Quantum Unveils 'Shockproof Workflows' to Tackle AI-Driven Supply Chain and Power Disruptions

Quantum Brings Tape-Powered Solutions and Expertise to NAB 2026 Amid Industry-Wide Challenges

Apr. 16, 2026 at 12:08pm

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A highly detailed, glowing 3D illustration of the internal components of a Quantum Scalar i7 tape library, with neon cyan and magenta lights illuminating the hardware, conceptually representing Quantum's resilient storage solutions for the AI era.Quantum's tape-powered 'shockproof workflows' aim to fortify media and enterprise storage against the surging demands of AI infrastructure.Centennial Today

Ahead of the 2026 NAB Show, Quantum Corporation is introducing 'shockproof workflows' - architectures designed to mitigate vulnerabilities from AI-driven supply chain and power capacity issues impacting flash and hard disk technologies. These workflows leverage Quantum's ActiveScale object storage with integrated tape cold storage and Scalar i7 tape libraries built to hyperscaler specifications, providing relief from energy constraints, lower storage costs, and hardware-level cyber-resilience.

Why it matters

The surging costs, constrained availability, and supply uncertainty for flash and hard disk technologies driven by the AI infrastructure boom are seriously jeopardizing traditional storage and workflow assumptions for media and enterprise organizations. Quantum's 'shockproof' solutions aim to address these critical challenges by leveraging tape as a strategic, supply-chain resilient technology.

The details

Quantum's 'shockproof workflows' feature its ActiveScale object storage platform with integrated cold storage on tape, as well as the Scalar i7 tape library built to hyperscaler specifications. These architectures are designed to provide relief from energy constraints, lower storage costs, and hardware-level cyber-resilience that traditional flash and hard-drive only solutions cannot deliver. Tape offers significant advantages, including 97% less carbon footprint per terabyte compared to HDDs, and a hardware air gap that protects against ransomware and supply chain attacks.

  • Quantum will showcase its 'shockproof workflow' solutions at the NAB Show 2026, which runs from April 19-22.
  • Global semiconductor fabrication capacity is oversubscribed through 2028, and new data center power demands are at unprecedented levels, creating urgent challenges for AI infrastructure.

The players

Quantum Corporation

A data management solutions provider delivering end-to-end solutions designed for the AI era, with over four decades of experience.

Hugues Meyrath

CEO of Quantum Corporation.

Marc Staimer

President of Dragon Slayer Consulting, an expert on storage technology and its role in the data center.

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What they’re saying

“'Shift happens,' said Hugues Meyrath, CEO of Quantum. 'It's been a time of extraordinary change for media and content producers worldwide – and threats to 'business-as-usual' storage and workflow assumptions are here to stay. Most organizations that depend on flash or hard drive-only solutions are facing the need to urgently review their architectures and ask hard questions: where is my supply chain exposure, how do I contain spiking flash costs, how do I inoculate my workflows against the next disruption? These customers need actionable answers now, and an architecture that's ready for what's next—and we are ready with workflows designed to be shockproof, built by Quantum.'”

— Hugues Meyrath, CEO

“'Storage is unique in the data center because it is the only technology that is both used and consumed,' said Marc Staimer, President of Dragon Slayer Consulting. 'That means storage demand is always additive, and when you combine that with GenAI's seemingly insatiable appetite for infrastructure, fab manufacturing that simply cannot keep pace, and data centers already running out of power, you get massive shortages in memory, SSDs, and hard drives. Tape is distinguished as a unique storage technology in that it doesn't compete for fab capacity, doesn't consume power at rest, and scales without hitting the same supply chain wall. Organizations that recognize this now will be in a fundamentally stronger position than those waiting for the old economics to return.'”

— Marc Staimer, President

What’s next

Quantum's technical experts will be available at the NAB 2026 show from April 19-22 to discuss and architect 'shockproof workflows' for media and enterprise organizations.

The takeaway

Quantum's 'shockproof workflows' leveraging tape-based storage solutions aim to provide media and enterprise organizations with a strategic, supply-chain resilient alternative to traditional flash and hard disk-based storage architectures that are increasingly vulnerable to AI-driven infrastructure pressures.