use-case is that it is bi-directional, allowing us to both receive and transmit via FTP." Installation for the stations in Guyana and Guadeloupe required 144TB of MatrixStore nearline storage consisting of 4x 36TB MatrixStore nodes. The systems were integrated in metropolitan France. All the hardware was configured, cabled, commissioned and then placed into containers that were shipped out to the stations. Once received, the installation of all the systems was done in situ within three weeks. Another two weeks were then spent testing prior to being used in production. "Regarding the MatrixStore solution, I admit I was amazed by the simplicity of installation and the ease of use. At the stations I have no engineers, but with MatrixStore there is no need for specialist training to understand how it works." For the stations in Wallis and Saint-Pierre & Miquelon respectively, the capacity of each MatrixStore was 27TB made up from 3x 9TB MatrixStore nodes. The two clusters at those locations are used primarily for FTP data exchange.