Low Cost Backup Solution Offered by Exabyte Vxa Data Tape Technology

The report of IDC clearly indicates that Exabyte tapethese VXA backup tapes before shipping them into
has established itself as a leading backup storagethe market so that their high quality & increased
format in entry level tape media automation. An OEMoutput characteristics can be confirmed. Independent
agreement has signed between Fujitsu Siemenslabs also conduct tests on the VXA media products
Computers and Exabyte. According to thethat are based on highly vigorous experiments. The
agreement, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will sell andreliability and data recovery capability of this tape
market the VXA320 packet-loaders and VXA-320cartridges are verified by different harsh experiments
packet drives of Exabyte in the market segment oflike using hot coffee, volcanic dust, aggressive
SMBs as the Fibre-CAT TX10 & Fiber-CATshakes, boiling water, violent bumps and even
packet loader. The reliability of this tape format isfreezing the cartridges. The accuracy of data
unparalleled and offers more resistance to humidityrecovery from the VXA tapes passed through these
and extreme temperatures.harsh experiments was 100% which proves its
VXA packet is a patented technology which hasupstanding media robustness.
been developed and intelligently engineered byExabyte has devised a new intelligent digital solution
Exabyte keeping in view the demands of thein its VXA tape format that has solved the long
business enterprises. Data packet is a new advancedstanding alignment problem of head to tape. The
technology used in VXA media tape for readingother traditional tape storage formats often fail to
recording. Data packet is more durable and ensurescarry out their restore operations due to this
faster backups with lowest operational costs andalignment problem. The mechanism of data reading
increased performance level. Significantwriting in VXA format is different from other
advancements have been made by Exabyte to maketraditional formats. The information is recorded and
this media format more advantageous and efficient.read in the advanced VXA media technology in the
Superior media reliability, long archival life, massiveform of data packets. These packets are assigned
storage space and faster backing up capability haveunique addresses. The traditional tape technologies
been combined in the Exabyte's latest VXA tapesequentially trace all the tracks that are located on
format. Cost per gigabyte of Exabyte tapes is alsothe media tape. The efficient VXA tape format uses
far superior to other tape formats. This tapea different approach; it sweeps all the data packets
technology is more user friendly & cost efficient.along the entire tape surface. The VXA buffer is
Lesser floor space is required by the VXA data tapesspecifically designed to gather the data packets and
which will help the I.T managers to control theirthen it re-assembles them to bring it back into its
operational and maintenance costs.original form. This process is very reliable and efficient
So far Exabyte has introduced 3 generations of thethat leads to increased data reliability at lowest cost
highly durable VXA tape format. Exabyte tests allper GB.