The study, Quantum Waves, conducted by GDIT’s Digital Consulting Practice, surveyed 200 experts and decision-makers across defense, civilian, and intelligence agencies. It explores how agencies are addressing the PQC transition and identifying risks, challenges and technologies needed for migration. The findings reveal that while planning for PQC is gaining momentum, significant obstacles remain, including the absence of formal guidance. Key insights from the study include:

• 50% of respondents are actively developing strategies for PQC readiness, while 35% are in the process of defining their plans and budgets.
• 46% have identified key risks associated with current cryptographic practices but have not yet begun formal assessments, and only 8% have fully integrated current PQC standards.
• 44% of respondents cite vulnerability management as a top capability needed to discover, assess, and manage cryptographic assets, prioritize risks and accelerate the PQC transition.

The research further highlights key obstacles federal agencies are currently facing with PQC adoption:

• 37% of respondents cited the lack of formal guidance and strategic frameworks as a major challenge.
• 48% of respondents said modernizing legacy systems remains a significant challenge, while 29% cited the implications for operational technology — the interconnected systems that control physical operations in critical infrastructure.
• 24% reported integrating PQC into the supply chain as an obstacle.

“Quantum computing represents a turning point for cybersecurity, and achieving cryptographic agility is critical to secure our sensitive information against future threats,” said Ben Gianni, GDIT senior vice president and chief technology officer. “With finalized NIST PQC standards, agencies must accelerate their migration efforts. By developing flexible and scalable strategies today, they will be prepared to modernize and build long-term resilience against emerging quantum threats.”

The research findings will be discussed in a public webinar on Oct. 23 with leaders from government, GDIT and IBM.

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The Quantum Collaborative Workflow Solution solves the challenge of creative teams needing highly reliable and scalable offerings for teams that are increasingly dispersed, with some members working onsite in an office or studio location and some working from a remote location. The solution integrates everything needed for a comprehensive collaborative and remote workflow based on the Adobe^® Creative Cloud^TM tool set including Adobe Premiere Pro. Quantum StorNext shared storage provides the workflow storage while Quantum CatDV Asset Management with included CatDV Cloud Panel for Adobe Creative Cloud delivers asset and project management and orchestration. For project archive and asset protection customers can choose their preferred asset archiving solution, ranging from Quantum Scalar^® tape to Quantum ActiveScale^TM high-performance object storage, or any S3-compatible cloud storage. The complete, integrated solution is installed and supported by Quantum Professional Services and reseller partners certified to install StorNext^® and CatDV.

“Collaborative teams who rely on Adobe Creative Cloud apps like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or Photoshop, need a platform that gives them the performance and flexibility to realize their vision,” said Sue Skidmore, head of partner relations for Adobe Video. “Our users value the tight integration and flexibility of environments provided by Quantum CatDV and StorNext.”

“Quantum is proud to incorporate a high level of integration with Adobe tools so that creative teams can stay productive in their workflow, yet still have a seamless, powerful interface to all of the capabilities of Quantum CatDV. This new solution incorporates the latest workflow best practices for a ready-to-use StorNext and CatDV environment that makes it easier for Adobe Creative Cloud users to love,” said Dave Clack, general manager, Cloud Software and Analytics, Quantum.

The Quantum Collaborative Workflow Solution will be installed and configured by a combination of Quantum Value Added Resellers (VARS) and Quantum Professional Services team, and is customized to each customer’s environment and needs, and choice of archiving technology and size.

The offering includes:

• A complete, high-performance StorNext 7 collaborative shared environment tuned for both on-site and remote team members for maximum productivity
• Installation and integration of the CatDV Panel for Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop, giving creative users access to their entire content and project asset library directly within the Adobe workflow tool of choice
• Installation and tuning of a complete installation of CatDV Server and Worker Nodes powering automation workflows for file ingest, proxy creation, and content push and pull from shared storage to archive
• CatDV archive plugin installation and configuration, and customer’s option of library archive storage of up to 240 TB of Quantum Scalar Tape, ActiveScale, or Cloud
• Optional remote workstation integration for Teradici or similar services
• All support and training included for a turnkey, ready-to-work solution

“Quantum is investing in field and technical resources in conjunction with our alliance and reseller partners to make solutions highly repeatable, reliable, and leveraging the latest field-tested best practices. We’re proud to showcase this solution for Adobe Creative Cloud teams; Customers have long asked for tested solutions like this one that are delivered as a turnkey offering yet can be highly customized to their needs,” said Christine Brennan, director of partner alliances at Quantum.

More information about the solution can be found at:https://www.quantum.com/adobe

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The H2000 Series launch follows Quantum’s announcements in November 2020, when it unveiled its strategy to offer solutions on a subscription basis, enabling end users to realize the value of the expanded software solution portfolio in support of unstructured data across its lifecycle. The introduction of the H2000 Series demonstrates Quantum’s commitment to delivering industry-leading unstructured data solutions that align with organizations’ needs.

“We made a big commitment to our customers when we introduced the software subscription license based on capacity last year,” said Ed Fiore, Vice President/General Manager, Primary Storage at Quantum. “Since then, we’ve focused on new developments that address their needs for expanded capacities, real-time search and analytics, and other functionalities. By introducing the H2000 Series we can help our customers deliver and extract the full value of these software-based propositions, empowering their future workflows and performance needs.”

High Performance For Dynamic Workloads With a Flexible, Highly Available Design

Providing the foundation for future scalable deployments in StorNext environments, the H2000 Series provides maximum throughput and sequential I/O performance for accelerated media production workflows, offering enterprises, studios, and broadcasters a competitive edge.

The H2000 Series can be configured with high-performance SSD storage or high-capacity HDD storage, and with either fiber channel or Ethernet connectivity to meet the needs of any customer environment. It’s based on the same software-defined architecture used in Quantum’s award-winning F-Series line of NVMe storage servers, and both the F-Series and the H2000 Series can be deployed as part of a StorNext file system cluster.

“The volume of unstructured data that organizations are creating can impede their ability to make use of their data efficiently,” said Noemi Greyzdorf, Director of Product Marketing at Quantum. “The H2000 Series represents a generational upgrade, providing better storage capacity and access, while enabling customers to fully tap into their software subscription license through its tight integration with the StorNext 7 file system. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

Additional Resources

• For more about the H2000 Series: https://www.quantum.com/h2000-series

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