Smooth Backup Operations In Exabyte VXA Tape Technology
By: Tape4backup
Submitted: 2009-07-08 01:15:24 | Word Count: 565
The key factor of the small & mid-sized business enterprises is a secure and efficient data storage medium, that can assist the businesses to perform their operations smoothly at low cost. Exabyte VXA tape format has been geared specifically in accordance with the user’s growing requirements. VXA tape offers backup solutions at affordable prices. The customer’s investment is also protected as the VXA tape versions are backward compatible. Cost per gigabyte of VXA storage format is very low that makes it the best backup storage medium for the enterprises. The Exabyte VXA tape provides flexibility to the businesses to select the VXA tape version which lies within the limits of their allocated budget.
The Exabyte VXA products are disaster-tested. The leading OEMs of the world are manufacturing the efficient VXA tape products. Information is stored in VXA in the form of unique data packets. Unmatched data reliability, fast speed, robustness, increased capacity and low operational cost are the highlights and powerful features of VXA tape technology. Data reliability of Exabyte VXA is unparalleled. This feature makes it unique from other tape formats.
[ advertisement ]
Independent labs as well as Exabyte have tested the VXA cartridges to verify its durability and capability to recover information in case of any disaster. Under severe conditions, the Exabyte VXA technology delivers unprecedented performance at low cost. The conditions under which the VXA cartridges are tested include violent vibration test, freezing the cartridges. The tape cartridges are even immersed in boiling water, volcanic dust and hot coffee. These tests are conducted to ensure accurate data restoration and reliability of VXA tapes. VXA tape format has developed a digital solution that overcomes the mechanical issue of alignment between tape reel and drive head. In conventional tapes, this tape to head is a common problem that leads to failure of data storage operations.
VXA tape solution is far superior and durable than other conventional formats. The VXA drives use the packet technology and the data is read & written in data packets. These data packets are individually addressed. Conventional tape formats use different technique to read and record information. In traditional tape formats, the data tracks are embedded on the media tape and each track on the tape reel is traced sequentially. On the other hand in VXA technology, the entire VXA tape reel’s face is swept for the purpose of reading and recording information.
VXA buffer during the reading cycle dynamically gathers the discrete packets and then reassembles them. The data reassembling process of Exabyte VXA tape is very efficient and precise that ensures increased data reliability. Similar data reassembling technique is used in VXA tape format and internet. Tight tolerances are maintained in the conventional tape formats with the help of highly machined components. This increases the overall manufacturing cost. This problem has been solved by the VXA technology that is why the VXA tape provides enhanced durability, performance and higher output level at lower cost. No doubt the data reliability offered by VXA data tape is really unparalleled and superior.
Author Resource:-VXA tape is very economical and offers faster transfer rates and superior data reliability. VXA-X tape and VXA-V tape are the two versions of VXA tape format. Tape4backup is offering lowest prices and lifetime warranty on all Exabyte VXA tape cartridges.
