Hp Lto-5 C7975a Tape Is The Best Choice For Ultrium 3280 Full-height Drive

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Nowadays, the data administrators are expected to reduce the operational costs, manage the ever-increasing data volumes, maintain service level objectives and ensure in-time data availability. On the other hand, they are challenged to meet the data retention laws and reliably preserve the business information for extended time periods. With LTO ultrium tape solution, you can fulfill the backup challenges in a cost effective manner. LTO (linear tape open) format satisfies all your rigorous demands for scalable storage, high density recording, rock solid reliability and ease of data management.

HP Hewlett-Packard, a global tape media specialist, offers complete line of LTO devices including the newest generation LTO5 tape. HP’s ultrium 3280 LTO5 tape drive family, based on full-height form factor, have set new standards for durability and data transfer speed. External and internal models of HP ultrium 3280 drive support a wider range of IT infrastructures and demanding data centers. These LTO5 drives are 75% faster than LTO3 and 15% than LTO4 tape drives. Ultrium 3280 drive is capable of transferring data at a faster ...
... rate of 280 MB/s (compressed).

HP C7975A, LTO ultrium-5 tape features 1.5TB native capacity. It has been intelligently designed to withstand high duty cycles and tough working conditions. HP LTO 5 tape is well-suited for video applications, enterprise workgroups, large IT environments, busy data centers, supply chain management, medium sized enterprises, data mining, servers and demanding workstations.

The reliable data protection features introduced in previous LTO versions including WORM and AES data encryption have been incorporated in LTO ultrium-5 technology. Furthermore, new breakthrough media partitioning and linear tape file system (LTFS) technologies are offered by HP LTO5 format, which have simplified storage and retrieval operations. In addition, now the users can conveniently operate the LTO-5 tape just like other data storage devices such as USB drive or removable hard disk.

Thanks to the massive recording capacity, the HP LTO5 customers can satisfy their backup requirements with fewer tapes that will help to boost their ROI and enhance the operating efficiency. Broad range of HP backup tapes provides a smart solution for every budget and I.T environment. In addition to LTO ultrium, some of the other leading HP tapes are:

Q1999A, HP AIT3 tape
DGDAT320, HP DAT-320 tape
C5141F, HP dlt-iv or dlt-4 tape
Q1998A, HP AIT2 tape
C7973a, HP LTO ultrium3 tape
C5718A, HP DDS4 tape

The data encryption functionality prevents unauthorized access and provides robust protection in event of theft or misplacement of tape cartridge. Ultrium 3280 drive features the ability to retrieve and record data to LTO ultrium 4 media, while providing read-compatibility with LTO ultrium 3 media as well. As a result, the existing LTO customers can easily upgrade to LTO ultrium 5 technology and utilize their prior LTO backup tapes.

The drive features a cutting-edge “data rate matching” mechanism that has been designed to optimize the performance and ensure uninterrupted backup operations. With the help of this exceptional feature, the HP Ultrium 3280 drive can alter its speed and match it with the transfer rate of host system. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets lto-5 tape drive and HP LTO 5 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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