What makes active archive a breakthrough solution is that administrators now have the ability to seamlessly expand a file system to tape. While this has been done for many years in the mainframe arena, what is new is that today this technology is now becoming widely available in the open systems domain. These open system applications offer a lower entry cost and are targeted to reach a more broad IT market, no longer just proprietary environments and vertical markets. So you now have the ability to access ALL of your data online without having to dedicate large resources to storage that is optimized for performance rather than capacity.
Why tape now?Tape hardware has evolved to become a fast, reliable and cost efficient means of holding archived data… all leveraged by Active Archive Applications. Tape now offers a high level of performance of up to 280 MB/s, giving faster access to older, less frequently used data. Reliability of tape has also seen breakthrough leaps in advancement. Today’s Linear Open Tape Consortium delivers reliability that has increased over 700% in the last decade.
By combining performance and reliability with manufacturer’s advancements in the media, drive, and library health monitoring, the tape hardware industry has truly entered a new and revitalized era. When the speed and reliability of modern tape are paired with its consistent power efficiency, high density and attractive pricing, tape has emerged as the storage of choice to house up to 80% of active archive.
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