Sony Ait-2 Tape Technology Is A Smart Investment

By Author: Frank Miller
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Budgets for backup storage system are shrinking while the demands for higher network storage performance are continuously on the rise. The data administrators have to make careful and smart decisions pertaining to backup storage technology. The limited budgets make their decision even tougher. The modern business enterprises require cost efficient and high performance storage formats that feature scalable migration path to address the growth trends.

AIT-2 tape technology is the culmination of Sony’s superior media formulation and technical expertise. Sony SDX-500V is a high performance internal AIT-2 drive that is specifically developed for small and mid-range enterprises that have limited budgets. New intelligent technologies and media formulation has helped to reduce the size of the Sony AIT-2 drives and backup tape cartridges. This enables you to make efficient use of the shelf space and reduce human interventions. This means that you can easily install more tape drives in smaller systems, thus occupying less floor space.

Sony SDX-500V internal drive provides unmatched reliability and assures efficient ...
... backup operations at 15.6 MB/s compressed speed. The durable head of AIT-2 drive allows you to reliably record 50GB / 130 GB on Sony AIT-2 tape.

For greater flexibility and superior compatibility, Sony has introduced SCSI SE/LVD interface in SDX-500V internal tape drive.

With reliable AIT technology, you won’t have to make huge investments to for up-gradation as you performance and storage needs increase. AIT roadmap features an impressive scalability and backward compatibly, that intelligently protects your investments and enables you to upgrade the backup system.

You can retrieve your previous recorded data on the AIT-1 tapes with the next generation AIT-2 drive. Not only you can extract the data but these AIT-1 tapes can also be used to store new data, because SDX-500V drive offers read-write compatibility with AIT-1. Both AIT-2 and AIT-1 cartridges work excellently with the SDX-500V drive.

AIT cleaning cartridge (SDX1-CL) has been designed to perform excellently with Sony AIT-1, AIT-2 and AIT-3 drives. Sony has competitively priced its reliable AIT-2 data cartridges and drives. When compared with other backup technologies, the cost per GB offered by Sony AIT-2 tape products is more superior.

The following AIT-1 and AIT-2 tapes are equally compatible with Sony SDX-500V internal drive:

Sony AIT 1 tapes
SDX1-35C and SDX1-25C

Sony AIT-2 tapes
SDX2-50C, SDX2-36C and SDX2-50W

Sony AIT drives reliably compress the information with an astonishing ratio of 2.6:1; therefore providing greater storage capacity in compressed mode. Every data manager wants to quickly backup the massive data, that is why the transfer speed of Sony SDX-500V internal drive has been raised to 54 GB/hour (compressed) or 21.6 GB/hour (native). SDX-500V drive not only provides faster backups but also assures consistent performance and data integrity. Faster speed makes it the most economical tape technology for demanding environments.

“Super head cleaner” technology featured in AIT-2 drive extends its working life which will ultimately reduce periodic head cleanings. MIC technology contributes to the significantly reduced searching time of 37 seconds. You can confidently use the AIT-2 technology for high density recordings. Sony AIT-2 tape products are indeed the ideal solution for your current & future needs.

Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets Sony AIT-2 tape and SDX2-50C. 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
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Email: sales@backuptapes.net