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Today’s rapid diffusion of HD broadcasting along with burgeoning volume of digital data has increased the demand for high capacity optical disk media that offer faster recording speed and larger capacity. Blu-ray is the next generation of high definition video format that meets all the emerging demands of the HD broadcasting. Blu-ray disk format has been poised to replace the DVD disk media.

Sony is no doubt the world’s leading company in recording media, consumer electronics and backup storage technologies. Philips and Sony are the primary developers of the Bluray disc technology, whereas the list of supporters is also very lengthy. Nine consumer electronics companies, Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, LG, Thomson, Philips, Pioneer and Matsushita founded Blu-ray association in 2002.

Sony Blu-ray disk media is designed for stable writing, long term storage and superior archival reliability.  Sony also manufactures high performance Blu-ray disc players. Powerful combination of Sony Bluray media and disk player invigorate your home theater entertainment with cutting-edge features ranging from 3D, pristine HD and instant streaming. Great news is that the Bluray disk players can also play the CD and DVD disks. Sony Bluray disks are highly resistant to severe temperature changes and scratches.

Blu-ray technology takes its name from blue-violet laser that it utilizes for read/write operations.  The CD and DVD disk technologies use red laser beam. Sony is offering dual and single-layered Bluray discs that are available in BD-RE (rewritable) and BD-R (recordable or write-once) formats. Sony dual-layer Bluray disc can accommodate 50 GB data.  This is almost 10 times greater than a traditional DVD optical disc.  A 50 GB Blu-ray disk can record SD (standard definition) video of 23 hours and 9 hours of HD video.

The wavelength of red laser used with CD and DVD technology is 65-nanometer. The 45 nanometer blue-violet laser enables the Blu-ray disk to house more volume of data within the same physical disk area.  The Bluray media disk uses the optical storage space more efficiently, while retaining the same physical size of CD and DVD disc.  Other market leading Bluray disk brands are Imation, Maxell, TDK and Verbatim. Sony Blu-ray disks and their part numbers are:

BNE50RH, Sony 50 GB Bluray re-writable disc
BNR50RH, Sony 50 GB Blu-ray recordable disk
BNE25RH, Sony 25 GB Bluray re-writable disc
BNR25R3H,Sony 25 GB Bluray recordable disk

The I.T companies supporting the Bluray format are HP, Sun Microsystems, Dell and Apple computer. Video resolution delivered by the Blu-ray disk technology is 1920×1080, whereas the DVD video recording can only manage video resolution up to 720×480. The video quality of Bluray media delivers more depth, colors and is much sharper than the DVD recording.  Blu-ray outshines the DVD recording in sound quality as well.

DVD video recording delivers up to 5.1 surround channels, whereas the Blu-ray disk features an exceptional 7.1 surround channels.  As the high definition DVD is fading out of sight, the Blu-ray disk technology has become the industry leader in optical disk media.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets Blu-ray DVD disk and Sony Blu-ray disk. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Growing number of stiff data retentions laws and explosion of data amounts have intensified the data storage challenges. On the other hand, threats such as viruses, natural catastrophes, hardware malfunctions, power failures, and software bugs can also result in complete or partial data loss.  That is why the need for backup storage solution has become critical for organizations of all sizes & types.

AIT backup tape format remains unrivaled in terms of reliability, storage capacity and compactness. This intelligent and economical tape-based solution was engineered by Sony.  AIT backup tape solution fits perfectly in workstations, mid-sized organizations, workgroups, large databases, departmental servers, government agencies and small businesses. If you are considering automated backup solution, look to Sony AIT library family first.

Sony LIB-81/A2, AIT library offers large media capacity of .40 TB (uncompressed) in 1U rack height.  This space-efficient library allows easy integration into your data center and delivers higher backup rate of 56.16 GB/hr.  Its user-friendly control functions and automated backups contribute to the higher operating efficiency and superior reliability.  Sony LIB-81/A2 library utilizes AIT 2 tape technology. Up to 8 AIT-2 tape cartridges, and a single AIT-2 drive can be attached to the library.

Sony AIT-2 backup tapes are offered with a native capacity of 50GB and 36GB. Part number of AIT-2 50GB cartridge is SDX2-50C, and that of AIT-2 36GB cartridge is SDX2-36C. WORM mechanism is also supported by AIT2 format. WORM is a reliable functionality that prevents malicious over-writings and accidental erasures. With this innovative WORM feature, the users can easily satisfy the regulatory compliance requirements. Part number of Sony AIT2 WORM tape is SDX2-50W.

Data compression ratio of AIT technology is higher than that of rival tape formats.  AIT drives ensure absolute integrity at an impressive data compression rate of 2.6:1. In compressed mode, the capacity of Sony LIB-81/A2 library boasts to 1.04 TB.  The Sony library supports a broader spectrum of IT environments with its Ultra2 Wide SCSI interface.

Sony-branded backup storage products are the customer’s first choice. After all, Sony continues to be the technology leader for more than five decades.  For those loyal customers of Sony, I have mentioned below few of the Sony’s best selling tape media cartridges:

LTX800G, Sony LTO4 ultrium tape
LTX1500G, Sony LTO 5 tape
DGDAT72, Sony DAT72 tape
SDX3-100C, Sony AIT-3 tape
DGDAT320, Sony DAT-320 tape
DL4TK88, Sony dlt-iv tape

Sony has introduced a unique MIC (memory in cassette) technology that increases the data access time and speeds up the searching process. Average data access time offered by Sony LIB-81/A2 library is less than 10 seconds.  In order to reduce tape deterioration, Sony has introduced an extremely robust “diamond-like carbon” media coating. As a result, the Sony AIT-2 tape sheds less debris and maintains consistent performance during heavy workloads.

Sony AIT2 tape drives are specified to run at 300,000 power-on hours at 100% duty cycle.  Average useful life of Sony AIT 2 cartridge is 30 years or 30,000 complete tape passes.  With Sony AIT-2 tape solution, the IT managers can efficiently meet a variety of goals including long term storage, rock solid reliability, security, superior performance and lower total ownership cost.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets Sony SDX3-100C Tape and Sony SDX2-50C Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob [at] tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Tape-based backup solutions are the customers’ top choice for cost-effective backups and long term data protection.  There is a broad range of backup tape formats; the question is which one to select.  The right solution is the DAT tape format, which is also known as DDS.  DAT/DDS tape format continues to be the most dominating tape-based solution in small & medium business market.

Quantum-branded backup storage solutions are the optimal choice for higher cost-effectiveness and exceptional compatibility in a wide range of working environments.  Based on the DAT format’s sixth generation, the Quantum DAT-160 tape solution delivers the capacity and durability to satisfy the demanding storage needs.  Quantum DAT-160 solution ensures optimum performance and lowest cost per GB in data-intensive SMBs.

Small sized DAT-160 cartridge can accommodate higher amount of data. It can house 80GB native and 160GB compressed information with rock solid reliability. MR-D6MQN-01 is the part number of Quantum’s DAT160 tape cartridge. It features an ultra-smooth tape reel that enables seamless tape movement and faster throughput rate.  Quantum DAT 160 drives can read/write data at a blistering speed of 13.8 Mbps (compressed), which makes it a perfect option for data-rich environments, workstations and time-critical business applications.  

The next higher generation is DAT-320 tape, whereas the predecessor of DAT-160 technology is DAT72 tape.  Quantum DAT-160 solution provides you more choice. The DAT 160 drives are available in a wide range of models and configurations.  You can easily install both 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch models of Quantum DAT-160 drive as an internal or table top configuration.  Storage value further enhances with the option of multiple host interfaces including SAS, USB and SCSI 3 ultra 160.

Quantum DAT-160 drives feature 2 generation backward compatibility, which allows you to read and record data to DDS4 and DAT-72 tapes.  As a result, the previous investments will be extended and your current investment in DAT-160 will also be secured. Therefore, the customers of Quantum DAT-160 technology can enjoy greater functional and cost benefits. At a compressed rate of 50 GB/hour, the users can quickly archive and store large data files with superior reliability.
 
Following tape cartridges are fully compatible with DAT-160 drives:

MR-D6MQN-01,    Quantum DAT 160 tape
CDM72,         Quantum DAT 72 tape
CDM40,         Quantum DDS4 tape

Scalable DAT roadmap, low ongoing ownership cost and cost-saving backward compatibility facilitate the customers to standardize their backup system on a single firmly-established backup tape format.  The readers will be amazed to know that Quantum DAT-160 cartridge can reliably preserve your data for a longer time span of thirty years. So, the customers can cost-effectively meet the audit and regulatory compliance requirements that enforce the companies to preserve their data for longer time durations.  Quantum DAT 160 devices are competitively priced and are robustly designed for longer working life, which allows the customers to satisfy their data protection needs within their tight IT budgets.

Quantum DAT-160 devices are carefully engineered to handle the stress of repeated loads/unloads and heavy workloads.  Quantum DAT-160 solution delivers the durability and performance demanded by modern business enterprises. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets Quantum dat 160 tape, quantum CDM72 tape and AIT 3 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob [at] tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

The 21st century business environment has become more interconnected and collaborative. The backup storage needs are increasing at a rapid rate, and the data retention laws force the organizations to store their business records and data files for longer time durations.  The I.T managers have to store & archive data efficiently, and satisfy the rigid compliance requirements within their tight IT budgets.

IBM has the right solution for your rapidly growing needs. IBM has more than 50 years of technical experience and industry knowledge in backup media storage. IBM is proud to introduce ultra-high capacity TS3200 tape library that is perfect for small to mid-range organizations. The tape library offers a staggering recording capacity of 144 TB (compressed).  This functionally-rich IBM TS3200 library incorporates the LTO ultrium technology. In addition to LTO-4 and LTO-3 tape generations, the IBM TS3200 library also supports the latest generation LTO 5 ultrium tape.  Now you can efficiently meet your tough business continuity and backup storage challenges with highly economical TS3200 tape library.

IBM LTO backup tapes are highly robust and can withstand the stress of heavy workloads and repeated load/unload cycles. Two full-height and four half-height drives can be integrated into TS3200 library. The cartridge slots have been increased up to 48. The LTO ultrium tapes can be easily configured into four cartridge magazines. Each cartridge magazine can house up to 24 LTO backup tapes. IBM TS3200 library offers the most dramatic savings on energy and maintenance costs than competing tape libraries. The TS3200 library is very space-efficient, and can be easily integrated into a 4U rack-mount. It has been built tough to deliver long term reliability at a lower cost per GB.

LTO ultrium tape format remain unrivaled in terms of reliability, capacity and storage efficiency.  Its advantageous media interoperability and exceptional compatibility with major backup applications and operating systems plays a vital role in ensuring long term investment protection. The customers can benefit from this open tape standard by interchanging LTO media among different brands of LTO ultrium tape drives. Foremost brands of LTO are Fuji, Dell, Sony, Imation, Verbatim, HP, Quantum and TDK.

Few of the popular LTO-5, LTO-4 and LTO-3 tapes have been mentioned below for the readers’ convenience:

46X1290, IBM LTO 5 ultrium tape
16008030, Fuji LTO-5 tape
LTX800G, Sony LTO4 tape
341-4640, Dell LTO4 ultrium tape
C7973a, HP LTO 3 tape
183900, Maxell LTO3 backup tape
MR-L3MQN-01, Quantum LTO 3 tape

IBM TS3200 library comes standard with time-saving remote management functionality. This special feature enables the IT managers to remotely access the library via web interface, thus providing the customers greater administrative control. With the incorporation of bar-code reader, the library can efficiently perform its storage & retrieval operations in either random or sequential mode.  Major competitors of LTO format are AIT, SLR-MLR, DLT, VXA, RDX cartridge, SDLT and Travan tape technologies.

TS3200 library can be confidently installed in a broader range of open systems specifically in IBM’s System x and Power Systems. Powerful attributes and cutting-edge features of IBM TS3200 library assist the users to address their backup demands at the best price. When you purchase IBM-branded products, you’re making a wise decision. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets LTO 5 ultrium tape, IBM LTO-5 tape and lto-5 tape. He has vast experience in the marketing.

34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob [at] tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Today’s organizations and business enterprises have to manage, store and share large data files.  Volume of this data continues to expand at an astounding rate.  A security breach or loss of data can be costly for the organizations. IT managers need a simple, intelligent, low-cost and robust backup technology. DDS (digital data storage) tape format’s proven reliability, scalable roadmap, and higher performance provides SMB customers the confidence that it is the ideal backup system for today’s exploding needs.  The latest generations of this successful DDS format, also called DAT, are DAT72 tape (DDS 5), DAT160 (DDS 6) and DAT-320 (DDS 7).

Quantum backup media products deliver superior durability, low ownership cost and higher operating to satisfy the most demanding storage needs. Quantum DAT-72 tape solution is well-suited for enterprise applications, mid-range servers, small businesses, workstations and storage intensive environments.  Customers of SMB industry all around the world trust Quantum DAT-72 tape technology.

Quantum CDM72, DAT-72 tape can hold 36 / 72 GB data.  This compact backup cartridge offers 80% improved recording capacity over its previous DDS4 tape. Quantum DAT 72 drives come in a variety of models including internal, rack mount and external.  With Ultra2 SCSI LVD, USB and eSATA interfaces, the users can easily connect the drives to a wider range of servers and IT environments.  So the data managers can flexibly choose the drive configuration that suits their IT infrastructure.  With USB interface, the customers can quickly move the Quantum DAT-72 drive from server or workstation to another system.

DDS-DAT is the most successful tape technology and is supported by a large number of tape media specialists. Foremost brands of this popular tape format are Dell, Imation, HP, TDK, IBM, Sony and Maxell.  Major competitors of DAT72 tape technology are SLR tape, DLT-IV tape, RDX cartridge, DLT tape, Travan TR5 tape, LTO-1 tape, AIT tape, LTO2 ultrium tape, VXA tape and SDLT tape.

With Quantum DAT-72 technology, you can be assured of complete investment security. Quantum DAT72 drive delivers higher backup speed of 25.2 GB/hour (compressed).   Previous two generations DDS4 and DDS-3 media are fully compatible with DAT-72 drive.  You can confidently perform both write and read operations.  This cost-saving backward compatibility enables easy upgrades without losing the grip on previous generation DDS tapes. Higher transfer speed and backward compatibility of DAT-72 drive adds to its compelling attributes, making it an attractive solution for budget-constrained organizations.

Quantum DAT72 backup solution balances affordability and performance while delivering unmatched reliability in its class.  And for off-site data storage, the Quantum DAT-72 cartridges can be safely moved and stored at remote sites. These compact DAT-72 tapes are robust enough to withstand high duty cycles, bumps, shocks, tough environmental conditions and un-intentional drops.  The tape path has been sealed to protect the drive head and tape media from the harmful contaminants and airborne pollutants.  As a result, the customers can enjoy longer working life and uninterrupted backups at a greater value.

Quantum DAT72 is a smart tape investment for enterprises requiring economical and high speed backup solution in a smaller footprint.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets Quantum DAT-72 tape, Quantum CDM72 tape and Quantum LTO3 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing.

34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob [at] tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Increasing number of data retention laws and exploding volumes of corporate databases have expanded the backup storage demands. Companies of all types are clamoring for faster, durable, intelligent and low-cost data storage solutions. LTO ultrium tape is the IT managers’ first choice for long term data preservation, high volume backups and superior operating efficiency.

From small to high-end network servers and data rich environments, LTO tape solution performs the storage & archival functions better than any other backup media technology. The storage demands are continuously increasing, and the scalable LTO roadmap provides IT managers the confidence that it the more reliable and intelligent tape media technology available.  

As the storage demands of e-business applications continue to rise, the rapid growth path of LTO should give companies confidence that it is the best tape storage solution available.  Latest generation of this extremely reliable LTO technology is LTO-5 ultrium tape.  This newest generation provides significant efficiency gains and technological enhancements over the preceding LTO 4 ultrium tape.

LTO-5 technology has many compelling attributes that make it an economical solution for large financial databases, mid-range storage environments, high-end network servers, emerging business applications and supply chain management.  A single LTO5 cartridge can house 3TB compressed and 1.5TB of native information.  LTO 5 drives deliver super-fast transfer rate of 280 MB per second (compressed).

For greater storage value and reliability, new breakthrough media partitioning and LTFS systems have been introduced in LTO-5 ultrium format. LTFS stands for linear tape file system. It is an open source.  With media partitioning technology, the customers can divide the LTO-5 tape into two segments.  One of the partitions is used by the LTFS mechanism to record the system file index of the information stored in the second tape partition.  The LTO-5 backup tape becomes visible to the computer system as a disk drive. LTFS technology facilitates the users to drag & drop the data files as they do with memory stick or USB drive.

LTO technology was designed to offer openness.  You can confidently interchange the LTO tape products among different vendors.  LTO cartridge can be used with any of the branded LTO drive.  For your convenience, some of the LTO cartridges with their part numbers have been listed below:

C7975A,     HP LTO5 tape
02H9YH,  Dell LTO 5 ultrium tape
95P4436, IBM LTO4 ultrium tape
LTX800G, Sony LTO 4 backup tape
0HC591,  Dell LTO3 tape
26220011,Fuji LTO2 tape
183800,  Maxell LTO 1 ultrium tape

Small and medium enterprises are a fast growing segment in backup storage industry.  LTO 3, LTO 2 and LTO 1 generations are a smart investment for today’s SMBs. In addition, the other cost-effective options are AIT tape, dat160 tape, SLR-MLR tape, DAT72 tape, SDLT tape, Travan tape and DLT-4 tape technologies.  

LTO-5 tape format has been designed to exceed the challenging data storage needs.  LTFS technology has helped to simplify sharing of larger data files and provide faster access to the stored data. Now the IT administrators can easily standardize their backup storage system with the high-performance LTO-5 tape technology, and address the exploding storage requirements at the best price. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets LTO-5 and HP LTO5 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Looking for an affordable, scalable, economical and high-speed data storage solution to handle the shrinking backup windows? You can meet all of these objectives with the DDS tape format that is also called DAT (digital audio tape). DAT technology is a reliable and low-cost solution for medium and small businesses.

Quantum is a leading brand across tape and disk-based backup product line. Quantum’s backup media products clearly stand apart.  Incorporating the 6th generation of DAT technology, the Quantum DAT-160 tape solution provides highly cost-effective backup performance.  Quantum DAT160 technology is ideal for desktop workstations, branch offices, SMBs, data rich applications and workgroups.

Well defined DAT roadmap and backward compatibility makes migration easier, cost-effective and pain-free.  That is why the budget-conscious customers prefer DDS-DAT tape format.  Quantum DAT-160 cartridge, part number CDM72, delivers an impressive native capacity of 80GB. The capacity seamlessly doubles in compressed mode and reaches up to 160 GB.  Quantum DAT 160 drives reliable and cost-effectively perform backup operations at a higher speed of 6.9 MB/s, whereas their backup rate extends to 50GB/hour (compressed).

Quantum DAT160 drives are very space-efficient and provide you more choice.  You can easily configure them internally or as a table-top drive.  The 5.25 and 3.5 inch form factors enable you to flexibly integrate the DAT-160 tape drives in a variety of organizations and backup environments. Quantum DAT-160 solution performs backup operations more efficiently and better than the competing tape technologies.

DAT-DDS is a popular and successful data storage solution that is backed up by the global giants in tape media industry including Sony, TDK, Imation, IBM, HP, Maxell and Fuji.  Quantum DAT-160 tape drives are designed to fully support the DDS4 and DAT72 tape media. DAT 160 drives can write and read data from both of these previous generation DDS tapes with rock solid reliability.  This is really great news for the value-conscious customers as they can continue using their previous generation DAT-DDS tape cartridges.

Quantum DAT-160 tape products are priced competitively priced, and ensure lower operational and maintenance costs.  This enables the customers to handle the relentlessly growing data protection needs regardless of their increasing budget constraints. All brands of DAT-160 tape cartridges are rigorously designed to meet the industry standards. The readers won’t have to do any searching as I have listed down the part numbers of few best-selling DAT160 cartridges:

27746,    TDK DAT 160 backup tape
C8010A,   HP DAT160 tape
17204,       Imation DAT160 tape cartridge
18P7912,  IBM DAT-160 tape
DGDAT72,  Sony DAT160 backup tape
200200,   Maxell DAT-160 tape
26046172, Fuji DAT160 tape cartridge

Good news is that Quantum DAT-160 drives are RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) compliant, which provides customers complete peace of mind.  The IT managers have more interface options as the Quantum DAT-160 drives features SCSI 3 ultra-160 and SAS interfaces. What’s more, USB 2.0 interface also has been introduced to provide super-fast backup operation capability.  Quantum ensures supreme quality and longer working life to provide high-class backup media solution you can trust. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets Quantum DAT-160 Tape and HP DAT160 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Modern business applications and management information systems run 24/7.  Therefore, the data administrators have to assure robust data protection and integrity of their precious business data.  Pressure of increasing budget-constraints, modern business applications, limited data-center space and rapidly growing data volumes have sky-rocketed the demand for smarter, faster, economical and efficient storage solutions.

Today’s small and medium businesses call for AIT (advanced intelligent tape) solution that has been engineered by Sony.  The high-performance AIT backup tape technology far exceeds the expectations and needs of the SMB market. Sony has a solid history of innovating & developing new backup media devices and applications. Sony AIT tape format maximizes the performance and features the ability to squeeze large amount of data within significantly lesser space.

Sony has designed a super-fast SDX-500C, AIT-2 internal drive that provides reliable and efficient backups at 15.6 MB/s compressed transfer rate. Sony SDX-500C drive is a smart choice for automated storage environments, government agencies, desktop workstations and demanding data centers.

Sony AIT-2 tape format offers native capacities of 36GB and 50GB.  SDX2-50C AIT-2 cartridge can accommodate 50GB, while SDX2-36C AIT2 cartridge can pack 36GB data.  That’s not all; Sony has also introduced SDX2-50W AIT-2 tape, which features the WORM (write once, read many) functionality.  Therefore, the users can confidently secure their sensitive business data for longer time periods and fulfill the rigid mandates of government regulations.  WORM technology puts a stop to un-intentional data overwriting, malicious data access and accidental data erasure.

You will be amazed to know that AIT internal tape drives are almost 73 percent smaller than the rival tape media drives, which is the main selling point of AIT backup tape format.  With SDX-500C, AIT-2 drive, you can also read/write data to the AIT-1 media tapes.  Thanks to this special backward compatibility, you can use both AIT-1 & AIT-2 media with the compact SDX-500C tape drive.  The most powerful and cost-saving feature of AIT drive is the increased data compression ratio.  AIT drives offer 2.6:1 data compressing capability, which is higher than the competitors’ 2:1.  With 2.6:1 data compression, the data storage capacity of AIT-2 tape cartridge boosts to 130GB.

Fast data accessibility and superior data integrity are essential for gaining competitive edge.  Data access and media loading/unloading times have been dramatically shortened with the introduction of memory-in-cassette (MIC) technology.  MIC is a small, compact memory chip that is embedded in the AIT cartridge.  MIC technology accelerates the data searching process and provides high-speed backups under heavy duty cycles.

Pressure on tape media and drive head increases due to repeated media load/unloads.  Therefore, Sony has designed a highly durable drive head, which provides an unbeatable media durability up to 50,000 hrs. What’s more, the MTBF rating of SDX-500C tape drive is 300,000 hours. With Sony AIT solution, you can be confident of long term durability and outstanding performance with the leading business applications and operating systems.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager and markets ait 2 tape, hp c7973a tape and ait 3 tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob [at] tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Relentless growth of corporate data, rush to E-business and regulatory compliance issues have expanded the data protection requirements of organizations.  DDS (digital data storage) is a popular, widespread backup tape technology. DDS format is trusted by the customers of SMB industry across the globe. DDS tape format continues to lead the SMB market for more than a decade.  Dell delivers high quality, durable and cost-effective backup media products that efficiently support a wider range of backup environments ranging from small to large-scale organizations.

Dell 100T PowerVault is a fast-speed DDS-4 tape drive that provides supreme reliability and unmatched performance through its cutting-edge features. PowerVault 100T drive is the culmination of Dell’s years of research and technical excellence in backup tape media technology.  Dell PowerVault 100T drive, based on 5.25-inch form factor, features both and external & internal tape drive models.

DDS4 is the right choice for today’s uncompromising backup demands and storage-intensive IT environments. PowerVault 100T drive delivers unmatched storage performance with Dell DDS4 tape cartridge, part number 09W083.  Dell DDS 4 tapes are highly compact and are built tough to handle the pressure of heavy duty cycles and high volume backups. Uncompressed capacity of Dell DDS-4 cartridge is 20GB.  Dell DDS 4 drives achieve an impressive backup rate of 9.9 GB per hour, which assists the customers to quickly store large volumes of data.

Dell’s proven track record and technical leadership provides the IT managers complete peace of mind. What’s more, the world’s leading tape formats are offered by Dell including SDLT, Travan, DLT and LTO ultrium.  The firmly established DDS tape technology clearly stands apart and is supported by the global tape media giants. Some of the best selling brands of this successful DDS-4 are:

C5718A,    HP DDS4 tape
26047350, Fuji DDS 4 backup tape
dgd150p, Sony DDS4 tape
40963,     Imation DDS 4 backup tape
CDM40,     Quantum DDS4 tape cartridge
59H4456, IBM DDS4 tape
200028, Maxell DDS 4 tape

Interface connectivity options offered by Dell PowerVault drives are 50-pin narrow SCSI, 68-pin SCSI-2, 68-pin SCSI Wide and ultra-2 SCSI LVD.  Data transfer rate of PowerVault DDS-4 drive reaches up to 5.5 Mbps in compressed mode. An additional level of ECC (error correction code) along with an innovative read-after-write technology have been incorporated in PowerVault DDS-4 tape drive to further enhance the data precision and recording efficiency. PowerVault DDS 4 drives are fully compatible with DDS-1, DDS-2 and DDS-3 media. You can perform both read and write operations. The drive supports the 2GB DDS-1 tape cartridges. An innovative sapphire blade has been introduced in Dell DDS 4 drives that removes the pollutants form the media, which helps in tape longevity.  

Dell has developed an extremely smooth tape medium, which enhances the output frequency and read/write accuracy. Smooth base film also helps to reduce the spacing loss, thus resulting in accurate data tracking and sharply reduced tape wear and tear.  Robust Dell DDS4 cartridges can withstand up to 5,000 passes. The customers can enjoy long term archiving, lower operational costs and higher productivity with Dell DDS-4 tape solution.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets DDS4 Tape and Dell DDS4 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com

Article Source: ComSofts

Backup storage demands of enterprises continue to sky-rocket due to the immense growth in E-business applications, network servers and volume of digital data.  Scalable roadmap, lower cost per GB, longer archival life and superior backup performance of DAT (digital audio tape) give organizations confidence that it is the most dependable backup tape technology available.  DAT tape is a reliable choice for workgroups and SMB industry. DAT tape format delivers robust data protection, higher recording capacity, long term archival life and superior reliability, which are essential to do business today.

Quantum is a technical leader and innovator in backup storage industry. Quantum manufactures a comprehensive range of disk and tape media products.  Quantum DAT-72 tape technology, based on DDS-5 generation, is a smart investment for modern business enterprises and emerging backup applications.  Quantum DAT72 tape drives and media are ideally designed to handle the challenges of long term data preservation, high speed backups and satisfaction of stringent government regulations.

With 80% enhanced capacity over previous DDS-4 tape generation, the DAT72 tape cartridges offer an impressive 36 GB native storage capacity.  Quantum DAT72 tape technology offers the best total ownership cost in its class.  For investment protection, Quantum has designed its DAT-72 tape drives to support the previous two generations including DDS-3 and DDS-4 tape cartridge for both write and read operations. Backward media compatibility makes upgrades easy and the customers do not lose their grip on pervious generation tape resources.

Quantum has introduced new host interfaces in its DAT-72 tape drives that help the customers to easily install the DAT72 tape solution in a wider spectrum of IT environments. These host interfaces include USB, eSATA, SATA and SCSI.  Quantum DAT-72 drive has been carefully designed to better fit your backup storage environments.  The next two versions DAT160 and DAT320 tape are also available. Native storage capacity of these new generation DAT tape cartridges is 80 GB and 160 GB respectively.  

For small and medium businesses, you can also count on lto2 tape, sdlt2 tape, vxa-2 tape, hp rdx cartridge, Travan TR-5, Travan TR-7 tape, lto-1 tape and dlt-iv tape technologies.  Leading backup tape giants are offering DAT-72 tape products.  Few of the major brands of DAT-72 tape are Sony, Maxell, IBM, Fuji, TDK, HP and Imation. Their respective part numbers are DGDAT72WW, 200200, 18P7912, 26046172, 27746, C8010A and 17204.

Quantum DAT-72 tape solution balances price with longer working life and superior reliability.  Quantum DAT-72 tape drives can reliably perform its backup operations at 7 MB/second native throughput rate.  Quantum DAT-72 tapes are precision-engineered to deliver cost-effective recording performance with an extraordinary archival life of 30 years.

Quantum DAT72 backup tape can withstand the stress of repeated media loads/unloads. Additionally, it provides reliable data protection with up to 5000 head passes.  “Smart shield” and “tape shield” are two exclusive features offered by Quantum DAT72 drive that reduce tape deterioration and help to enhance the working life of drive and tape cartridge.

Quantum DAT-72 tape technology provides complete investment protection and empowers the IT managers to manage the exploding data volumes with greater accuracy and superior cost effectiveness.  Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

About the Author

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets dat 72 tape and quantum dat-72 tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Rob Miller
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Email: rob@tape4backup.com

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