The Facts About Tape Media Storage

Some form of tape media storage has been in use for the storage of data since the 1950s. As technology has advanced so has tape media storage. Tape media storage is the preferred way for many companies to store their electronic files. Let’s take a brief look at what tape media storage is and then examine how tape media storage can be beneficial to your organization.

Tape media storage was first used in the early 1950s for audio recordings. The tape media storage technology developed by IBM quickly became the standard for the tape media storage industry. Today, most tape media storage is packaged in the form of a cassette or cartridge. A tape drive is used to transfer data on to the tape media storage device.

Tape media storage is a popular option for storing electronic data because it is significantly less expensive than other disk or data storage options. Today, tape media storage is mostly used with large computer systems for the backup and archiving of data. Current capacity for tape media storage is one terabyte of information without compression.

If your company uses a tape media storage system for backing up critical documents you are on the right track to keeping your business’ most valuable information secure. The next step in that security process is moving your tape media storage system to an offsite facility. At Elite Archives, we specialize in the storage of tape media. Our warehouse is equipped with a vault specially designed for tape media storage. By keeping your tape media storage cassettes or cartridges in an offsite location, you are ensuring that your data is safe for use in the future.

For more information on how Elite Archives can help with securing the data on your tape media storage, or for information on any of our other services, call us at (866) 962-0330.