4mm DAT/DDS, DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4 & DAT72 tape backup migration
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The Digital Data Storage (DDS) magnetic tape data storage format was developed by Sony and Hewlett Packard in 1989 as an evolution of Digital Audio Tape (DAT). The tape medium itself is nominally 4mm (actually 3.8mm) wide, packaged in a compact plastic cartridge containing dual reels, and was originally 60 or 90 meters long.
Initial native (uncompressed) capacity was 1.3GB on a 60 meter tape, and 2GB on 90 meter tapes. 1993 saw the release of the DDS-2 standard, with a native capacity of 4GB on 120m tape, and the later DDS-3, DDS-4 and DAT-72 generations held 12GB, 20GB, and 36GB respectively. Hardware Compression enabled tapes to typically double their native capacity.
We migrate 4mm DAT / DDS, DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4 & DAT72 tape data to virtually any other media
Every migrated 4mm DAT / DDS, DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4 & DAT72 tape cartridge is verified to ensure every migration is an exact copy. And we're fast. We have 4mm DAT / DDS, DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4 & DAT72 tape drives and servers running 24/7 with highly trained, motivated staff to oversee operations.
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