SONY LTO4 MOVIE LTO3 LTO2 EDP LABELS LIBRARY PACK STORAGE MEDIA DLT4 AIT SAIT
PMD Magnetics is an authorised source for all SONY DATA STORAGE MEDIA - LTO4 LTO3 LTO2 LTO1 EDP labels library packs AIT and SAIT. We can label data tapes in clean room conditions.
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- Sony - total business support - As an approved Sony Storage Media Partner, PMD Magnetics can offer direct access to Sony's commercial and technical expertise. Working together, PMD and Sony can assist with the smooth running of procurement, test routines and media delivery.
- Library pack product for volume requirements - Sony LTO4 LTO3 LTO2 and LTO1 media is available in stackable library packs for ease of storage - particularly useful for large data centre users using EDP labels.
- Sony - unique storage media manufacturer - Sony is the only company that manufactures drives, automated libraries and storage media - meaning they understand the demands within a data centre environment.
- Sony - R & D for the future - Sony's history of research and development means that they are at the forefront of new product technologies - and will be around to help you migrate to future storage formats for years to come.
- Sony - assured performance - Independent test data shows the high level of compatibility and performance within the various drive formats - meaning you can be assured that your data is safe and secure.
- Sony - Lifetime Guarantee - In the unlikely event of you encountering any problems, Sony's highly trained technical team will be there to help. This includes site visits and media inspection where required.
- Sony - added value & labelling services - Sony have been providing data related services for a number of years utilising the technical expertise of their in-house engineers. Through dealing with an authorised Sony partner in PMD Magnetics, your company can access services including data recovery, data conversion and data duplication. We can also provide all major tape formats with EDP media labels ready-applied for your convenience in clean room conditions.
- Sony - compliance - Need advice on the latest data storage compliance issues? Contact PMD Magnetics for the latest Sony white papers and we will gladly email them to you.
To find out why you should choose Sony LTO media download the attached pdf:-
If you unsure as to which tape format you need for your hardware, download Sony's Media Compatibility Guide.
To view prices and order online CLICK HERE for our range of storage products - or contact our data specialist for a tailored quotation on pre-labelled media - matthew@pmdmagnetics.co.uk.
Ian Armstrong of Sony Recording Media comments on AIT and S-AIT tape
Sony have been at the forefront of data tape technology for many years. The development of Metal Evaporated (ME) tape technology, originally for professional video tape recording in the 1980's was pioneered and perfected by Sony to provide excellent picture quality for treasured recordings. Sony realised that the high recording density that could be attained with ME tape could be applied to data recording and so the AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) format was developed initially with 65GByte (25GB Native) capacity in AIT Generation 1 (AIT1).
A strong roadmap was also achieved with this format, now at Generation 5 (AIT5) being able to attain over 1TB of storage with a compression ratio of 2.6:1*.
Over the years many organisations have supported the AIT format - see www.aittape.com. Sony produces a range of tape drive and library solutions - predominantly to suit SMB and SME sectors.
Sony also developed the S-AIT - a ‘half inch tape' cartridge format similar to LTO - but offering greater reliability for Broadcast and Enterprise applications. Capacities for S-AIT1 are 1.3TB (500GB Native) and S-AIT2 at 2.0TB (800GB Native) achieved through the usage of Sony rack mountable and scalable (Petasite) solutions. This format is also supported by other manufacturers as per the above web address.
The Sony AIT product family now comprises:-
- SAIT1 500N - 500GB native / 1300GB compressed capacity
- SAIT2 800N - 800GB native / 2000GB compressed capacity
- SDX1 25C - AIT1 - 25GB native / 65GB compressed capacity
- SDX1 35C - AIT1 - 35GB native / 91GB compressed capacity
- SDX2 50C - AIT2 - 50GB native / 130GB compressed capacity
- SDX3 100C - AIT3 - 100GB native / 260GB compressed capacity
- SDX4 200C - AIT4 - 200GB native / 520GB compressed capacity
- SDX5 400C - AIT4 - 400GB native / 1040GB compressed capacity
For further information on Sony's AIT product line up please contact Storage@pmdmagnetics.co.uk.
