Sony Sdx-900v Tape Drive Is The Best Choice For Ait-4 Tape Media

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Viruses, system errors, software bugs and powerful failures can erase or damage your data. It is really a big disaster if you do not have any off-line backup data to restore from. That is why data backups have become vital for organizational sustainability.

Sony is a global leader in portable computing, consumer electronics and backup recording media. Sony understands the demands and constraints of today’s business enterprises. Sony invented a highly compact, smart and cost-efficient AIT (advanced intelligent tape) format to help meet the growing needs of SMB industry.

Sony’s fourth generation AIT-4 tape solution is a big hitter in midrange storage management, small enterprises, government agencies and transportable storage applications. Sony SDX-900V is a high speed AIT-4 drive that features 3.5-inch form factor. SDX-900V tape drive delivers highest recording density in its class, and provides compatibility with all AIT generations ranging from AIT-1 to AIT-4. Backward media compatibility of Sony SDX-900Vdrive is simply rivaled as it is compatible with four AIT versions. It can read AIT-1 and AIT-2 media, ...
... and is fully write/read compatible with AIT-4 and AIT-3 tape cartridges. You can backup 200GB native data onto a single AIT-4 tape.

Protection of stored data from unauthorized access is essential for ensuring long term reliability. That is why Sony is also offering WORM enabled AIT-4 tape, part number SDX4200WWW, which prevents accidental over-writings and data deletions. SDX4-200C is the part number of Sony’s AIT4 rewritable cartridge. Compact AIT-4 tapes allow for more efficient utilization of data-center space. You can store more quantity of Sony AIT-4 tapes on less shelf space. Sony SDX-900Vdrive can read/write data at a throughput speed of 24Mbps (uncompressed), thus providing a super-fast backup rate of 86.4GB/hour.

It is recommended that you should preserve at least one copy of backup data off-site to ensure reliable disaster recovery. In this way, you can also avoid un-intentional or malicious data tampering, which can occur with on-line data storage. Sony AIT-4 tape is built tough to tolerate bumps, shocks and provide resistance against unfavorable working conditions. So, the users can confidently backup their precious data onto Sony AIT-4 tapes and transport them to remote locations.

Other Sony-branded backup tapes that are ideal for medium and small businesses are:

LTX400GWW, Sony LTO-3 tape
DGDAT160, Sony DAT-160 tape
LTX200GWW, Sony LTO-2 tape
DGDAT72, Sony DAT-72 tape
LTX100G, Sony LTO-1 tape
DGD-150P, Sony DDS-4 tape

Thanks to the advanced metal evaporated (AME) technology, the recording medium of Sony AIT-4 cartridge sheds significantly lesser debris. As a result, the tape drive will need less periodic cleanings. Sony SDX4CLLWW, cleaning cartridge has been designed for AIT 4 drives. Sony SDX-900V drive also features an automated cleaning system that increases the recording efficiency and extends the working life of drive head and tape media. The Sony AIT4 tape can withstand up to 30,000 passes, whereas the average useful life of SDX-900V drive’s head is 50,000 tape contact hrs.

Sony AIT-4 tape solution protects your sensitive business data better than any other tape format.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets AIT-4 tape and LTX400GWW. 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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