Spectra Logic
Spectra Logic Corporation builds backup and archive solutions for secondary storage to protect data after it migrates from primary disk. Spectra Logic's primary products are tape libraries and data deduplication appliances. Spectra Logic's corporate headquarters and US-based manufacturing have been located in Boulder, Colorado since the company was founded in 1979[1].
Spectra Logic Founder, Nathan C Thompson
Spectra Logic was founded in 1979 by Nathan C. Thompson in his apartment while he was an engineering student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Thompson is currently the Chairman and CEO of the company[2].
Noteworthy Firsts by Spectra Logic
Spectra Logic was the first company to automate Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) magnetic tape in a robotic autoloader (tape library)[3]. Spectra Logic was also the first tape library vendor to implement the iSCSI networking protocol in its products[4]. Spectra Logic was again first when it released a tape library with integrated hardware-based data encryption[5].
Further reading
External links
- Search Storage (Techtarget) site on tape backup and libraries
- Spectra Logic website
- BusinessWeek profile of Spectra Logic
- Zoom Information profile of Spectra Logic
- Storage History on storagesearch.com
- University of Colorado biography of Nathan C. Thompson, founder of Spectra Logic