AS THE ENTRY POINT FOR HPS ULTRIUM TAPE DRIVE FAMILY, THE HP STORAGEWORKS ULTRIUM 215E OFFERS SUPERDRIVE CAPACITY IN A COMPACT HALF-HEIGHT FORM FACTOR THAT MAKES IT EASY TO INTEGRATE INTO DESKTOP WORKSTATIONS AND SERVERS. AN IDEAL SOLUTION FOR NETWORK BACKUP WHERE CAPACITY AND LOW COST OF OWNERSHIP ARE CRITICAL, THE ULTRIUM 215E STORES 200 GB OF COMPRESSED DATA ON A SINGLE TAPE AT UP TO 54 GB PER HOUR. WITH ULTIMATE RELIABILITY IN MIND, EVEN AT 100% DUTY CYCLES, THE RUGGED DESIGN BUILDS ON SUPERIOR LTO (LINEAR TAPE-OPEN) TECHNOLOGY AND ADDS ADVANCED FEATURES TO CREATE A NEW LEVEL OF DATA PROTECTION. THE DRIVE USES DATA RATE MATCHING TO ADJUST TO THE SPEED OF THE HOST, REDUCING WEAR AND TEAR ON BOTH DRIVE AND MEDIA AND INCREASING PERFORMANCE, EVEN ON SLOWER SYSTEMS. THE HIGHLY RELIABLE HP LEADER-CAPTURE MECHANISM WILL INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF BACKUP AND RESTORE OPERATIONS COMPARED TO TODAYS SOLUTIONS. IF DATA IS CRITICAL TO YOUR BUSINESS, PROTECT IT WITH THE ULTRIUM 215.