MediQuant’s Kel Pults Named Co-Chairperson of the Active Archive Alliance
BOULDER, Colo., January 9, 2024 – The Active Archive Alliance today announced that Dr. Kel Pults, DHA, MSN, RN-BC, NREMT, chief clinical officer and vice president of government strategy at MediQuant, has been named co-chairperson of the organization. Dr. Pults will join co-chairperson Rich Gadomski in leading the organization and supporting its vision to promote awareness of active archive solutions for addressing the challenges of managing data at scale. She replaces Bob Cone, who retired from Spectra Logic and his Active Archive Alliance co-chairperson position at the end of 2023 after a long career spanning over 30 years in the storage industry.
Dr. Pults has served on the board of the Active Archive Alliance for the past three years. At MediQuant, Pults applies her nursing experience and deep expertise to build the most effective health information technology to support clinical data management solutions. She joined MediQuant in 2014, where she has been involved in virtually every facet of the operation, including partnering with developers of the flagship product DataArk® to enhance current clinical modules and create new ones to meet evolving client needs. She serves as MediQuant’s HIPAA Privacy Officer, Chairs the Health Regulatory Committee, is a member of the Security Committee, and is on the Advisory Board for the Women in Leadership Program at Ashland University in Ohio.
“As a member of the board, Kel has been instrumental in advancing the Active Archive Alliance’s mission to provide end-users with technical expertise and guidance for implementing active archive solutions,” said Rich Gadomski, co-chairperson of the Active Archive Alliance and head of tape evangelism at FUJIFILM Recording Media, USA, Inc. “I’m excited for Kel to join me as co-chairperson as we continue to educate the industry on how active archives support intelligent data management for organizations of all sizes. I also wish Bob Cone all the best as he embarks on his new adventures in retirement. He has done a great job contributing to and supporting the Alliance’s success since its inception in 2010.”
An active archive model solves data growth challenges and allows today’s organizations to manage and access their archival data cost-effectively and energy efficiently. An active archive enables data owners to build intelligent archival storage systems that combine flash, disk, optical and tape, in the data center and the cloud. These smart, flexible active archiving solutions enable users to maintain online access to manage and derive value from massively growing archives.
“The need for active data archiving solutions is increasing as new technologies, regulations and initiatives place greater demands on an organization’s data,” said Dr. Pults. “I wish Bob the absolute best as he retires, and I look forward to continuing to work with Rich and our members as the Alliance provides industry leadership and support to address these increasing demands.”
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The Active Archive Alliance serves as a vendor-neutral, trusted source for providing end-users with technical expertise and guidance to design and implement modern active archive strategies that solve data growth challenges through intelligent data management. Active archives enable reliable, online, and cost-effective access to data throughout its life and are compatible with flash, disk, tape, optical, or cloud as well as file, block or object storage systems. They help move data to the appropriate storage tiers to minimize cost while maintaining ease of user accessibility. Members and sponsors include FUJIFILM Recording Media USA, MediQuant, Spectra Logic, Arcitecta, Folio Photonics, IBM, Iron Mountain, Nyriad, Overland Tandberg, PoINT Software & Systems, QStar Technologies, Quantum, StorMagic, SullivanStrickler, Western Digital and XenData.
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