Sony Sdx-700c Drive Performs Seamlessly With Ait-3 Backup Tape Media

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The 21st century management information systems and commercial applications must ensure high-speed access to the enormous amounts of diverse data types, all with rock solid reliability. Pressure of data retention laws and risk of data loss have amplified the backup storage challenges. The small & medium business industry calls for AIT backup tape format, which has been invented by Sony. AIT tape technology features the fastest file access and greatest data recording capacity of any other mid-range tape media format.

The third generation AIT-3 tape solution is ideally suited for small businesses, database applications, public organizations, mid-range storage management and server environments. Sony SDX-700C, AIT-3 drive has been intelligently engineered to support the time-critical commercial applications. Sony SDX-700C is an internal tape drive that can read/write data at a blazing speed of 12 Mbps (native). SDX-700C drive delivers unmatched recording performance and rock solid reliability in a small 3.5-inch form factor. The drive features SCSI interface that helps to provide exceptional compatibility to a broader ...
... range of organizations.

Small-sized Sony AIT-3 tape cartridge can retain enormous 100GB native data. Sony has significantly increased the cartridge strength of AIT-3 tape, making it ideal for transportable storage applications and off-site data storage.

Investment protection is a mission-critical concern especially for the budget-constrained organizations. SDX-700C, AIT-3 tape drive meets this objective with its exceptional two-generation backward compatibility. SDX-700C is a functionally-rich tape drive that can read/write to AIT-3, AIT-2 and AIT-1 cartridges. Maximum native capacity of AIT-1 tape and AIT-2 tape is 35GB and 50 GB respectively. Backward compatibility feature provides complete peace of mind to the current users of AIT-1 and AIT2 technologies, as they can seamlessly migrate to next generation AIT-3 format and also use their previous generation AIT resources.
WORM “Write-once, read-many” is an innovative technology that safeguards the stored data against malicious data deletions, accidental over-writes and operating errors. Sony has also developed AIT-3 WORM cartridge. Part number of rewritable AIT3 cartridge is SDX3-100C, and SDX3-100W AIT3 tape features the WORM functionality.
LTO3, DLT, LTO2, Travan, DDS-DAT, LTO1 and SDLT tape technologies are the close competitors of AIT technology. Good news is that these tape formats are also offered by Sony. I have listed down few of these Sony-branded tapes:

LTX400GWW, Sony LTO-3 tape
SDLT1-320, Sony SDLT-1 tape
DGD-150P, Sony DDS4 tape
SONYTR-1, Sony Travan TR-1 tape
LTX200GWW, Sony LTO2 tape
DGDAT72, Sony DAT-72 tape
LTX100G, Sony LTO-1 ultrium tape

The architecture of SDX-700C tape drive has been re-designed to help reduce the pressure on tape media and drive head. As a result, the head life of SDX-700C drive has been extended to 50,000 hours. A special head cleaner system removes the dust particles and prevents debris accumulation, thus ensuring greater recording efficiency and uninterrupted backups even in harsh environmental conditions. SDX-700C drive can be confidently installed with a variety of computing environments using Linux, UNIX and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Sony AIT 3 technology is the best solution that helps to lower the operational cost and meet compliance requirements at an affordable price.
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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets Sony AIT-3 tape and SDX3-100C. 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.

Frank Miller
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