Sony Offers High Speed AIT-3 Backup Tape Technology

The rapid increase in capacity of server hard drives, rush to E-commerce, data rich applications, new data legislations and complex IT infrastructure have triggered the demand for long term data protection, greater recording efficiency and high degree of data reliability.

Such demanding storage needs are stretching the limits of traditional mid-range backup tape formats. Sony’s AIT tape format is the best solution for today’s data-intensive applications and modern management information systems. Tape and drive engineers of Sony have carefully designed the AIT devices to provide rock solid reliability and higher storage capacity within lesser data-center space.

AIT 3 tape is a multi-functional backup solution that offers both WORM (write once, read many) and re-writable tape media. Sony AIT-3 tape technology maximizes the recording performance and lowers the cost per GB in complex backup environments. AIT-3 tape technology is ideally designed for mid-range and small businesses, financial databases, desktop workstations, public organizations and branch offices.

Scalable AIT roadmap matches with the growing backup needs to secure your tape investment. Useful life of Sony AIT-3 cartridge has been prolonged with the help of AME (advanced metal evaporated) formulation. Sony AIT3 tapes provide unbeatable performance up to 30,000 complete tape passes.

Sony AIT-3 tape devices assure low noise level, superior storage value and stable read/write operations. 100 GB native information can be reliably stored on a single AIT-3 backup tape. 2.6:1 data compressing capability of AIT-3 drives boost the recording capacity of AIT-3 data cartridge to 260 GB.

The first and second versions AIT1 and AIT2 are fully write-read compatible with AIT-3 backup drives. Part numbers of compatible AIT-3, AIT-2 and AIT-1 tapes are sdx3-100w, sdx3-100c, sdx1-25c, sdx1-35c, sdx2-50w, sdx2-50c and sdx2-36c. Sony is a global leader of tape industry’s leading media formats. Some of the best selling Sony tape cartridges are:

Sony dlt 4 tape, dlt-iv backup tape
DL4TK88

Sony LTO ultrium tapes
LTX100G, ltx400gww, ltx200gww, ltx800g and ltx1500g

Sony DDS backup tapes
DGDAT320, dgdat72ww, dgdat160, dgd-120p, dgd150pww, dgd125pww

HP RDX Cartridges
q2042q, q2041q and q2040q

Sony sdlt-1 backup tape
SDLT1-320

Sony AIT-3 drives operate at a higher rate of 12 Mbps (uncompressed). Robust Sony AIT3 drives help to lower the operating costs and human interventions. “Super head cleaner” is an advantageous and cost saving feature incorporated in the Sony AIT3 drives, which protects the drive from airborne contaminants and prohibits debris accumulation. This special feature keeps your drive in top condition, thus leading to longer archival life and higher backup performance.

AIT cleaning cartridge manufactured by Sony for AIT-1, AIT-2 and AIT-3 backup drives is SDX1-CL. This AIT cleaning cartridge performs excellently with all these multiple generations of AIT backup drives. Sony AIT-3 drives are designed for faster media loading, high speed data access and immediate connectivity with the demanding backup environments, automated systems, information-intensive enterprises and complex storage area networks. The average tape loading time is less than 10 seconds, making it the optimal option for time-critical applications.

Tape head incorporated in Sony AIT-3 drives are built tough for extended working life. Average life of the tape head is almost 50,000 hours. Users can count on the superior data accuracy, lower operating cost and higher density recording capability of Sony AIT-3 tape technology. Product names in this article are trademarks and sole property of their owners.

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