Backup Products

Backup Devices

The wide variety of available backup products can be quite confusing. SLR, LTO, VXA, AIT, DAT, REV, Auto-Loaders, Libraries and the like can make your head spin. Check out the descriptions below for a basic understanding - and, contact TSS for help in determining just which backup solution is right for you.

Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) from Sony

The AIT technology in Sony tape drives gives these products an advantage over a lot of the other tape-based backup products available on the market today. The price, performance and scalability - AIT capacites reach over 1TB of data on a single 8MM tape cartridge - make the Sony AIT series and excellent choice. TSS is proud to offer our clients Sony AIT tape backup technology. Visit the Sony AIT Web Site...

LTO, VXA and SLR from Tandberg Data

Tandberg Data has been making industry leading tape drives since 1979 - producing the products that literally revolutionized the industry. LTO is one of the most popular tape technologies today - with high performance reliability and capacities exceeding 1.5TB. The packet technology used by VXA tape products provides superior transfer speed and enhanced data integrity. SLR, or Scalable Linear Recording, is one of the most trusted and widely used tape drive technologies and was developed by Tandberg Data. TSS recommends Tandberg tape products for their reliability and performance. Visit the Tandberg Data Web Site...

REV Removeable Hard Disk from Iomega

Using removeable hard drive in place of a tape drive makes a lot of sense and is sometimes the very best choice for businesses with smaller data storage requirements. The REV offers blazing speed and sensational media durability (REV media is covered by a five year warranty) along with capacities of 70GB native (additional storage is available through software compression). The Iomega REV - available from TSS - can help make backup easy and reliable. Visit the Iomega REV Web Site...

DAT-72 4MM Backup Solutions from Quantum

The 4MM tape technology utilized by todays DAT tape drives has been an idustry stalwart since the 1990's. Affordable and dependable, DAT72 tape drive provide up to 72GB of secure data backup - plus, media compatability with legacy tapes going back to DDS3. TSS provides DAT72 drives to those environments that can take full advantage of this technology. Visit the Quantum Web Site...

Tape Loaders and Libraries

In some larger environments, storage demands exceed the capacities of single tape backup solutions. When this happens, utilizing a tape-autoloader or library might be the right choice. Auto-loaders actually operate just like they sound - they mechanically change tapes so that a single backup event is completed with more than one tape media. All of the tape technologies listed above have tape library and auto-loaders options available. Visit the manufacturer sites for additional details - Sony, Tandberg Data, Iomega, Quantum