subject: High Speed Ait-5 Tape Media Format [print this page] Advanced intelligent tape storage technology uses helical scan in which the data is recorded on diagonal tracks. The recording system in AIT tape format is very intelligent and ensures precise data recording. The AIT tape drive pulls the tape from the AIT cartridge and then wraps it around the head of tape drive so that the data could be read or recorded on the media. Tape tension has been significantly reduced in AIT tape technology that has resulted in enhanced reliability and output characteristics. Native recording capacity of the AIT-5 data tape is 400GB and with 2.6:1 compression, it reaches to 1.04 TB. Backward compatibility of the AIT5 tape allows the users to retrieve and record data from the media tapes based on prior AIT versions. AIT-5 supports both read & write backward compatibility. This backward compatibility feature of AIT-5 facilitates the enterprises to easily migrate and upgrade their backup system to higher capacity. Therefore the users do not have to sacrifice their compatibility and access with the previous AIT tape versions. AIT5 is a high density tape format that enables the enterprises to conserve space as they have to manage fewer tape cartridges.
AIT-5 tape drives offer the WORM technique and are also multi-functional. Both the Worm and non-WORM AIT-5 tapes ensure superior performance and increased overall efficiency. Sony AIT-5 tape technology is perfect choice for data intensive applications. AIT media tape technology continues to coincide and progress with the growing demands of the SMBs and has always upgraded its speed, performance level and capacity to support the ever increasing requirements of the enterprises.
AIT-5 tape media meets the real world performance needs and demands efficiently. When we compare AIT-5 and other data tape technologies, the AIT-5 tape technology saves energy up to 40% thus helping the enterprises in conserving energy. This leads to low ownership costs. Exceptional reliability of Sony AIT-5 media ensures low error rate and superior output frequency. In order to verify and test the AIT-5 tape products compatibility, Sony Corporation has worked with the independent vendors of software. This has helped in ensuring complete interoperability and wide support with the leading archival & backup applications.
Sonys AIT 5 data tape format is characterized by helical scan recording, increased performance level, AME technology, robust base film, low operational cost, advanced media formulation, fast transfer rate, long archival life, smooth tape reel, fast searching speed, massive recording capacity, dynamic tracking, MR tape head technology, MIC memory chip and write-once read-many functionality. The head platform used in helical scan technology is very stable. This rotating drum in AIT tape drive ensures low error rate and maintains exceptional data integrity in heavy workloads and stress. Efficient recording technique used in AIT media format is more reliable than other recording mechanisms, and allows high density recording at lowest cost per GB. AIT-5 data tapes are small sized that helps the businesses to conserve space thus leading to low backup operations.
