Tape is the only secondary storage medium proving a continuous capacity of 2.0 GB or more. You do not have to restore your tape data to disk. Answer to High Storage Cost. The cost of the storage media, not the cost of the system hardware is the largest barrier to document imaging and file archiving. Traditionally, optical or CD-ROM media is used to archive documents.
Tape is re-writable.
Provides 2.0-24 gigabytes on a single media for easy access. Has a 20 year life. Less media swapping. Backups and archivals takes less time with the larger capacity of tape cartridges. Professional offers free support that is fast and helpful.