Back Performance Gets Better With Sony Dds-4 Tape Technology

By Author: Frank Miller
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Data integrity and its in-time availability are crucial for organization’s success and seamless business activities. Sony utilizes its technological expertise, advanced manufacturing techniques and rigorous engineering for the production of its backup media devices.

If you have limited IT budget and your company has a space-constrained environment, then DDS (digital data storage) format will be the most reliable choice that holds a large market share in small & mid-range systems.

Sony co-developed the industry leading DDS tape technology which is based on the digital audio tape (DAT) standard. Sony was the first to introduce the high capacity DDS4 drives. SDT-11000 is a robustly designed Sony DDS-4 drive. That delivers greater flexibility, exceptional reliability, unbeatable performance and superior value for backup applications ranging from single PC system to small and mid-range network systems. Sony SDT-11000 is a 3.5-inch internal drive, which performs brilliantly in all data-rich IT environments. Capacity of a single Sony DDS-4 tape reaches 40 GB with compressed data.

Sony DDS-4 tape ...
... drive is built tough for greater cost efficiency and data integrity under heavy duty cycles. Innovative architecture and new Sony’s patented technologies assist the DDS-4 drives to ensure the reliability and data integrity over a longer time period. The drive provides 4.8 Mbps data rate in all demanding environments. Sony SDT-11000 drive allows the data managers to write and retrieve data from DDS-1, DDS-2 and DDS-3 cartridges. This is really an amazing and a cost saving feature. With one tape drive you can utilize tape cartridges from any of the first three DDS tape versions. Sony SDT-11000 drive provides superior integrity and cost efficiency with all these 3 tape generation.

These innovative technologies include “hyper metal head” and “super head cleaner”. Hyper metal heads are intelligently engineered to reduce error rate (less than 10-15 bits) and strengthen the output frequency by improving the signal-to-noise ratio. Super head cleaner system is incorporates in all the Sony DDS drives. It helps to eliminate the need for periodic use of cleaning tape cartridge. This new innovative system prohibits accumulation of debris and contaminants, thus resulting in an astonishing MTBF of 250,000 hours. Sony DDS drives use the helical-scan technology, which provides excellent performance and helps to reduce media wear.

For convenience of the readers, I have listed below few of the DDS-4 tapes developed by other industry leading media manufacturers:

IBM DDS-4 backup tape
59H4456

Sony DDS-4 tape
DGD-150P

Dell DDS-4 tape
09W083

Quantum DDS4 tape
CDM40

Imation DDS 4 tape
40963

HP DDS4 tape
C5718A

TDK DDS-4 backup tape
27505

Fuji DDS4 tape
26047350

Maxell DDS-4 tape
200028

Host interface offered by the Sony SDT-11000 drive is ultra SCSI LVD/SE. Sony DDS-4 drive and backup tape are designed for robust protection and cost efficient backup & archival operations. Size of Sony DDS4 tape is significantly smaller as compared to other tapes, which will help to store the data tapes within lesser shelf space. The tough cartridge shell helps to minimize the risk of potential deformation during shipment and handling. Sony DDS-4 drive and backup tape provides remarkable media stability and efficient data tracking. Therefore with Sony DDS-4 drive, you can confidently carry out your data storage & archival operations in harsh working conditions.

Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets Sony DDS-4 tape and DGD-150P. 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
3984 Washington Blvd #503 Fremont CA 94538
Tel: 888-686-8273
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: sales@backuptapes.net