Tape Drive Backup

Tandberg Data, now entering its 20th year, is a recognized pioneer and leading innovator in tape storage. It was the first to introduce 8mm tape drives and libraries, the first to offer native Fibre Channel drives and libraries, the first to offer FireWire tape drives and libraries and the first and only manufacturer to offer groundbreaking VXA Packet Technology.

Award-Winning VXA Technology

The most impressive advancements in tape drive backup products have been with Tandberg Data's VXA Packet Technology - the new standard in tape drive backup and restore. Learn more about VXA Packet Technology today, or watch this short online tour of how VXA Packet Technology is far superior to old track-based technology used by DDS and DLT.

How is VXA different? VXA Packet tape drive products write and read stored data in tiny packets just like the Internet, providing much better restore integrity, capacity, and transfer speeds, and the scalability of three different cartridge capacities to allow you to grow as your data grows.

The Storage Loader VXA-172: Affordable and Reliable

The Storage Loader VXA-172 offers better reliability, capacity, and price than any other automation product. The Storage Loader VXA-172 has 10 cartridge slots in a slim 1U form factor that conserves rack space. It offers a data transfer rate of up to 86 GB per hour and includes Tandberg Data's VXA-172 Packet Drive.

Learn more by watching a short flash tour of the Storage Loader VXA-172.

The VXA-172 is also available in a single tape drive. Watch an online tour of the VXA-172 Packet Tape Drive.

With its landmark portfolio of tape automation patents, Tandberg Data is the smart choice for backup and restore - even competitors license Tandberg Data's robotics systems because of their superior engineering, quality and reliability.

Tandberg Data's innovative engineering approach results in very mature products at launch and raises the bar for industry standards. Tandberg Data also offers a full line of LTO products designed for rack mount server setups. Each of these products comes with patented ExaBotics — making its LTO automation products superior in engineering, quality and reliability.