Sdlt And Lto Technologies Are A Smart Choice For Storagetek L80 Tape Library

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An ongoing backup storage system is vital for business success. Overwhelming growth of organizational data and rush to E-business have sky-rocketed the demand for reliable backup mediums and intensified the data protection challenges. Therefore the IT managers of data-intensive companies prefer tape library solutions that provide rock solid reliability, low operational cost and the luxury of automated backup/restore operations.

StorageTek is a leading innovator and manufacturer of superior-quality backup storage devices that are designed to handle the pressure of exploding data volumes, while reducing the operating costs and infrastructure complexity. StorageTek has developed an extremely robust, compact, user friendly and reliable L80 tape library that allows quick installation and seamless up-gradation. StorageTek L80 library is particularly suited to large and midsized organizations looking to standardize their organization-wide backup system.

LTO and SDLT, the foremost technologies in backup tape industry, are supported by the cutting-edge L80 tape library. The users have the flexibility to integrate LTO1, ...
... LTO2 and LTO3 media devices along with SDLT1 and SDLT2 tape products with L80 library. The most compelling feature of L80 library is that is facilitates the I.T staff to use a combination of these tape media technologies. Moreover, the users won’t have to install the costly media management software. L80 library can seamlessly record immense data volume of 64 TB (compressed). In addition, its compact size, greater media choice, faster throughput speed and reliable automated backup performance make it the top choice of many storage-intensive businesses.

Seamless expansion helps the users to cost-effectively handle the exploding storage requirements, whereas the plug-and-play connectivity enables fast connectivity to a variety of complex computing systems. Confidently extend the storage capacity and performance by increasing the number of drives and backup tapes. A maximum of 8 drives and 80 cartridges can be attached to a single L80 library unit. Up-gradation of L80 library can also be done by adding a fiber channel router. Super fast data rate of 2304 GB/hour makes L80 the optimal library solution for today’s competitive business environments and E-business applications.

LTO and SDLT formats are supported by a large number of leading tape specialists. These tape cartridges are the best choice for high speed read/record tasks and offsite storage. A few of them are listed below for the readers’ interest:

C7972A, HP LTO ultrium 2 tape
MRSAMCL01, Quantum SDLT1 tape
26300201, Fuji SDLT2 backup tape
0HC591, Dell LTO3 tape
SDLT1-320, Sony SDLT 1 tape
08L9870, IBM LTO ultrium 2 tape
16988, Imation SDLT2 media tape

L80 library’s state-of-the-art features such as library status tool, user friendly operator panel, digital vision system and remote diagnostic tools have helped to ease data management and improve the operating efficiency.

Users can operate the tape library from remote locations, which elevates the backup performance and reduces the operational expenses even further. StorageTek L80 library’s proven reliability and exceptional automated backup performance makes it superior and more economical than rival tape library solutions.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets SDLT tape and DLT-IV. 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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