The
Travan format, while physically larger than the DAT and DLT, holds less data.
Travan is a highly durable storage format that uses high-capacity cartridges, making it a great option for notebook backup and storage.
"Seagate continues to deliver best-in-class tape backup and restore solutions to customers that rely on
Travan technology to protect the valuable information they depend on every day," said Bob Hawkins, director, Product Line Management for Seagate Removable Storage Solutions.
Travan K., the "elder" twin (by less than a minute), admits that, in the past, the two have capitalized on being twins.
"Seagate provides resellers with one-stop shopping for backup solutions with 8GB and 20GB SCSI and ATAPI
Travan and
Travan NS solutions, 8GB and 24GB DAT drives, as well as AIT drives for midrange servers.
"
Travan technology should be welcome news to millions of PC users.'
Travan tape drive solutions allow users to protect their entire system and vital information reliably on a single data cartridge.
In linear drives the basic recording technique is similar between
Travan, SLR, SC50, VS, DLT, and LTO drives (there are variations in recording density/encoding, track pitch, and number of parallel channels).
If higher capacity is needed, then
Travan offers a backup solution with over 29 times that of CD-RLRW and three to nine times that of DVD at an attractive price.
We've heard nothing lately from the
Travan people, and theirs is a direct-attach strategy.
There was a time, and not too long ago, that IT management leaned in favor of
Travan and DDS technologies due to their long histories and affordable price points.
Some other tape platforms like 4mm/8mm, QIC and
Travan are not growing and are likely to fade from the scene in the long run.
