Modern business applications and management information systems run 24/7. Therefore, the data administrators have to assure robust data protection and integrity of their precious business data. Pressure of increasing budget-constraints, modern business applications, limited data-center space and rapidly growing data volumes have sky-rocketed the demand for smarter, faster, economical and efficient storage solutions.
Today’s small and medium businesses call for AIT (advanced intelligent tape) solution that has been engineered by Sony. The high-performance AIT backup tape technology far exceeds the expectations and needs of the SMB market. Sony has a solid history of innovating & developing new backup media devices and applications. Sony AIT tape format maximizes the performance and features the ability to squeeze large amount of data within significantly lesser space.
Sony has designed a super-fast SDX-500C, AIT-2 internal drive that provides reliable and efficient backups at 15.6 MB/s compressed transfer rate. Sony SDX-500C drive is a smart choice for automated storage environments, government agencies, desktop workstations and demanding data centers.
Sony AIT-2 tape format offers native capacities of 36GB and 50GB. SDX2-50C AIT-2 cartridge can accommodate 50GB, while SDX2-36C AIT2 cartridge can pack 36GB data. That’s not all; Sony has also introduced SDX2-50W AIT-2 tape, which features the WORM (write once, read many) functionality. Therefore, the users can confidently secure their sensitive business data for longer time periods and fulfill the rigid mandates of government regulations. WORM technology puts a stop to un-intentional data overwriting, malicious data access and accidental data erasure.
You will be amazed to know that AIT internal tape drives are almost 73 percent smaller than the rival tape media drives, which is the main selling point of AIT backup tape format. With SDX-500C, AIT-2 drive, you can also read/write data to the AIT-1 media tapes. Thanks to this special backward compatibility, you can use both AIT-1 & AIT-2 media with the compact SDX-500C tape drive. The most powerful and cost-saving feature of AIT drive is the increased data compression ratio. AIT drives offer 2.6:1 data compressing capability, which is higher than the competitors’ 2:1. With 2.6:1 data compression, the data storage capacity of AIT-2 tape cartridge boosts to 130GB.
Fast data accessibility and superior data integrity are essential for gaining competitive edge. Data access and media loading/unloading times have been dramatically shortened with the introduction of memory-in-cassette (MIC) technology. MIC is a small, compact memory chip that is embedded in the AIT cartridge. MIC technology accelerates the data searching process and provides high-speed backups under heavy duty cycles.
Pressure on tape media and drive head increases due to repeated media load/unloads. Therefore, Sony has designed a highly durable drive head, which provides an unbeatable media durability up to 50,000 hrs. What’s more, the MTBF rating of SDX-500C tape drive is 300,000 hours. With Sony AIT solution, you can be confident of long term durability and outstanding performance with the leading business applications and operating systems. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.
Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager and markets ait 2 tape, hp c7973a tape and ait 3 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.
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