Key Benefits of Tape Backup Libraries

Many IT managers see the need for using tape libraries as a viable way to automate the their larger backup requirements. Many automated tape libraries lower down time in the event of a hard drive failure by making data stored on tapes within the tape library readily available. Due to the robotics involved no human intervention is thus needed.

Here are some of the key benefits of utilizing tape backup libraries

• Eliminates and reduces human error from happening in the backup process.


• Offer complete automated data backup, archive and disaster recovery solution. And restore operations are not confined to last back up versions of files so users can easily access earlier versions of backups done if needed.


• Control and options for backing can be be selected through a central library management console thus making the process easier.


• Backup tape libraries allow for scalability through adding more drives and slots as demand dictates.

Popular brands for tape libaries are HP Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Overland Data, Exabyte and Tandberg Data.