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Media Format Conversion
& Migration
Data Link Associates
can easily convert media from one format to another, whether it's
a one-time job with just a few tapes or as part of a technology
migration to a different media format. Media formats supported include
the following media types:
- 3480
- 3490e
- 3590
- LTO
- 9840
- DLT
- QIC & Travan
- 4mm
- 8mm
Technology Migration
Data Link can
provide an end-to-end technology migration service from consulting
on the optimum media format for your data center to installation
of new drives or library systems and conversion of your existing
media to the new format. Data Link capabilities include, but are
not limited to the following:
- Data Link
can make recommendations on new tape technologies, considering
trade-offs in storage capacity and data access time.
- We can help
you identify if it is time to convert to an automated tape library
system.
- Data Link
can source drives and library systems for installation at the
proper time
- Data Link
can convert media from the old format to the new format
Inspector Plus 2000
For in-house
media conversion projects, Data Link offers the Inspector Plus 2000,
a windows-based PC system designed to perform media-related tasks
off-line from the mainframe, freeing up mainframe resources for
processing data. Using standard SCSI interfaces, all standard tape
media drives are supported.
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