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Graham Certified™ Tape Media

With IT budgets shrinking and managers looking for ways to cut costs, many companies are looking to Graham Certified™ tape media as a way to reduce their expenditures.

What exactly is certified media?

There is no industry-wide accepted definition, and in fact, this tape media is sometimes referred to as remanufactured, recycled, used, reconditioned or reclaimed, but buyer beware (See how Graham Magnetics differentiates itself).

Although we recycle the media, Graham Certified™ Media is not the same, and we define it as:

Graham Certified™ Media - is media that is tested on original manufacturers' tape drives and test equipment using similar methods that were employed in the 100% certification of newly manufactured media. Our testing process utilizes our proprietary software to insure that the error levels guaranteed are at least as good as those demanded by industry standards for new media.

• We have a 10 year warranty on all of our Graham Certified™ media
• All Graham Certified™ tape is tested to meet NEW tape performance criteria
• We have been a manufacturer of media for over 40 years
• All Graham Certified™ magnetic media is marked with our 100% tested stamp for easy recognition
• All media is degaussed (erasing all remnants of data from the tape)
• We test on our proprietary software that ensures the tape drop outs to be significantly better than industry standards for new media
• We provide 100% certification on actual tapes drives for that media type

Buyer Beware

There are some companies that sell used media as "new" product. While properly certified media will perform well in most data center environments, caution should be exercised when sourcing this product. You should always determine exactly what testing and degaussing procedures are adhered to by the vendor and make sure that the media has met or exceeded acceptable error level criteria such as ANSI. Improper testing and degaussing can result in tape media that has security and functionality issues such as low signal-to-noise ratio, short archival life, and damage from mishandling or improper storage conditions.

As tape cartridge capacities have increased, it has become increasingly important to insure that cartridges are degaussed properly to insure that all data is completely erased. A degausser that is too weak will not destroy all of the data on the cartridge. For example, only a degausser with a high degaussing force will completely erase a high capacity DLT IV tape cartridge and the cartridge should even be passed through several times.

Testing of used cartridges in the certification process should be performed on original manufacturers' drives and evaluation equipment. This insures that the error levels in the media are in an acceptable range. Knowledge and expertise in the production of new tape media is very beneficial as the testing procedures for new and certified tape are similar.

Graham Magnetics, a major manufacturer of half-inch tape for over 30 years, is well positioned to understand the customer's requirements for their media purchases in terms of usage and quality. We can use our production equipment and vast experience to offer the highest quality certified tape available in the market. Our testing process uses our proprietary software to insure that the error levels guaranteed are at least as good as those demanded by the ANSI Standards organization for new media.

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