Technology at its best- this is what people bear in mind when the name of Sony is attached to a product. Sony has earned the reputation of being an innovative brand and this is why people around the world buy Sony products. One product that has significantly contributed to Sony’s excellent repute in backup industry is Sony AIT 4 tape, part number SDX4-200C. This tape is one of the largest sellers for backup storage operations in SMBs. Businesses all around the world has opted for the installation of this intelligent AIT4 tape system. The reason why this backup system has earned a lot of hype is because it enhances the efficiency of the business by a greater processing speed, longer working life and reduction in operating costs.Both of these points will be elaborated in the later stage of the article.

Sony AIT 4 media tape processes data at a high speed of 24Megabytes’ per second and can store around 200GB of uncompressed data. For small businesses these capacities are sufficient for backing up data but if you’re a medium sized business you need not worry.  Sony AIT 4 backup tape allows compression of data and you can save around 520GB of data in one single tape. Such high storage capacity allows even large scale businesses to install this tape as their backup system. The greatest benefit achieved through the purchase of this tape is the cost saving. When compared to all other competitors this tape format provides great value for money. It is priced at very affordable level and provides most of the services included in costly backup tapes.

AIT-4 media tapes are significantly competitive when compared to older versions of backup technology because they are manufactured with a more advanced and breakthrough formulation. The formulation used for the manufacturing of AIT-4 tapes is called “Advanced Metal Evaporate 2” also known as AME-2. Due to this advanced media formulation; the AIT-4 backup tapes are far more durable than competitors and have an exceptional recording density. When an AIT-4 tape is working at its full potential you will observe that the noise is significantly low. This is because the tapes are manufactured with an improved and enhanced evaporated metal; this fine quality of metal causes the size of magnetic particles to reduce. The smaller size of magnetic particles results in a smoother surface of the tape which in turn reduces the space lost between the head of the tape and magnetic layer.

Sony AIT-4 tape drive allows data to be searched quickly and ensure consistency even if there are repeated load/unload cycles.
Like previous AIT generations, the AIT4 drives are also designed for backward compatibility. The size of the tape is very compact which means it takes less storage space in the office. Each Sony AIT 4 tape stores data double the amount of previous generations, meaning less money spent on purchasing tapes and more room for office use. The tape performs at its full potential in the temperature ranges 41 °F and 113 °F.

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