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    WeBuyUsedTape exhibiting at IERCE

    By Norm, May 23rd 2011

    May 25 though May 27, 2011.  Las Vegas, NV  J.W. Marriott Resort and Spa.

    IERCE – International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo

    WeBuyUsedTape is presenting their CASH, CREDIT, and DONATION buyback programs. We look forward to meeting you at the show.  Contact us anytime.

    Enter win a FREE APC 2200 UPS Unit at the show.  Over $1000 retail value – New in the box. Just drop your business card at our booth to enter.  Good luck!!

    Preview our data destruction equipment at our booth.  We can answer all your questions concerning our buyback programs:

    • Are your processes approved?
    • Can you provide full documentation?
    • What about onsite data destruction?
    • Are you able to securely ship my tapes?
    • How do we get paid?
    • Which types of tapes for you purchase?
    • What do i do with my old, non-value tapes?

    See you there!!

    LTO-5 Tape Technology Greener than LTO-4 ?

    By Norm, January 24th 2011

    The volume of corporate databases is continuously increasing due to the rapid growth in structured & un-structured data.  Data administrators’ jobs have become tougher as they have to devise the data protection strategy in their limited budgets.  LTO Ultrium tape format is the data-intensive organizations’ first choice that is specifically engineered to satisfy the current & future storage demands.

    LTO 5 offers you a complete range of LTO-5 tape devices including backup tapes, drives, and libraries.  The LTO-5 cartridge, which is capable of recording an enormous 1.5 TB of native data.  Video professionals and customers of complex server environments, large financial databases, workgroups, government agencies and departmental servers can count on the LTO-5 Ultrium technology.

    LTO-5 tapes feature almost 100% greater recording capacity than LTO-4 tapes.  LTO-5 has added new reliable features and made significant technological advancements to enhance the output characteristics and data protection capability of its LTO5 tape devices.  LTO-5 Ultrium technology facilitates the organizations to extend their business operations and improve their operating efficiency at an economical cost.

    LTO5 drives achieve up to 140MB/s native throughput rate.  In order to provide more choice and better facilitate the customers, manufacturers have designed both half-height & full-height tape drives.  Power consumed by LTO5 drives is lesser than the LTO4 drives, which makes them more power efficient and a “greener” backup solution. Introduction of latest industry leading SAS 6 GB/s interface assists the data managers to easily incorporate the LTO-5 drives into their demanding data centers and complex server environments.

    LTO-5 drives; provide a link with the previously installed LTO backup resources.  The customers can restore their data from LTO4 and LTO-3 tapes with all models of LTO-5 drives.  Additionally, you can also write data on LTO-4 tapes.  Good news is that the half-height version of LTO-5 drives offers the HBA (host bus adapter) interface option as well.

    LTO-5 is the first version of LTO tape in which a new innovative “Media partitioning” mechanism has been introduced.  With the help of this new technology, now you make 2 partitions on a single LTO-5 cartridge.  Now the customers can easily archive and store their digital media files through audio & video broadcast applications.

    With LTO-5 technology, the users can be assured of long term protection with its exceptional hardware based data encryption mechanism. LTO 5 drives intelligently encode your sensitive data, making it sure that the data cannot be used maliciously if it is lost or stolen.  Therefore the business enterprises can easily satisfy the new demanding data legislations.

    LTO-5 drive’s “Fast sense” technology ensures unmatched data precision and consistent performance by monitoring the incoming transfer rate and accordingly adjusting the streaming speed of tape drive.  You can trust the LTO5 format for long term data security and regulatory compliance.  All product names mentioned in this article are trademarks and are sole-property of their owners.

    LTO-5 Ultrium Tape 1.5/3.0TB Storage

    Brand                                     Part Number

    Imation                                 61857

    Sony                                       LTX1500G

    Quantum                               MR-L5MQN-01

    HP                                          C7975A

    IBM                                       46X1290

    Maxell                                   229323

    Dell

    LTO-4 Technology very cost effective and efficient

    By Norm, October 13th 2010
    Part# Brand Description Condition
    95P4436 IBM LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    3414640 Dell LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    D2407LTO4 TDK LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    003439101 SUN LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    LTX800G Sony LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    MRL4MQN01 Quantum LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    183906 Maxell LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    26592 Imation LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    C7974A HP LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    15716800 Fuji LTO-4 Ultrium Tape 800/1600GB New and Used
    01X024 Dell LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    347672ECL Emtec LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    26200014 Fuji LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    C7978A HP LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    C7979A HP LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    08L9124 IBM LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    35L2086 IBM LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    15931 Imation LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    183804 Maxell LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    MRLUCQN01 Quantum LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    STXCL Sony LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    003382801 SUN LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    432631 Tandberg LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only
    D2404CC TDK LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge New Only

    LTO4 tape offers several advantages to the data storage administrators making it the most ideal tape storage technology. LTO-4 Ultrium tape represents the 4th generation LTO4 backup tape. LTO4 Ultrium technology is more cost effective storage medium offering unprecedented durability and performance. Data Encryption mechanism is very fast and reliable in LTO4 Ultrium technology and it does not affect the efficiency of backup storage and retrieval process. The data managers can confidently send the LTO4 tape cartridges offsite once the recorded information has been encrypted.

    LTO-4 tape technology assists organizations to meet the regulatory obligations and secure their valuable information for longer time periods. LTO4 offers better cost effective results with less headaches. The cost per GB of LTO4 Ultrium tape is low, thus resulting in low ownership cost. Tape-based encryption of LTO4 tape offers a measure of interoperability and standardization therefore provides flexibility to the enterprises to upgrade their LTO-3 storage medium to higher capacity LTO-4 tape system. Backward compatibility feature of LTO4 media saves cost and protects the investments. LTO4 Ultrium tape offers an appealing feature of data encryption and backward compatibility.

    Increased throughput and recording capacity are ensured in LTO4 tape technology even in compressed mode. Recording capacity and transfer rate of LTO4 is doubled in compressed mode reaching 1.6TB and 240MB/second respectively. Its native transfer rate and capacity is 120MB/s and 800GB respectively. Superior compatibility is offered by the LTO4 tape and it delivers outstanding backup results with all leading software and hardware platforms. LTO tape technology is more advantageous, user friendly and economical.

    Immutability is required for the information which is to be stored for longer time periods and compliance with the strict regulations. This means that the data once recorded cannot be changed, over-written or deleted.  This technology has added a new way to meet these strict regulations. This new added feature is the WORM capability. WORM feature does not allow any alterations or deletion of data after its recording on to the LTO4 tape media. The Ultrium tape cartridge’s memory is used by the WORM media along with a unique encoding scheme in order to prohibit data tampering. LTO4 backup tape is very robust, reliable and cost efficient.

    LTO4 tape cartridges are the preferred choice of the IT managers and data administrator’s because of its massive 800GB recording capacity and fast speed reaching 120 MB per second. Both are achieved in native mode. LTO is the top selling tape storage format that delivers superior performance and outstanding features in comparison to the other tape technologies. 800GB capacity makes the LTO4 cartridge more advantageous. LTO4 tape cartridge is more robust. Due to its high recording density, smooth surface and robust base film, the LTO4 cartridge has the ability to store more data at lowest cost per gigabyte. Therefore it also saves floor space thus making the daily routine job of the data managers easier.

    T-10000 Tapes – Premium pricing now being offered by WeBuy (T-10K)

    By Norm, September 20th 2010

    High Priority!!  We need to purchase new and USED T10000 data tapes. All types and capacities (T10K). Our demand is exceeding our supply. We offer top dollar, pay cash, and pay FAST. Contact us for a no obligation, confidential offer now:

    Part Number Manufacturer Description

    • 003-0519-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Tape 500GB/1TB
    • 003-3907-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Volsafe Tape 500GB/1TB
    • 003-0742-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Tape Labeled 500GB/1TB
    • 003-0758-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Tape Labeled and Initialized 500GB/1TB
    • 003-0520-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Sport Tape 120/240GB
    • 003-3913-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Titanium Volsafe Sport Tape 120/240GB
    • 003-3827-01 SUN Storagetek 1/2 inch T-10000 Cleaning Cartridge  New Only

    MANUFACTURER:  Sun Storagetek
    FORMAT:  T10K / T10000

    Can a data cartridge help you grapple with data growth, security, manageability, and cost? With 1 TB capacity, the Sun StorageTek T10000 data cartridge lets you store more data in the same footprint. It`s the perfect solution for mission-critical, high-volume backup, archiving, and disaster recovery applications.

    Designed for Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drives
    Stores up to 1 TB of uncompressed data per standard cartridge
    SafeGuide system and unique design extend media durability
    High performance read and write, search, and rewind speeds
    Optional VolSafe secure media technology cartridge
    Optional 240 GB Sport cartridge 30-year archival life

    Key Applications:  High volume backup,  Long-life archives,  Disaster recovery

    Features and Benefits:
    No need to worry about data security with the Sun StorageTek T10000 Data Cartridge. Its unique SafeGuide system is designed with a unique hub lock that stabilizes media within the cartridge shell, extends tape durability, and enhances your data protection. Additionally, Sun offers a T10000 VolSafe secure media technology cartridge and a 240 capacity Sport cartridge.

    Key Benefits:   Saves space,  Saves money,  Extends media life,  A long term solution,  Save valuable floor space
    As your storage needs grow, it`s good to be using a space-saving solution. You can store up to one terabyte of compressed data or 1 TB of uncompressed data per standard cartridge. A 240 Sport cartridge is also available to save money on smaller jobs.

    Reduce costs
    High capacity and a superior design work together to help you minimize tape mounts and improve your automation efficiency. This low-cost-per-gigabyte, high-end, half-inch storage medium is the best solution for bringing more cost efficiency to your Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drives.

    Extend media durability
    A well-designed data cartridge can lengthen the life of the tape and provide better data protection. The Sun StorageTek T10000 data cartridge`s unique hub-lock design and SafeGuide system do both.

    Protect your storage investments
    Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drives enable you to reformat and reuse your T10000 cartridges to take advantage of their capacity and throughput improvements.

    Boost confidence in business critical applications
    When it comes to data backup and restore, archiving, and disaster recovery operations, you want everything to run smooth. You don`t need to hear bad news about your tape media. This advanced, long-life, high-capacity, performance-tested tape cartridge is a big step in the right direction. For high security applications, you can use the VolSafe secure media technology cartridge.

    SPECIFICATIONS:
    Performance:
    Formulation: Advanced Metal Particle (AMP)
    Tape length and thickness: 3008.5 ft (917 m) and 6.5 microns
    Substrate: Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN)
    Track-following Servo: Factory pre-recorded
    Full File Passes:
    24 (T10000)
    36 (T10000B)
    Capacity:
    Capacity, native (uncompressed):
    500 GB (T10000), 1 TB (T10000B)
    120 GB (T10000), 240 GB (T10000B) Sport cartridge
    Compatibility:
    Supported tape drives: T10000B
    Number of tracks:
    768 (T10000)
    1152 (T10000B)
    Form Factor: Half-inch, 3480/3490E

    Availability:
    Archival life: 30 years
    Uncorrected bit error rate: 1×10-19
    Loads/unloads: 15,000

    Mechanical:
    Height: 1.0 in. (2.54 cm)
    Depth: 4.92 in. (12.50 cm)
    Width: 4.29 in. (10.90 cm)
    Weight: 9.31 oz (263.9 g)
    Drop strength: 39.4 in. (1 m)

    Media Donation – Making the Most of Used or Obsolete Storage Media

    By Admin, July 10th 2009

    Like many business enterprises you very well may have used or obsolete storage media that have been stored away for a significant period of time. You may not really know the best course to take when it comes to disposing of storage media. One course that you can consider taking in this day and age is media donation.

    WeBuyUsedTape.net has revolutionized the way in which a business can make a WeBuyUsedTape.net. In this regard, WeBuyUsedTape.net has two options available to you. First, our firm has a list of not for profit organizations that we work with on a regular basis. Your business can make a storage media donation through our firm for the benefit of one of these not for profit organizations.

    Second, through WeBuyUsedTape.net you can also make a storage media donation that is designed to benefit a not for profit group, organization or association if your own choice.

    The fact is that many businesses have come to realize that through such a storage media donation as that which can be arranged through WeBuyUsedTape.net, the business itself actually benefits more from a financial perspective than if the business sold the used media. And, of course, a not for profit organization benefits from having access to quality storage media.

    Keep in mind that the professional team at WeBuyUsedTape.net understands the importance of protecting the data that you maintained on the storage media. Our professionals ensure that any data is eradicated to your specifications – and you will be provided certification of that fact.

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