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Media Conversion & Copying
What data center manager hasn't received tapes that are incompatible with current drives. Data-Link can do conversations between the following media types:

Open reel tape	3480
3490e	3590
DLT	1/4 Data Cartridges
4mm	8mm

No job is too large or too small. Data-Link can even convert all media to a single format so the data center only has to maintain one type of drive. We can handle all the above formats in all common densities and compression schemes.

Media Evaluation & Testing
As the correction capabilities of the tape systems increase, increased error levels are marked by the drive until tape fails, thereby lowering the chances of recovering data in the event of a tape failure. With ever higher media capacities, the chances of losing significant amounts of data also increases.

If you know the data center has bad tapes in the library, because of the data errors reported by the system, we can help by evaluating media for physical defects and testing media for read/write errors. Removing just a few tapes from a library can eliminate many problems. Bad tapes can be copied so data is rescued before it can never be recovered.

Tape archives should be periodically tested to ensure that data is intact. While all data centers have good intentions of random evaluation and testing, many simply lack the resources to get it done on a regular basis. We can perform this task.

Labeling & Initialization
Large data centers can save time and money by purchasing new tapes that have already been initialized and labeled. We can provide these for a fraction of what it would cost in mainframe time alone.

Many data centers also have large inventories of obsolete or scratch tapes. Data-Link can rework them , including degaussing, reinitializing, and relabeling. All the work can be done off line, saving data center managers time and money.

Media Cleaning
Magnetic media needs to be cleaned as part of a regular tape maintenance program. Dirty tapes wear out faster and generate more data errors. In an era where compression schemes and higher density formats are leaving more data on media sensitive contaminants cleaning becomes more imperative than ever. At the same time, tapes are retensioned to meet industry specifications to maximize system uptime. We can provide cleaning services.

Disaster Recovery
When fire strikes a data center, most modern sprinkler systems or halon fire extinguishers quickly extinguish the flames, but even the smallest smoke particles can ruin magnetic tapes. Even worse, heat can warp cartridges making tapes unusable. Water damage can render tapes unreadable. After a flood or fire, Data-Link can help data centers recover data from water or smoke damage from one tape to thousands, we can help restore data to new media.

But disasters don't have to be big to cause enormous problems - small accidents can crack cases or damage tapes. A live data cartridge without backup is worth for more than the media itself. Data-Link can even help recover data from damaged or improperly recorded tapes by restoring them to new tapes and saving valuable data.

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