Ibm Ts2340 Tape Drive Delivers Excellent Performance With Lto-4 Ultrium Tape Media

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Backup tape media is indeed the most reliable and economical solution for long term data preservation. Backup tape technology continues to play a key role in enabling the organizations to bounce back from common types of data catastrophes.

The optimal tape medium for today’s escalating data protection demands is LTO ultrium technology. Multiple generations of LTO tape format continue to fulfill the data protection needs of 21st century enterprises at a lower cost per GB.

IBM, co-developer of LTO technology, provides a complete range of LTO tape solution including libraries, drives and tape media. IBM LTO4 tape solution helps provide customers the ability to satisfy the backup needs in mid-range computing systems, government agencies, workgroups, branch offices, financial organizations and departmental servers.

IBM has designed a high-speed TS2340 tape drive specifically for LTO-4 tape media. TS2340 full-height drive can be installed in a rack mount unit or as an external stand-alone. Powerful combination of IBM LTO-4 tape media and TS2340 tape drive provides a perfect balance of dependable backup ...
... and longer archival life. TS2340 tape drive shortens the backup time through its extraordinary throughput rate of 120MB/second (un-compressed). 800 GB native information can be packed on a single IBM LTO4 ultrium tape.

WORM functionality is an innovative feature offered by LTO-4 format that empowers the users to meet the stringent data laws. WORM (write once, read many) is a reliable solution to protect your backup information against common operating errors, data deletions and accidental over-writings. LTO-4 WORM cartridge developed by IBM is 95P4450, whereas IBM 95P4436 is a rewritable LTO-4 tape cartridge. IBM has also launched the next generation LTO-5 tape products that offer 88% higher storage capacity, thus reaching up to 1.5 TB.

Market share of dlt-iv tape, ait tape, dat160 tape, dds 4 tape, dat72 tape, slr100 tape, slr-140 tape, vxa tape, rdx disk cartridge and Travan tape has also increased rapidly over the past few years. LTO-3, lto-2 and lto-1 ultrium tapes are widely used in SMB industry.

Enhanced storage capacity and faster data transfer rate of IBM LTO4 tape solution results in reduced amount of equipment. Additionally, it will reduce the operator interventions and backup time, thus helping to further lower the operating costs.

IBM LTO-4 is ideal for value-conscious customers. TS2340 tape drive facilitates the users to connect to a broad range of open system servers through 3GB/s SAS or ultra-160 SCSI LVD interfaces. Due to the increasing budget constraints and competitive business environment, the organizations want to ensure that their investment in backup storage technology is secured along with the ability to grow cost effectively. That is why IBM has included the two generation backward media compatibility feature in TS2340 tape drive, which allows it to read/record data to LTO 3 tapes and read LTO-2 tapes.

IBM TS2340 features a new innovative MR (magneto resistive) drive head that minimizes dust accumulation and tape wear-and-tear. Therefore, the customers can enjoy greater benefits through its longer working life and exceptional read/write accuracy even under unfavorable working conditions.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets LTO-5 tape and IBM 95P4436. 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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Tel: 888-686-8273
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Email: sales@backuptapes.net