VXA Autoloader Technology                                                                                                         August, 2004 Page 8 of 8                                                                                              automatically deployed and the backup restarted, ensuring that the backups continue on schedule without human intervention.   In addition, the spare tape is deployed to contain overflow should a backup unexpectedly exceed the capacity of a single tape.  If a cleaning tape is present, the autoloader will automatically insert and play the tape periodically. Until the introduction of the VXA-2 PacketLoader, features such as bar code labeling and integrated intelligence appeared only on data center class autoloaders costing an order of magnitude more, and thus targeted at large IT operations.  The inclusion of this extensive suite of features in a device targeted at small to medium-sized businesses brings greater data protection to those organizations at an easily justified price point.    Conclusion Eliminating potential sources of error from the backup process increases backup effectiveness.  With the availability of autoloaders, excessive operator intervention in the backup process is an avoidable pitfall.  By reducing human involvement by 85-90%, an autoloader greatly increases reliability while eliminating the daily mundane, error prone, and often neglected task of tape swapping.   The autoloader’s integrated intelligence for emailing notifications of failing components or tapes, and ability to utilize spare tapes for replacement or overload, further ensures that backup reliability remains constant over time. All organizations, regardless of size, must value data backup as mission critical.  An effective backup strategy must begin with the expectation that the need for data restoration, whether enterprise-wide or isolated, is inevitable.  The risk of financial loss due to unrecoverable data is such a compelling reality that optimizing backup reliability as a top priority is necessary to secure business continuity and investment preservation.    The key to comprehensive data restoration is consistent and reliable data backup.  VXA Packet Drive and PacketLoader Technologies offers any sized business an economically attainable solution that reduces the probability of human error, and improves overall backup operations efficiency and reliability.    p1   p2   p3   p4   p5   p6   p7   p8