The AIT tapes or the LTO tapes are widely used in most of the companies for the back up but what is the direness in between them and which is the best.
LTO Tapes or (Linear Tape Open) is as its name implies a linear tape backup driver technology. This technology has been developed in a consortium by Seagate, IBM and HP. There are two formats for LTO Ultrium and Accelis. They serve different needs and are not compatible.
| Generation | ||||||
| Release Date | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | TBA | TBA |
| Native Data Capacity | 100 GB | 200 GB | 400 GB | 800 GB | 1.6 TB | 3.2 TB |
| Max Speed (MB/s) | 15 | 40 | 80 | 120 | 180 | 270 |
| WORM Capable? | NO | NO | YES | YES | PLANNED | PLANNED |
| Tape Thickness | 8.9 μm | 8.9 μm | 8 μm | 6.6 μm | | |
| Tape Length | 609 m | 609 m | 680 m | 820 m | | |
| Tape Tracks | 384 | 512 | 704 | 896 | | |
There are the following types of versions and products available for LTO Tapes is LTO-3 Tapes, LTO-1 Tapes, LTO-2 Tapes, LTO-4 Tapes, Baba Certified LTO Media, Baba Certified LTO-2, LTO Barcode Labels
The ATI tape is the abbreviation of Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT Tapes). The AIT Tapes is a high-speed, high-capacity magnetic tape data storage format developed and controlled by Sony. AIT backup tapes are made to store data efficiently and in large quantities. The SCSI technology that AIT backup tapes incorporate help to maximize data transfer. AIT Tapes (Advanced Intelligent Tape) introduced by Seagate and Sony is based on 8mm technology and represent a new 8mm technology known as Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT Tapes). AIT-3 Tapes can store 100GB, 260GB compressed with a 12 MBps data rate. Increased rewind and positioning access time for fast access of data segments.
| Generation | |||||
| Release Date | 2004 | 1996 | 2004 | 1999 | |
| Native Capacity (GB) | 20 | 25, 35 | 40 | 36, 50 | 80 |
| Max Speed (MB/s) | 6 | 3, 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Tape Length (m) | | 170, 230 | | 170, 230 | |
| Tape Thickness (µm) | | | | | |
There are the following types of versions and products available for AIT Tapes: AIT-1 Tapes, AIT-2 Turbo Tapes, AIT-3 Tapes, AIT-4 Tapes, AIT-5 Tapes, AIT-E Turbo Tapes, AIT Barcode Labels, and AIT-2 Tapes.
