Tape Consolidation
Sencilo's service experts can help you consolidate thousands of tapes into a hundreds of tapes using our advance migration and grooming software. Along with converting data from one operating system or file structure to another plus other terms that describe data conversion are data manipulation, format conversion and data exchange.
Simple Data Conversion: Simple data conversion is the transferring of files between different operating systems or backup routines without converting the data.
Examples of Simple Data Conversion Jobs:
- Transferring data between different server backups - for example - NT Backup to Symantec, TSM or Networker
- Transferring data from Unix backup tapes onto Windows compatible. Unix systems use a line feed and no carriage return. In this case the line feed would be changed to a carriage return.
Complicated Data Conversion: Complicated data conversion jobs involve converting the file structure and in most cases writing the converted data to a different tape and/or operating system.
Examples of Complicated Data Conversion Jobs
- Conversion and consolidate from Optical Disc, 4mm, 8mm, DLT or LTO into another tape format
- Convert datasets and libraries from ICL and AS400 systems to ASA files for COM and COLD companies.
- Convert DEC, Sun, HP or IBM Unix into Windows readable
- Convert backups from ARCserv Symantec NetBackup, EMC Networker, etc.
These types of jobs can occur on disks or tapes. Whichever it is we can almost certainly help with your conversion and consolidation requirement. In most cases what you are paying to store lower capacity tapes can have a ROI of less then 12 months with fewer higher capacity tapes.
