Economical Sony Ait 5, Sdx5-400c Tape Storage Technology

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Shrinking IT budgets, regulatory compliance needs and voluminous corporate databases have posed tremendous challenges to the 21st century business enterprises. On the other hand, your corporate data is also vulnerable to storage system failures, viruses, software bugs, natural catastrophes and common operating errors. AIT (advanced intelligent tape) is the ideal backup technology for storage-intensive SMBs. AIT tape is almost 1/3rd the size of competing half-inch backup tapes, which is an advantageous benefit for organizations with limited data-center space. That is why AIT format has maintained a high market share.

Sony is the pioneer of AIT tape media format. AIT technology offers a wide range of capacities. Multiple generations ranging from AIT-1 to AIT5 tape facilitate the organizations to standardize on a single storage format. Sony AIT-5 tape technology has become an industry standard for busy data centers, servers, public organizations, small enterprises, workstations and mid-range backup environments. 400GB uncompressed data can be packed on a single AIT5 cartridge.

Sony AIT-5 drive family features ...
... AITe1040SBK (external AIT-5 drive) and AITi1040S (internal AIT-5 tape drive). So the users can flexibly select the AIT-5 drive model that best suits their I.T infrastructure. AIT-5 drive achieves ultra-high speed of 24 MB/second (un-compressed). So the users can seamlessly complete their job tasks in a shorter time frame, which results in higher operating efficiency and staff productivity.

These AIT 5 drives feature Ultra 160 SCSI LVD/SE connectivity option. Readers will be amazed to know that Sony AIT5 drives can write/read previous three AIT versions, which includes AIT4 tape, AIT-3EX and AIT3 media.

Data administrators prefer AIT format because it provides an exceptional 2.6:1 data compression. Therefore in compressed mode, the capacity of AIT5 tape increases to 1.04 TB. With the introduction of WORM mechanism, the AIT-5 customers can meet the government regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, HIPPA and many others in a cost effective manner. Part numbers of Sony’s AIT 5 cartridges are SDX5-400C (non-WORM) and SDX5-400W (WORM enabled cartridge). WORM mechanism prevents alteration, overwriting and erasure of recorded data.

Close competitors of AIT format are SDLT, LTO ultrium3, Travan, LTO2, DAT/DDS, LTO1 ultrium and DLT. All of these backup tapes are offered by Sony. You can use the following Sony tapes in SMBs:

QTRNS8-A4, Sony Travan TR4 tape
DGDAT72, Sony DAT72 backup tape
LTX100G, Sony LTO1 ultrium tape
SDLT1-320, Sony SDLT1 backup tape
DGD-150P, Sony DDS4 tape
LTX200GWW, Sony LTO2 ultrium tape

Sony AIT5 drive features a super-fast data searching speed of 2,700MB/second. The average MTBF rating of rival tape drives is 250,000 hrs. On the other hand, AIT-5 drives achieve an unparalleled MTBF of 400,000 hours, which helps to ensure long term data protection. Regular use of Sony SDX5-CL, cleaning cartridge keeps your AIT 5 drive in top condition. In addition, special “dust protective bezels” have been introduced in Sony AIT5 drive to help protect against dust particles, pollutants and airborne contaminants.

With AIT5 technology, your business data is more secure.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets AIT 5 tape and SDX5-400C. 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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