LTFS is of particular interest for broadcasters and video post-production, where the NAS interface on Scalar LTFS enables media files captured on flash cards to be easily copied onto LTO tape. Migrating the video from in-camera flash cards frees those cards up to be quickly reused, Quantum said.

Quantum's Scalar LTFS can also be used to provide broader access to images stored in public or private clouds, where somewhat higher access latencies are acceptable.

"When a customer requests images that are archived in the cloud, a provider can use Scalar LTFS to copy content on to tape and send it to the customer. The tape can be transported and read from any LTO tape device regardless of what application is used," Quantum said in a statement.

The Scalar LTFS appliance can access up to 10 petabytes of archived data; Files can be dragged and dropped to LTFS tape cartridges in Quantum's Scalar libraries and partitioned directly from the user's native file browser.

The Scalar LTFS appliance will be available in three models (enterprise, departmental and SMB) beginning in June. The list price begins at around $15,000.