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Data Backup: Disks vs. Tapes

Having a reliable and speedy backup solution is important, which is why we have now stopped providing tape backup solutions and are now providing backup solutions using disks, which offer many advantages over disks.

Here is a breakdown of why disk backup solutions are better equipped for backing up your business data:

Reliability

Disk:
Shock resistant and more equipped to deal with frequent overwriting.

Tape:
Unlikely to feature shock resistance and cannot be frequently overwritten.

Access

Disk:
Information can be found and accessed in a matter of seconds.

Tape:
It can take several minutes to locate the information on a tape drive.

Lifespan

Disk:
Disks have virtually no limitation on lifespan and all Tandberg disks provided by HBP come with 3 years warranty.

Price:
Tapes can suffer degradation over time if they are continuously used, and the higher the speeds of writing the higher degradation.

Price

Disk:
Although initially disk solutions cost slightly more, you will make a saving over time due to not replacing disks as often as tapes.

Tape:
Initial costs are slightly lower but you will be purchasing tapes more often, resulting in a higher long term cost.

Backup speed

Disk:
A disk solution allows you to write at high speeds without expensive equipment.

Tape:
The equivalent speeds from a tape solution require a large investment in equipment to ensure that speed doesn’t cause issues with your backups.

Conclusion:
Disk drives are the clear winner because of the advantages they offer. The advantages include being more resistant to shock, costing less over time and because you can save time by backing up your data at much higher speeds on disks.

The solutions we offer:

RDX QuikStor

Offering the performance and benefits of a hard disk with the convenient handling of a tape drive, the RDX QuikStor is ideal for small businesses looking to back up their data or have a disaster recovery solution.

Capable of writing to one disk drive at a time.

RDX QuikStation

With the RDX QuikStation you receive the same benefits as the RDX QuikStor but also gain the flexibility of a multi-disk platform that allows you to backup larger volumes of data much faster. This means you can write or read from up to 8 drives at any one time.

DPS2000 Series

A flexible solution that can be used for backing up your data and also a network-attached storage solution so you can add storage space both quickly and easily for your business.

If you would like to learn more about the Tandberg disk backup solutions we offer please call us on 0800 0433 106 or alternatively email us.

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