Magnetic tape wears a little every time it is read, and drives that can read older formats are getting harder to find. Duplicating an important tape set means the original can stay on the shelf while you work from an exact copy, and you still have a readable set if a cartridge fails later. Datarecovery.com duplicates LTO, DLT and SDLT, DDS, AIT, IBM, SLR, VXA, Data8, and hundreds of other cartridge, cassette, and open-reel formats.
What you get
- Exact copies. Each duplicate is a bit-for-bit copy of the original, regardless of compression ratio or backup software. Our engineers do not need to open or read your files to make the copy.
- Clean handling. Duplication takes place in a clean, humidity-controlled environment, and media is stored and handled under Department of Defense security guidelines. We can also work within industry-specific security requirements.
- Volume and speed. With many drives for each format we can duplicate large sets quickly. For DLT alone our capacity is more than two petabytes per day. Several priority levels are available, and we quote a firm turnaround before starting.
- Recovery while you copy. If some tapes in a set are damaged, we can recover them as part of the same project. See tape data recovery.
- Conversion. We can also move an archive to a newer format instead of copying it like for like.
DLT duplication
Digital Linear Tape is one of the most widely used cartridge formats ever made, and many organizations still hold DLT archives. We duplicate and recover all DLT and SDLT media regardless of drive brand, compression ratio, or backup platform, including ARCserve, Windows and NT Backup, and Sun Solaris sets.
Call 800.237.4200 to discuss a duplication project, or request a quote online.