subject: Superb Cost Effectiveness Of Dell Lto-3 Powervault Tape Drive [print this page] Data security needs, business continuity challenges and complex data retention regulations have transformed the backup storage and retrieval processes of business enterprises. Many companies are therefore revising their strategies for data storage management so that they can comply with the rigorous legislative mandates. Diverse SLAs (service level agreements) have forced the business enterprises to establish new secure, efficient and reliable ways for litigators, end users and customers to access the critical enterprise data records.
In order to secure the investment, the organizations have to assure that the overall backup storage system is scalable and has the capability to grow cost effectively. Dell has introduced highly cost efficient Power-Vault LTO-3 110T tape drives that deliver superior data storage solution at native rate of 288 GB/hour. Dell LTO3 tape offers outstanding media reliability in harsh working conditions. Dell LTO-3 drive is the ideal choice for high capacity storage, workstations and data centers. 0HC591 and 341-2647 is the manufacturer part numbers of Dell LTO 3 cartridges. Dell 341-2647 is a pack of 10 LTO-3 ultrium tape cartridges. Uncompressed media capacity of Dell LTO-3, 0HC591 data tape is 400GB.
High level performance, low operational cost, and increased data recording capability makes Dell LTO-3 110T tape drive the prefect storage format for supply-chain management, data mining, and digital video archiving. LTO-3 Dell PowerVault drive offers twice the data transfer speed as compared to LTO-2 tape technology. With LTO-3 110T Dell drive, the customers can read the information which has been recorded onto the LTO-1 and LTO2 cartridges. In addition to this advantageous capability, the drive is also capable of recording data to the ultrium LTO-2 tapes. All four generations of LTO tapes are manufactured by Dell, which are listed below:
Dell LTO4 tape cartridge ( 341-4647, 341-4640 )
Dell LTO-3 tape cartridge ( 341-2647, 0HC591 )
Dell LTO-2 tape cartridge ( 340-8701 )
Dell LTO-1 tape cartridge ( 09W084 )
Highly robust LTO-3 Dell tape drives assure stable and high speed transitions at lowest cost per GB. High speed Dell LTO3 tapes capacity extends to 800GB in compressed form. Dell PowerVault drives have been tested on Dell systems to further assure their outstanding compatibility. Advantageous WORM functionality is also supported by the Dell LTO-3 media tape format. Dell WORM LTO3 tapes are most economical solution for high volume archiving and backup needs.
Dell PowerVault LTO3 is a compact and durable tape drive which provides long term data archiving and low ownership cost. PowerVault 110T LTO-3 is designed for efficient backward compatibility and optimized performance. Increased number of data tracks allows the users of Dell LTO-3 tape cartridges to store massive data volume at an ultra high recording speed. Humidity and extreme temperatures do not effect the overall efficiency of compact Dell LTO-3 ultrium drives. Advanced read/write head of Dell LTO3 PowerVault drive ensures data integrity and less wear of recording media. Dell LTO3 tape format has eased the stress and complications related to the management of data intensive storage environments along with decreased ownership cost.
