In today’s competitive business environment, security and backup of your corporate data is vital for successful business operations. Data administrators trust DLT tape technology, which continues to be the leading backup solution for medium-sized and small businesses. DLT tape format offers exceptional compatibility, higher capacity and unprecedented performance at a superior value.

The I.T managers turn to Dell for dependable, competitively priced and extremely robust backup storage solutions. Dell has engineered a fast speed DLT VS80 tape drive that uses the fourth generation DLT 4 tape media. DLT VS80 is a half-height tape drive that offers an impressive backup rate of 10.8 GB/hour (native). Powerful combination of Dell DLT-4 tape media and DLT VS80 drive delivers highly cost-effective storage performance in a variety of high-end workstations, small businesses, workgroups, client/server environments and mid-range computing systems.

In native mode, the DLT VS80 drive can squeeze 40GB data per single DLT-IV cartridge. DLT VS80 drive has been carefully designed to allow easy installation and deliver superior value in a smaller footprint. You can conveniently install the drive in rack-mounted network servers. Dell DLT-4 cartridge’s part number is 09W080.

As your storage needs increase, you can move to the next enhanced version SDLT tape (Super DLT) format. Good news is that SDLT tape drives can read data from DLT-IV tape cartridges. So the customers of DLT tape format can easily standardize their backup system on a single industry-leading tape format. SMB customers can also count on LTO-3, VXA, LTO-2, SLR-MLR, AIT, Travan and LTO-1 tape technologies. These tape-based solutions are the foremost choice for today’s data-rich enterprises.

DLT VS80 drive delivers high speed backups and superior operating efficiency, regardless of increased workloads and harsh working conditions. The drive boasts an incredible MTBF of 200,000 hours, which is highest in its class. Readers will be amazed to know that the working life of DLT VS80 drive’s head is 30,000 hours. Furthermore, the drive delivers exceptional performance for up to 50,000 tape passes, and consumes significantly lesser energy than the competing tape drives.

Dell has incorporated a highly advantageous ECC (error correction code) system that ensures superior data integrity. This intelligent mechanism features the ability to re-write the damaged and missing data tracks. The DLT VS80 drive immediately reads the data after it has been written on to the tape media. In this way, the drive instantly verifies that the data integrity.

Media robustness and quality of Dell products is simply unrivaled. So you can confidently store, share, archive and manage your priceless business data. Dell DLT-4 tape’s increased robustness protects the tape cartridge in event of inadvertent drops or rough handling. Dell DLT-4 tape and DLT VS80 drive are competitively priced, which is really great news for the companies with tight I.T budgets.

Dell DLT-IV solution provides you the proven reliability and improved storage efficiency to address the exploding backup needs at an affordable price. So install the Dell DLT-4 solution and start squeezing voluminous information within your space-constrained data center. Product and software names mentioned throughout this article are trademarks and are sole property of their owners.