Channel Data has announced that it will, with immediate effect, offer its customers third-generation LTO-3 Ultrium tape drive technology within its Quantum-branded data backup tape library and autoloader range of products.
"The availability of LTO-3 technology gives our channel partners a broader range of tape drive options with which to target small and medium businesses as well as larger enterprises," says Amit Parbhucharan, technology marketing director at Channel Data.
"Pioneered by Quantum Corp, LTO-3 increases the flexibility and storage density of tape libraries providing scalability advantages to users with escalating data storage requirements.
"LTO-3 doubles the native capacity previously offered with LTO-2 from 200GB to 400GB giving users the optimal combination of performance and capacity to meet a broader range of backup, recovery and archive needs," he says.
"The performance in LTO-3 is also stepped up to achieve write speeds of up to 490GB/hr."
Adds Parbhucharan: "Quantum`s LTO-3 enabled offerings can be added quickly and easily to any installation without the need for onsite tear down, library swap-outs or a visit from a technical representative to perform a rebuild.
"Third-generation technology - with backward read and write compatibility with LTO-2 media and read compatibility with LTO-1 media - helps customers protect investments made in Quantum automation products leading to their greater adoption and lower total cost of ownership."
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