Ensure Long-term Reliability With Dell 100t Powervault Drive And Dds-4 Tape Storage Media

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Relentless growth of corporate data, rush to E-business and regulatory compliance issues have expanded the data protection requirements of organizations. DDS (digital data storage) is a popular, widespread backup tape technology. DDS format is trusted by the customers of SMB industry across the globe. DDS tape format continues to lead the SMB market for more than a decade. Dell delivers high quality, durable and cost-effective backup media products that efficiently support a wider range of backup environments ranging from small to large-scale organizations.

Dell 100T PowerVault is a fast-speed DDS-4 tape drive that provides supreme reliability and unmatched performance through its cutting-edge features. PowerVault 100T drive is the culmination of Dell's years of research and technical excellence in backup tape media technology. Dell PowerVault 100T drive, based on 5.25-inch form factor, features both and external & internal tape drive models.

DDS4 is the right choice for today's uncompromising backup demands and storage-intensive IT environments. PowerVault 100T drive delivers unmatched storage performance ...
... with Dell DDS4 tape cartridge, part number 09W083. Dell DDS 4 tapes are highly compact and are built tough to handle the pressure of heavy duty cycles and high volume backups. Uncompressed capacity of Dell DDS-4 cartridge is 20GB. Dell DDS 4 drives achieve an impressive backup rate of 9.9 GB per hour, which assists the customers to quickly store large volumes of data.

Dell's proven track record and technical leadership provides the IT managers complete peace of mind. What's more, the world's leading tape formats are offered by Dell including SDLT, Travan, DLT and LTO ultrium. The firmly established DDS tape technology clearly stands apart and is supported by the global tape media giants. Some of the best selling brands of this successful DDS-4 are:

C5718A, HP DDS4 tape
26047350, Fuji DDS 4 backup tape
dgd150p, Sony DDS4 tape
40963, Imation DDS 4 backup tape
CDM40, Quantum DDS4 tape cartridge
59H4456, IBM DDS4 tape
200028, Maxell DDS 4 tape

Interface connectivity options offered by Dell PowerVault drives are 50-pin narrow SCSI, 68-pin SCSI-2, 68-pin SCSI Wide and ultra-2 SCSI LVD. Data transfer rate of PowerVault DDS-4 drive reaches up to 5.5 Mbps in compressed mode. An additional level of ECC (error correction code) along with an innovative read-after-write technology have been incorporated in PowerVault DDS-4 tape drive to further enhance the data precision and recording efficiency. PowerVault DDS 4 drives are fully compatible with DDS-1, DDS-2 and DDS-3 media. You can perform both read and write operations. The drive supports the 2GB DDS-1 tape cartridges. An innovative sapphire blade has been introduced in Dell DDS 4 drives that removes the pollutants form the media, which helps in tape longevity.

Dell has developed an extremely smooth tape medium, which enhances the output frequency and read/write accuracy. Smooth base film also helps to reduce the spacing loss, thus resulting in accurate data tracking and sharply reduced tape wear and tear. Robust Dell DDS4 cartridges can withstand up to 5,000 passes. The customers can enjoy long term archiving, lower operational costs and higher productivity with Dell DDS-4 tape solution. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets DDS4 Tape and Dell DDS4 Tape. 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.

Rob Miller
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Email: rob@tape4backup.com