The Tape Company Offers HIT Archive Solutions

The Tape Company, distributor of CD-R, DVD-R, Blu-Ray media and disc publishing equipment, is now offering a NAS Blu-ray archiving solution from HIT Archive Corporation (5TB-56TB). You can now also pre-order 100GB technology drives and media in any model.

The HIT NAS models offer seamless network integration, scalability and support file based workflows.

Two different NAS options are available:

• File system integration, the archival storage is available in network shares. This integration provides capacity for secure long-term storage in your network.  
• Tiered storage system with policy based movement of files from primary storage to secure archive storage. Primary storage capacity is freed up while existing workflows remain unchanged.

Blu-ray is an industry standard technology; the applied Universal Disc Format (UDF) file system ensures compatibility between library- and regular workstation drives. Blu-ray media support write verification on the fly, and offer a 50- or 100-year reliability.

Benefits for broadcasting include:

• Industry Standardized drive and media with UDF format
• Long term viability using 50 year or 100 year Blu-ray media
• Network connected, file based, automated functions to monitor, copy and recall digital files
• Error correction and write verification on the drive level
• Scalability by adding additional units to a network
• Network attached off line racks with capacities up to 330TB and file system integration
• Virtualization of archived files on Blu-ray in a tiered storage system
• 40% reduction in energy use and CO2 emissions with hybrid solution (HD & Blu-ray vs. HDD only)