Tape media

Tape media might be a good option for your save and restore operations. Tape is the most common media that is used for save and restore operations. It has been around for some time, so it has been widely adopted and continues to be popular.

Tape provides several advantages over other storage methods, for the following reasons:

Table 1. Consider using tape media as part of your save strategy
Characteristic	Comparison
Capacity	As the amount of data you create grows, you can increase your capacity by adding additional tape volumes.
Security	It is easy to keep your data secure by securely storing backups or copies at an offsite location. This also guards against on-site data corruption from viruses, fire, natural disasters, accidental deletions, and other data-loss incidents.
Cost	Because you can store a larger amount of data on tape, it has a lower cost per gigabyte.
Reusability	You can rotate your tapes for backups, which means that you have more than one set of tapes. When one set expires, you can write over the data on it and use the media again.
Encryption	You can encrypt a backup if you use an encrypting tape drive. Encrypting a backup ensures data security by preventing unauthorized access to the data.