5 Benefits of Tape Storage
Despite the persistence of the “death” of tape backup, it remains a strong, cost-effective method of ensuring that your company’s critical data is safe, accessible and secure. Tape-based backup benefits include:
- Cost Effective – Long Term
Tape storage can cost as little as several hundredths of a cent per megabyte, compared with 2 cents to 3 cents per megabyte for disk storage. The cost ratio for a terabyte stored long-term on SATA disk versus LTO-4 tape is about 23:1. (The Clipper Group: http://www.clipper.com/research/TCG2008056.pdf) - Affordable Hardware Solution
A small company can acquire a technician-certified used tape library for under $2,000. It’s a small price to pay for the peace of mind – knowing your company’s data is secure and safe. - Capacity for Every Need
Today’s tape storage capacities benefit businesses from SMB size to the largest entity. A company can store as little as 100 GB of data on an LTO-1 drive tape, up to 1600 GB (1.6 TB) of data on an LTO-4 drive. - Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Vaulting tape backups at an off-site location guard against on-site data corruption from viruses, fire, natural disasters, accidental deletions, and other data-loss issues. - Green IT Solution
Tape consumes a fraction of the power of disk – supplier and analyst claims range between 20 and 100 times more energy efficient – a cost ratio of about 290:1 (disk:tape) according to research from The Clipper Group.
(http://www.clipper.com/research/TCG2008056.pdf)
In the words of Mark Twain, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Call Shaun or Tonny with any questions regarding tape storage at 877-786-2533 (480-921-0234 direct).
November 10, 2008 at 11:38 AM
