1u automatic tape loader enables users to perform completely hands free back up of data for smaller enterprises
Tandberg Data has announced the availability of its StorageLoader LTO with fourth generation LTO Half Height tape drives (LTO-4 HH). The StorageLoader LTO is the ideal entry-level automated backup solution, offering exceptional storage performance and capacities in a compact 1U form factor. The StorageLoader LTO is available with a choice of LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3 and LTO-4 Half-Height drives offering compressed storage capacities up to 12.8TB, transfer rates up to 576GB/hr and is available with LVD SCSI or SAS connectivity. The introduction of LTO-4 HH within the StorageLoader LTO doubles the storage capacity and the increased performance reduces backup and restore times. The introduction of LTO-4 HH also offers customers hardware encryption, using the 256 bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This offers users the highest level of encryption capability ensuring data privacy and regulatory compliance. The LTO WORM (Write Once, Read Many) functionality will help users to meet further regulatory compliance requirements. Government regulations such as SEC and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have established guidelines on how long data be retained, kept secure and remain unaltered. LTO WORM functionality will offer users cost effective, long term archiving, allowing them to store unaltered data for decades. “The release of LTO-4 Half Height drive in our StorageLoader LTO reduces the cost of storage for small and medium businesses,” says Bharat Kumar, vice president of marketing and development at Tandberg Data. “The increased capacity, performance and security of LTO-4 HH provide our customers with real choices and a future proof solution'.
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