Incredible Media Performance Of Sony Dlt-iv Storage Tape

Longer working life and durability of tape storage format has helped to gain customer value

, and top position in data storage technologies. Data tapes are the high ranked storage medium. All of your business operations depend on the previous accumulated information. So you must have a powerful backup storage system to ensure improved cost efficiency and consistency in your daily and future business operations as well.

Digital linear tape (DLT) is a low cost, durable and intelligent recording medium that is ideal for the data intensive storage environments. DLT format is based on the high performance linear/ serpentine data storage system. Capacity of 4th generation DLT-IV tape has been raised to 80GB. Sony DLT IV tape is a single reel cartridge, which features the powerful metal particle (MP) mechanism. The cartridges part number is DL4TK88. Greater speed of DLT-IV data tape, which is 12MB/s, enables the data administrators to quickly store and retrieve the data from the media.

To further elevate the media performance, Sony has introduced longitudinal serpentine tracks in DLT-IV tape cartridge, along with multiple heads and adaptive cache buffering in the DLT-IV drives. Sony DLT IV is a robust, compact and tough tape recording medium that assures outstanding data integrity in harsh conditions. The major reason that makes it superior choice for protection of mission critical data is its extremely low 110-17 error rate. The contact between tape head and media is optimized with the help of advanced defect detection system which has been employed to the DLT-IV tape drives. Sony has devised new highly precise tape manufacturing technologies to maximize the durability, performance and bit density of DLT-IV tape media.

You can enjoy peace of mind as the Sonys comprehensive testing programs, proven archival reliability, long term data protection and strict quality control secures your investment. High performance DL4TK88 Sony tapes are robustly engineered to maximize your data performance and deliver extraordinary durability. You will be surprised to know that the Sony DLT-IV tapes deliver outstanding 1,000,000 tape passes with reduced wear & tear. This increased durability has been made possible by the Sony DLT-IV tape formats latest binder system.

Leading DLT-IV tape brands are also listed here:

IBM 59H3040, DLT-IV data tape

Maxell 183270, DLT-IV data tape

Quantum THXKD02, DLT-IV data tape

Imation 16186, DLT-IV data tape

Fuji 26112088, DLT-IV data tape

Increased tape tension can also affect the performance of tape drive. Thats why Sony DLT drives feature advanced tape tension control mechanism. In this method only the tape medias back side touches the guide rollers which results in smooth tape movement, and thus contributes to the extended media life. You can prohibit unintended operations by the help of write protected feature offered by Sony DLT-IV data tape.

Shell cartridge of high speed Sony DLT-IV tape is made of polycarbonate, which increases the strength and robustness of cartridge. These tape cartridges were tested by Sony and were dropped onto plastic tiles from distance of 75 centimeters. The Sony DLT-IV tape cartridges showed incredible durability during these rigorous tests.

by: Jessica McIntosh

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