High Performance Attributes of HP DAT-160 Tape Storage Devices

In this modern era of collaborative and instrumented global environment, mountains of information is constantly being produced, compiled and exchanged.

The data managers understand the risk of data loss and demand highly reliable storage technologies for the protection of valuable information assets. About 7% of the data is lost due to virus attacks, software corruption 14%, human error 32%, hardware malfunctions 44%, while the flood, fire and other catastrophes account for 3%. Companies with busy data centers, workstations and small server running at remote locations relatively have higher risk of data loss.

DDS (digital data storage) is the most successful backup tape technology. Install base of DDS tape drives around the globe has exceeded 12 million. HP is committed to continue its development of the DDS tape products for years to come. As a user of DDS tape technology, you can economically handle the growing backup needs, without freeing up more space for extra hardware.

HP DAT-160 tape devices are built tough to fit the 21st century's exploding backup storage demands and strict regulations. DDS technology's sixth generation is commonly known as DAT-160 tape. HP DAT-160 is an affordable, reliable and highly intelligent tape format that increases the recording capacity to 600 GB (compressed).

If you are a user of DDS-4 or the DAT-72 (DDS-5) tape technology and you are looking to move to the higher capacity DAT-160 generation, then you are surely making a smart decision as your investment will be protected with the help of DAT-160 tape drive's backward compatibility. DAT-72 and DDS-4 both are read-write compatible. So the awesome backward functionality will not only help to satisfy the future needs but also provide a gateway to access the information that has been preserved on the previous generation DDS tapes. In order to assure consistent performance, use the HP C8015A cleaning cartridge which is specifically designed for DAT-160 tape drives.

HP DAT-160 technology provides excellent balance of cost and capacity. It is the smart choice for small & mid-range businesses. HP's products provide you complete peace of mind, because these devices are subjected to exhaustive test program and rigorous quality control. That is why the HP products are trusted by the leading enterprises, and holds a major market share in almost all of the IT industries. HP DAT-160 drive achieves high speed of 32 MB/sec in compressed mode, so you can store 50 GB data in an hour.

Leading DAT-160 tapes are listed below:

HP DAT-160 tape
C8011A

Maxell DAT-160 tape
230010

Maxell WORM DAT160 tape
230020

TDK DAT 160 tape
DC-DAT160

Sony DAT-160 backup tape
DGDAT160

Quantum DAT160 tape
MR-D6MQN-01

Vast technical experience and new manufacturing technologies have helped HP to create high capacity, light weight, high performance and tough DAT-160 tape devices. HP DAT-160 drive will take less than 3 hours to fill a single DAT160 tape cartridge.

HP has introduced the Ultra SCSI and USB 2.0 connection options in its DAT160 drive to better facilitate its customers. USB connection means that you won't have to purchase special adapters. HP DAT-160 is indeed a reliable, economical, superior and ideal storage medium for today's high demanding and dynamic backup needs.