Seamlessly Migrate From Dell Lto1 To The High-capacity Lto 2 Ultrium Tape System And Enjoy Higher Ba

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Protection of organizational data is the most important thing in today’s competitive business world. The business operations run smoothly if you ensure in-time data availability. An interruption, even for few hours, can result in a heavy financial loss. And what if the data is completely lost? Well the remedy for this is backup storage, and no other backup technology can surpass the performance, cost effectiveness and reliability of Linear Tape Open (LTO) format. Major factors behind its enormous success are compatibility among different brands and the scalable roadmap.

Dell products are precision-engineered to the highest quality standard, and most importantly, are economically priced. Dell is among the frontline manufacturer of LTO tape storage devices. Dell’s LTO2 tape solution is ideally designed to address the data protection needs of modern enterprises, especially the mid-sized and small companies. Data recording capability of Dell LTO ultrium 2 tape has been doubled over its predecessor LTO1 tape, part number 09W084.

A single Dell LTO2 media cartridge can retain up to native 400GB data. Same amount ...
... of data can be stored on previous generation LTO1 cartridge in compressed mode. With 100% increased storage capacity, your massive data will be easily squeezed onto fewer Dell LTO 2 tapes, and the data set will be reduced by 50%. So your slim I.T staff will be able to manage the tape resources with greater efficiency and the common operational errors will also be minimized.

Dell has developed a complete range of PowerVault LTO-2-L drives to support its durable LTO2 media cartridge. These drives are highly advantageous as they also read and write LTO 1 tapes with exceptional reliability. So the Dell LTO 2 customers enjoy increased storage performance, along with extension of their prior LTO investment.

Customers have more choice as there are a large number of brands for LTO 1 tapes, and it’s no surprise because LTO ultrium is the most popular tape-based format. Best selling brands other than Dell are LTX100G(Sony), 26200010 (Fuji), 41089 (Imation) and C7971A (HP).

The compact half-height form factor of Dell PowerVault LTO-2-L drives provides you exceptional performance within a smaller footprint. In addition, their blistering transfer rate of 48 Mbps (compressed mode) makes them the best option for workstation backups and modern commercial applications. Another reason IT managers prefer Dell LTO tape cartridges is that they allow safe off-site storage. They feature a strong cartridge shell and feature a superior media formulation. The durable base film can tolerate harsh working condition, and its exceptional smoothness reduces friction during head-to-tape contact. As a result, the Dell LTO-2-L tape drives achieve the highest reliability in their class. Their MTBF (Mean Time between Failures) is 250000 hrs. That’s not all; the Ultra160 SCSI LVD drive interface facilitates the users to integrate the LTO-2-L drives into their existing data centers without any head-aches.

To ensure uninterrupted performance, Dell has incorporated a large data buffer ( 64 MB) in its high-speed LTO 2 drives.

I am sure that with all of these attractive attributes, IT managers won’t hesitate in adopting this high-class Dell LTO2 tape system.