Back to All Partners Quantum INVITE Networks is a Quantum data storage and archive partner, deploying and managing Quantum’s tape, scale-out NAS, object storage, and video surveillance storage solutions for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix. INVITE handles environment architecture, hardware deployment, data migration, and ongoing infrastructure management — so your organization gets purpose-built data storage that performs at scale without the operational overhead of managing it internally. TL;DR: INVITE Networks deploys and manages Quantum storage infrastructure for organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix that need high-capacity data archive, scale-out NAS, or video surveillance storage built for performance and long-term retention. INVITE architects the storage environment, handles hardware deployment and integration, and provides ongoing managed infrastructure services to keep the platform running. This page is for VPs of Infrastructure and IT directors evaluating a Quantum partner who can own the deployment and management of their data storage environment. What does INVITE Networks deliver as a Quantum partner? Quantum is a purpose-built data storage and management company specializing in high-capacity archive storage, scale-out NAS for unstructured data, tape libraries for long-term retention, and video surveillance storage platforms. Quantum’s product portfolio addresses use cases that commodity cloud storage doesn’t serve well: petabyte-scale active archive, high-throughput media and entertainment workflows, compliance-driven long-term data retention, and video surveillance environments that require dense local storage with intelligent data management. As a Quantum partner, INVITE Networks handles the full deployment lifecycle: storage architecture design, hardware procurement and installation, network integration, data migration from legacy storage platforms, and policy configuration for tiering, retention, and protection. INVITE integrates Quantum storage with your backup platform, existing NAS infrastructure, and cloud data management tools. Organizations that engage INVITE through managed services receive proactive monitoring, capacity planning, firmware management, and hardware support coordination as part of an ongoing managed infrastructure engagement. Why do Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations choose INVITE for Quantum storage? Quantum’s platform is purpose-engineered for high-capacity, high-performance storage workloads — but it requires an experienced infrastructure partner to architect and deploy correctly. Organizations that deploy Quantum storage without expert guidance often encounter configuration issues that limit performance, create gaps in data protection coverage, or result in storage architectures that can’t scale efficiently as data volumes grow. INVITE brings structured deployment methodology and hands-on Quantum experience to ensure the platform is built to perform from day one. Media and research organizations with fast-growing content libraries engage INVITE to deploy Quantum StorNext with an Active Archive tier. INVITE designs tiered architectures that keep hot production content on high-performance NAS while completed projects migrate automatically to tape archive — replacing manual archive management with tiering that runs without intervention, and without changing the production workflow. How does INVITE deploy and manage Quantum as part of its managed infrastructure services? INVITE integrates Quantum storage into its managed infrastructure services delivery model as a dedicated storage platform for high-capacity and high-throughput workloads. This means INVITE is not simply shipping Quantum hardware — it is designing the full storage architecture, configuring performance policies, establishing data protection and tiering workflows, and integrating the platform with your broader infrastructure stack including backup, virtualization, and cloud data management systems. For organizations running hybrid storage environments, INVITE architects Quantum deployments that tier data between on-premises Quantum storage and cloud object storage targets — providing a cost-optimized data management strategy that keeps frequently accessed data on fast local storage while moving cold data to lower-cost cloud tiers. INVITE also deploys Quantum’s tape library products for organizations with regulatory retention requirements that mandate offline, air-gapped storage as part of their data protection posture. Tape remains the most cost-effective and cyber-resilient long-term archive medium for organizations retaining petabytes of compliance data over multi-year retention periods. What Quantum products and solutions does INVITE deploy and manage? INVITE deploys and manages Quantum’s StorNext scale-out NAS and active archive platform for media, life sciences, and research organizations with demanding unstructured data workflows. This includes StorNext file system configuration, metadata controller deployment, performance tuning for high-throughput workloads, and integration with Quantum’s tape and object storage tiers for automated data tiering based on access patterns and age policies. INVITE also deploys Quantum’s Scalar tape library products for organizations requiring air-gapped long-term archive and compliance retention. Quantum’s Scalar libraries support IBM LTO tape technology with capacities scaling to multiple petabytes, and INVITE configures them with Quantum’s StorNext Archive and Vision infrastructure management software for policy-driven automated tape management. For video surveillance environments, INVITE deploys Quantum’s Xcellis and video NAS platforms that provide the dense, high-throughput local storage required for large-scale IP camera deployments in retail, healthcare, education, and public sector environments. INVITE handles camera integration, retention policy configuration, and storage capacity planning to support multi-site surveillance infrastructures across Salt Lake City and Phoenix operations. Looking for a Quantum partner who manages the storage infrastructure, not just sells the hardware? Contact INVITE to discuss a Quantum storage engagement for your organization. Frequently Asked Questions: Quantum Data Storage Is INVITE Networks an authorized Quantum partner? Yes. INVITE Networks is an authorized Quantum partner with trained engineers who have completed Quantum’s technical certification requirements. INVITE can source Quantum hardware, software, and support contracts directly and delivers Quantum solutions as part of broader managed infrastructure engagements — providing a single point of accountability for both the platform and its ongoing management. Can INVITE manage our Quantum storage environment if we don’t have dedicated storage administrators? Yes. INVITE provides fully managed Quantum storage services for organizations that don’t have internal storage administrators or want to offload platform management to a dedicated expert. INVITE’s managed Quantum services include proactive performance monitoring, capacity forecasting and planning, firmware and software update management, support ticket management with Quantum, and storage architecture reviews as workload requirements evolve. This allows your IT team to focus on higher-value initiatives rather than day-to-day storage operations. How does Quantum StorNext differ from general-purpose NAS platforms like NetApp or Dell PowerScale? Quantum StorNext is purpose-engineered for high-throughput sequential I/O workloads — video editing, rendering, genomics, seismic data processing — where multiple clients need simultaneous high-bandwidth access to shared storage. StorNext’s shared file system architecture allows dozens of workstations or servers to concurrently read and write to the same volumes without the performance degradation that general-purpose NAS platforms experience at scale. For organizations with media production, life sciences, or research workloads, StorNext typically delivers significantly higher throughput than general-purpose NAS at comparable or lower total cost of ownership. INVITE helps organizations assess whether Quantum is the right fit based on their specific workload profiles and data growth trajectories. How long does a Quantum storage deployment take with INVITE? A standard Quantum NAS or archive deployment typically takes four to six weeks from hardware arrival through full production cutover — including network integration, software configuration, policy setup, and user acceptance testing. Large-scale tape library deployments or environments requiring significant data migration from legacy storage platforms may take eight to twelve weeks depending on data volumes and infrastructure complexity. INVITE provides a detailed project plan with defined milestones and dedicated project management throughout the engagement.
