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You Need DLTtape technology



No matter what business you're in, or what industry-specific applications you may use, you probably have a need for data backup and archiving. Nearly 90 percent of all DLTtape drives sold are used for backup and archiving.

The remaining 10 percent are used in specialty application such as Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), near online storage, tape RAIT (redundant array of independent tape drives), library management systems, data interchange, and tape-as-disk applications. DLTtape technology is the data protection solution of choice and the proven industry standard. It is supported by a universe of data storage solutions which guarantee compatibility across all platforms, hardware systems, and software applications.

Resource management-including storage management-is becoming more centralized under a professional management team, using high-level, highly integrated management tools. This centralized, professional management of storage resources is creating a demand for universal backup strategies.

DLTtape technology meets the demand for a standard solution that is also robust and highly reliable for mission critical applications. DLTtape technology offers a broad range of choices, ranging from stand-alone drives, to single-drive, multi-cartridge loaders, to very large libraries with multiple drives, multiple ports, and hundreds of cartridges, all sharing compatible media, drives, and storage management software.

When it comes to network, enterprise and other mission-critical backup situations, you can't afford to cut corners. With data storage capacity at mid-to large-scale companies doubling every 12 to 18 months, you need a fast, reliable tape backup system that will match your needs now and in the future. DLTtape technology was specifically designed for today's demanding mission-critical backup applications.

Follow these links for more information about DLTtape drives and the exciting new Super DLTtape technology that takes tape capacity and performance to new levels, while maintaining compatibility with DLTtape 7000 and DLTtape 8000 drives using DLTtape lV cartridges.
 


Quantum DLT Tape - Industry Standard


The No. 1 Tape System for Backup, Archive, and Recovery


Exactly what do we mean by “industry standard”? Well, in the last few years the DLTtape™ system has become the de facto standard for backup, archiving, disaster recovery, and network storage for mid-range systems. The DLTtape system sets the standard in every dimension.

The DLT 8000 drive advances the standard by offering faster backup times, higher capacity, and increased reliability while maintaining backward compatibility with previous generations of DLTtape drives.

How do we explain the spectacular growth of the DLTtape system? Among the driving forces are the tremendous growth in the sheer size of data files, increasing use of storage-hungry graphics, shrinking backup windows in a world moving to 24x7 operations, and the growing dependence on mission-critical data. In this environment, the DLTtape system has emerged as the leader in performance, capacity, and, most important, reliability.

The DLTtape system has become a de facto standard because it has the key characteristics of a standard - it is ubiquitous, and it is open. Ubiquitous, because the DLTtape system is used in virtually every type of computing environment. Open, because the DLTtape system delivers what you want from an open system - it works with the hardware and software you already use. The DLTtape system can be used with virtually any hardware platform, any operating system, and just about any backup, archiving, HSM, or storage management software.