{"slug": "spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life", "title": "Spectra Logic targets inactive data with reclaim service to extend storage life", "summary": "Spectra Logic launched Spectra Storage Reclaim, a service that identifies inactive unstructured data on existing drives through read-only analysis and moves it to a lower-cost protected tier, freeing flash and disk capacity for active workloads. The offering uses Spectra's StorCycle software or an integrated data-management technology, with an ecosystem that includes Komprise, Starfish Storage and rclone, and follows similar capacity-reclamation programs from Vast Data and Vdura. Spectra CEO Nathan Thompson said \"the cheapest flash you'll ever buy is the flash you already own,\" as J.P. Morgan Global Research estimates DRAM prices will end 2026 more than 400% higher than at the start of 2024 and Deloitte suggests memory capex alone could be roughly half of total chip industry capex in 2026.", "body_md": "Spectra Logic joins the growing band of storage players seeking to help users extend the life of their existing capacity as the memory crunch continues to bite.\n\nThe vendor’s Spectra Storage Reclaim solution identifies inactive unstructured data on existing drives and moves it to “an economical protected tier,” thereby allowing businesses to reclaim capacity for more active workloads.\n\nIt works by read-only analysis measuring inactive data levels, with qualified data moved using either Spectra’s StorCycle software or an integrated data-management technology. The now-free flash and disk storage capacity is then returned to active workloads.\n\nJ.P. Morgan Global Research estimates that 2026 will end with DRAM prices more than [400% higher](https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/artificial-intelligence/dram-memory-shortage-from-ai) than those at the start of 2024, while Deloitte suggests memory capex alone could constitute [roughly half of the total chip industry capex](https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/why-memory-chip-crunch-is-greater-than-expected.html) in 2026.\n\nTo help users get the best out of the arrays they already have, Spectra joins the likes of [Vast Data](https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/exclusive-vast-data-launches-flash-reclamation-program-to-aid-ai-amid-memory-drought/) and [Vdura](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260128299910/en/VDURA-Launches-Flash-Relief-Program-Beat-Any-Vast-or-Weka-Configuration-by-50) in offering capacity redux projects aimed at alleviating pressure from soaring hardware costs.\n\nWith RAMageddon set to last [beyond 2028](https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/sk-hynix-predicts-ai-memory-gloom-until-2028/), Spectra said its storage reclaim offering will help infrastructure teams facing upcoming hardware refreshes and budget decisions, providing them with “a measured approach to storage capacity optimization before an organization designs or purchases additional infrastructure.”\n\n“Organizations have traditionally responded to growing storage requirements by buying more capacity. But the cheapest flash you’ll ever buy is the flash you already own,” said Nathan Thompson, CEO of Spectra Logic.\n\n“Storage Reclaim shows organizations what is consuming their existing storage capacity and moves data that no longer requires premium performance. With an ecosystem that includes Komprise, Starfish Storage, and rclone, customers can reclaim that capacity using the approach that best fits their environment.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life", "canonical_source": "https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life/", "published_at": "2026-10-27 12:45:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-27 13:16:09.881607+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Spectra Logic", "Spectra Storage Reclaim", "StorCycle", "Nathan Thompson", "Komprise", "Starfish Storage", "rclone", "Vast Data"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/spectra-logic-targets-inactive-data-with-reclaim-service-to-extend-storage-life.jsonld"}}