanView software package helps organizations control infrastructure access and costs by analyzing data usage, footprint, and utilization. It includes PanView Essentials for native Panasas fast scan technology that supports storage profiling and forecasting. It also includes PanView Analytics, powered by Atempo, which delivers a consolidated global view of data and comprehensive insights into activity from a single dashboard for a holistic view of the storage environment.

For more information about Panasas high-performance storage solutions, please visit www.panasas.com.

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Panasas builds a portfolio of data solutions that deliver exceptional performance, unlimited scalability, and unparalleled reliability – all at the best total cost of ownership and lowest administrative overhead. The Panasas data engine accelerates AI and high-performance applications in manufacturing, life sciences, energy, media, financial services, and government. The company’s flagship PanFS® parallel file system and ActiveStor® storage solutions uniquely combine extreme performance, scalability, and security with the reliability and simplicity of a self-managed, self-healing architecture. The Panasas data engine solves the world’s most challenging problems: curing diseases, designing the next jetliner, creating mind-blowing visual effects, and using AI to predict new possibilities. For more information, visit www.panasas.com and follow us on LinkedIn.