November 10, 2024
Sony Adds SATA Interface to its AIT Turbo lineby -- Sony of Canada Ltd., Canada's leading supplier of electronic and computer products for consumers and business, today announced that its parent, Sony Corporation, is one of the first tape drive manufacturers to offer a range of tape drives that support the Serial Advanced Technology Architecture (SATA) interface. Adding SATA connectivity extends the versatility and value of its Advanced Intelligent Tape(tm) (AIT) Turbo drives with new AIT-1 Turbo and AIT-2 Turbo."The introduction of SATA AIT Turbo drives demonstrates our commitment to remaining at the forefront of the tape industry and providing our customers with solutions that are flexible, cost effective, and offer true value across various applications," said Tim Algate, Product Manager, Storage Solutions, Business & Institutional Division, Broadcast Communication Solutions Group, Sony of Canada Ltd. "SATA AIT Turbo drives are a key component in enabling and driving the industry's efforts to achieve a true SATA-based disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) architecture. Uniting disk and tape, along with the capabilities of SATA, is a great boon for budget-constrained, performance-starved storage administrators who know that tape storage coupled with hard disk drives in D2D2T configurations provides the best attributes of disk, with the economy and scalability of tape." "The increasing adoption of SATA drives into enterprise storage is enabling lower cost storage solutions," said Robert Amatruda, Research Manager, IDC. "SATA-based backup solutions, such as Sony's AIT-1 Turbo and AIT-2 Turbo drives, further streamline the cost of backing up SATA-based storage solutions by eliminating the need for SCSI or FC adapters in server-attached configurations." SATA AIT Turbo drives offer a range of capacity and performance options. AIT-2 Turbo drives feature an 80 GB (gigabyte) native storage capacity (208 GB using 2.6:1 compression) and a fast 12 MB/second (megabits per second) sustained native transfer rate. AIT-1 Turbo delivers a 40 GB native storage capacity (104GB compressed) with a 6 MB/second sustained native transfer rate. In addition, the thin SATA cables create an interface that is easy to implement into existing network infrastructures. AIT-2 Turbo drives also offer WORM capability, allowing small to mid- size companies to easily deploy best practices to assist them in their compliance efforts. SATA-based AIT-1 Turbo and AIT-2 Turbo drives are currently available for evaluation to Sony customers. Sony-branded SATA drives are expected later this month and will be available through Sony's extensive channel of commercial distributors, value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators. The manufacturers' suggested list pricing is as follows: · AIT-1 Turbo, internal SATA interface drive (model AITi100-ST) - MSRP of $1,200; and · AIT-2 Turbo, internal SATA interface drive (model AITi200-ST) - MSRP of $1,700. Sony currently offers a three-year limited warranty and a one-year advanced exchange with its branded AIT tape storage offerings. Request For More Information Forward this release to a friend Back to list
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