subject: Midrange And Large Enterprises Turn To The Quantums High-speed Lto5 Backup Tape System [print this page] Organizations of all types & sizes are struggling to satisfy the tough challenges of long term data protection dictated by HIPAA, SarbanesOxley and other government acts.
The organizations are forced to reshape their disaster recovery strategy as the extraordinary data growth and the E-business requirements amplify these challenges.
You need to reduce risk of internal (accidental over-writings, hard disk failures) and external (hackers, malicious viruses) threats, which can halt all business operations. So backup your data, as information disaster can result in lost revenue. Other than this, the rival companies can take advantage of this opportunity and divert your loyal clients.
Smart data administrators choose LTO (Linear Tape Open) technology, as it maximizes the investment value and cost effectively handles the increasing workloads of time-critical applications. Quantum, the co-inventor of LTO and the well-renowned manufacturer of high-quality backup devices, has the best range of economically-priced tapes, compact libraries and super-fast drives.
LTO ultrium 5 is the new addition in Quantum portfolio that completes backups at unprecedented speed (280 MB/second compressed) and offers highest storage density. Storage capacity of Quantums MR-L5MQN-01, LTO5 tape is in terabytes. Previous generation LTO-4 reaches the terabyte mark only in compressed mode, but this new version features 1.50/3 TB storage capacity.
The stiff data protection challenges faced with video applications and data mining can be easily handled with Quantum LTO5 solution. It has become the top choice of large enterprises and medium sized companies. The highly robust FH (full height) and HH (half height) drives can be confidently connected to the workstations and servers. Average file access time for both drive architectures under increased workload is less than 1 minute. The 6GB/s SAS interface along with the convenience to rack mount the drives or place them on desktop make it the ideal solution for fast growing businesses. Moreover, users can also have the choice of internal configuration. These drives intelligently complete data backups with highest level of reliability. Their smart verify mechanism is more efficient and faster than traditional error detecting functionalities.
Data being placed on the tape cartridge also needs robust security. Offsite and onsite tape cartridges can fall into wrong hands. Quantum LTO5 customers wont have to worry. Each LTO5 drive model can encrypt data with 256-bit code, which is currently the most robust algorithm. So the data become unreadable and most importantly, is almost impossible to de-code. Your workforce can also tamper your data; this might be done intentionally or un-intentionally. Whatever is the cause, the company-wide dataflow is disrupted and you need a solid solution to this common problem. You can use WORM (write once, read many) tapes, and the best thing is that WORM and rewritable LTO5 tapes are compatible with all brands and models of LTO-5 drive.
The combination of robust drive head and ultra-fine tape reel has helped to elevate the reliability level to 250000 hours (mean time between failures). Quantum has ensured that this solution reliably backups data from all midrange systems using SuSE Linux, Solaris, MS Windows, Red Hat Linux and other popular operating systems.
