subject: The Intelligent Ait-4 Media Tape System For Tough Backup Challenges Faced By Small Businesses [print this page] The age of computers and automation is upon us. The age where any organization thats gets left behind on its automation cannot survive in todays competitive E-business environment. Every single aspect, from rather minor things like the office entry time of employees to data tremendously critical for successful functioning of the company like what was the companys strategy in revenue generation during the past years or what price does the company plan on charging for its goods in the near future is stored in computers.
All this virtual data has a certain risk attached to it; viruses, system malfunctions and power outage can damage this critical data. The reasons can be as small as operating system corruption or as serious as hackers attack. Regardless of that a company needs to take steps to ensure the safety of its data. This is where the backup technology comes into play. The backup storage technology allows companies to store all of their business critical data onto a dependable and secure storage medium.
This article discusses the main features of one such backup technology which is counted among one of the best for small & medium companies; AIT 4 tape by Sony.
Sony SDX4-200C, AIT 4 tape and the compact tape drives were released by SONY in 2005. Sony proudly publicized their new AIT (Advanced Intelligence Tape) which continued the legacy of its previous AIT generations. AIT4 tape format satisfies both the backup storage capacity and performance needs of all small and medium sized businesses.
This backup tape system took the market by storm as it offered an astounding double capacity and transfer speed as compared to its predecessor AIT-3. The media tape features a remarkable 200 GB (uncompressed) and 520 GB (compressed) data storage capacity and the tape offers a rather decent transfer speed of almost 24 MB/s.
With this high amount of offered storage space and a fast transfer speed, the Sony AIT4 tape system has proved to be tremendously excellent for businesses with stringent data protection needs. Moreover Sony AIT 4 tape is formulated using the innovative R-MIC chip. This chip contains the tape's search map, user-definable information and system log which allow it to progress and function at a high speed directly to any file on the tape.
The drives are space efficient and ensure consistent recording/retrieval operations. There are numerous positive physical aspects of Sony AIT4 media tape which indirectly improve its utility for the purchaser. For instance the novel technology of AME-2 (Advanced Metal Evaporated 2) has been used by Sony in the development of SDX4-200C, AIT 4 backup tapes.
It is an upgraded method of AME technology that intelligently applies metal particles and enhances the durability of base film. This not only allows the tape to offer higher output and lower noise, but it also provides the media with astounding area recording density. Hence one can easily conclude that the physical properties of the Sony AIT4 backup tape make it tremendously handy and convenient in use for businesses.
