| As Robert Frost makes clear in his famous
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| | storage solutions from Sony provide a
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| poem, "The Road Not Taken," picking one
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| | broader range of capacities, increased
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| path over another can make all the
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| | performance, better reliability, easier
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| difference. While Frost had other topics
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| | maintenance and a more strategic path to
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| in mind at the time, his point is
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| | the future than the AITernatives.
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| nonetheless applicable to today's
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| | Organizations choosing the AIT path will
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| companies that are using or considering
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| | find themselves with a more flexible and
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| linear tape formats such as DLT, S-DLT
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| | integrated tape storage format that can
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| and LTO as their data storage
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| | span backup needs from individual PCs, to
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| solution.Legacy formats such as Digital
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| | workgroups, to the enterprise.AIT is a
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| Linear Tape (DLT) were a reasonable data
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| | proven storage technology with years of
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| storage AITernative in the past, but a
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| | successful enterprise deployments behind
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| combination of new business challenges
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| | it. First appearing in 1996, AIT is a
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| and new technology choices are driving
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| | compact, helical scan 8MM tape format in
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| many companies to rethink their tape
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| | a 3.5-in., half-height form factor. With
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| storage path. For example, conventional
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| | its high capacity (up to 100GB per
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| DLT systems are approaching the end of
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| | cassette), speed and reliability, AIT is
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| their useful life cycle, with no
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| | emerging as a more strategic tape storage
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| well-defined way to add capacity without
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| | path compared with linear formats such as
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| upgrading to a new format. While Super
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| | DLT, S-DLT and LTO. Consider the
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| DLT (SOLT) and Linear Tape Open (LTO)
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| | following advantages of AIT:* Reliability
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| systems do have roadmaps to the future,
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| | -- Consistent operation and assured
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| neither format offers a compatible
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| | reliability are two critical components
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| solution that can span the gamut of
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| | for a tape storage system. AIT-3 drives
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| storage needs, from the entry or
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| | are designed for a mean time between
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| workstation level up to the "Super Drive"
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| | failure (MTBF) of up to 400,000 hours
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| level. In addition, upgrades require a
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| | (compared with DLT's 250,000 MTBF rating)
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| media change, making long-term use of
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| | and a 100% duty cycle.
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| linear solutions more cumbersome and less
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| | Baba Direct provides detailed
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| flexible.Perhaps, as Frost suggests, it's
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| time to consider a different path.
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