Common Problems

• Trouble with IRS Compliance?
• Worried About Your Accountability?
• Data Corrupted?
• Costs Out-of-Control?
• Too Many Jobs Aborts or Processing Errors?

• Suffered a (natural) Disaster?
• Suffering from Poor System Performance?
• Too Many Media Formats?
• Need to Improve Data Center Profitability?
• Migrating to New Media Technology?

Data Link Associates can easily convert media from one format to another, whether it's a one-time job with just a few tapes or as part of a technology migration to a different media format. Media formats supported include the following media types:

• 3480
• 3490e
• 3590
• LTO
• 9840
• DLT
• QIC & Travan
• 4mm
• 8mm

Technology Migration
Data Link can provide an end-to-end technology migration service from consulting on the optimum media format for your data center to installation of new drives or library systems and conversion of your existing media to the new format. Data Link capabilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Data Link can make recommendations on new tape technologies, considering trade-offs in storage capacity and data access time.
• We can help you identify if it is time to convert to an automated tape library system.
• Data Link can source drives and library systems for installation at the proper time
• Data Link can convert media from the old format to the new format