Unmatched Space Efficiency Of Quantum’s Dat160 Backup Solution

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How many of us have lost important data while working on some really important projects when the computer refused to keep profuse harmony with us and broke down on some very crucial stages? Surely, many of people can relate to this tragedy in practical life. If you are a college student or employee at a firm, imagine working on some very important project which has a deadline coming right up or a presentation that needs to be conducted the first thing in the morning.

At this crucial stage, if the computer breaks down, you are sure to end in a situation no less than a catastrophe for you. You have lost all your data and this data was stored nowhere else except for your computer. With your career or job at risk you are certainly cursing the existence of the machine that just cost you your day’s hard work. But it should not be forgotten that it is an electronic machine after all, and cannot be relied on for 100% accuracy. This is why companies focus on data backups.

Though such educational or employment related losses can be a great deal for those who have worked hard and lost all of it, but it is still nothing ...
... as compared to the losses that can be faced by businesses that operate on E-commerce and are competing against tough rivals. For them, it is not about a project or a presentation but about huge amounts of valuable data that can cost them heavy financial loss.Many manufacturers have focused on the production of backup devices as the demand of the backup technology has gone sky high.

Many firms avoid backups thinking that the costs associated are too much, which they can’t afford. But Quantum has introduced a durable backup system which is available at extremely lower prices, and which can be easily scaled with any headaches. This reliable solution in the field of backup technology is DAT-160. The compact system is extremely beneficial for small or medium sized businesses and will economically fulfill their storage requirements.

Quantum DAT-160 media tape, part # MR-D6MQN-01, has an uncompressed storage capacity of around 80 gigabytes, which the users can increase to 160 GB for the compressed data. Moreover, the data transfer speed applicable to this cartridge is 50 GB per hour. This certainly makes the backup process extremely fast for data centers, and they can perform multi-tasks with greater reliability and unmatched efficiency. Keeping backups is without any doubt, no longer a tiresome and time consuming task with the Quantum DAT-160 backup storage format.

Quantum has also incorporated a breakthrough technology, called of Media Recognition System (MRS). This system makes the medium only certified for the DAT drives. The new formulation has reduces space losses on the tape’s base film, which cause errors and reduce overall storage performance. The Quantum DAT-160 tape drive does not allow the accumulation of dust around its head and the tape path area, which means a longer well maintained life for the tape.

Mark Paul is the marketing manager of odsi and publish article on DDS 4 media tape and MR-D6MQN-01.

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