Intelligent AIT 5 Tape

Lesspower is required by the AIT tape drives. When compared to the other tapetechnologies, the AIT drive uses 40 percent less energy to perform itsoperations.  It is very rare that the tapedrives’ power goes down as the backup windows have to operate day &night.  As the Sony AIT tape formatsaves 40% energy, this means that the organizations can lower down theirelectricity expenses and save more money over longer time period. The tapedrives of fifth generation AIT technology are multi-functional and the WORMfeature is also incorporated in them.

TheSony Company solely controls and manufactures its own backup tape productswhich make Sony products more advantageous than other brands. Sony manufacturesits own products therefore; it does not have to depend upon other companies.Sony itself controls the products that it introduces in the market. AIT5 tapeformat is capable of reading & writing AIT-3Ex media, AIT-4 media and AIT3tape media.

Sofar, five generations of AIT tape format have been launched in to the marketand all the tape AIT versions are performing their backup operationsexceptionally well at lower cost. According to the roadmap, the new generationAIT-6 tape format will offer 800GB native capacity. The maximum nativerecording capacity of a single AIT-5 tape cartridge is 400 gigabytes. Theproducts of Sony AIT are not restricted only to the enterprises, but it is alsothe smartest choice for those customers whose requirements are highreliability, high speed, high capacity and WORM capabilities. The primarily useof the AIT tape customers are slim line automation and tape drives at thelevels of enterprise remote offices, small and medium businesses, andworkgroups.

Sony AIT5 SDX5-400C tape isideal for enterprises and corporate data center.  Sony AIT-5 SDX5-400W has been specificallymanufactured for the customers of enterprise class and for those users whoserequirement is automation. Sony AIT 5 tape is very efficient format because ofits small form factor and low consumption of power. Small sized cartridge ofSony AIT-5 SDX5-400C can hold huge data volume. Automation is an addedadvantage of the AIT 5 tape technology as it is a product of enterprise class.AIT tape format is based on “helical scan”. The media of advanced intelligenttape (AIT) moves under less stress and tension, therefore its performance anddurability enhances.

Thecompression mechanism in AIT-5 SDX5-400W tape is based on ALDC algorithm thatmakes the tape cartridge capable of storing 1.04TB compressed data at ratio of2.6:1. AIT5 tape format is capable of reading & writing AIT-3Ex media,AIT-4 media and AIT3 tape media. Therefore the users do not have to sacrificecompatibility or access with the prior AIT tape versions and they can easilymigrate to the latest Sony AIT5 tape SDX5-400C tape format. The tape drives offifth generation AIT technology are multi-functional and the WORM feature isalso incorporated in them. Sony offers a complete range of AIT 5 tape productsthat include external & internal tape drives, cartridges; slim and desktop2U and 1U rack mountable automation devices. AIT tape technology has scaled upto satisfy the increasing demands of enterprise customers and the users ofSMBs.