For many businesses, off-site tape storage continues to be a practical and economical solution for backup as well as archiving. Trust Iron Mountain for a full range of Off-site Tape Vaulting services that meet your needs for security, control, recovery—and value.
The significant demands now placed on off-site tape storage represent new challenges for every firm using tape as a storage medium:
- Exponential growth in data volumes creates enormous challenges for data management
- Growing pressures from litigation and compliance are demanding faster accessibility with higher standards of verification
- Identity theft and network breaches have heightened the need for security and controls at every step of the process
Secure your data off-site, offline and out of reach—get it back when you need it
Iron Mountain is a proven leader at managing, protecting and accessing offline data. With Off-site Tape Vaulting, your media is securely transported in vehicles equipped with InControl®. Once at Iron Mountain, data is stored in highly protected facilities that are removed from areas with high flood, earthquake or disaster risk. Our facilities are accessible to major commercial centers and hot sites, making your data available whenever you request it, 24/7/365.
For Off-site Tape Vaulting, Iron Mountain offers SecureSync®, our proven Web-based media inventory tool that puts best practices at your fingertips. SecureSync® lets you manage your off-site tapes and disaster recovery program. Whether you need off-site vaulting services for your data center and remote offices, distributed offices or remote sites, Iron Mountain helps you adopt best practices while also managing costs.
The expertise and resources to meet your delivery needs
When Iron Mountain moves your data, you can be confident that it’s being moved with very high security every step of the way. We synchronize our tape pickup and delivery with your backup schedule. We transport your tapes under lockdown using our own fleet of custom-security vehicles equipped with InControl®. At key points in transport and handling, tapes are scanned for tracking and to document the workflow. While vaulted in a secure, climate-controlled Iron Mountain dedicated tape vault, your tapes are secured by keycard access, video surveillance and highly trained, rigorously screened personnel.
Proven backup solutions from thousands of disaster events
Fight back against the increasing vulnerability of data with Off-site Tape Vaulting services that truly protect both your data and your business. Reasons to choose Iron Mountain for your tape backup system provider include:
- Highly reliable data protection from the most experienced provider
- Rigorous workflow and audit trail for clear accountability
- 24/7 emergency response, reducing improved recovery time objectives (RTOs)
- Online tracking, scheduling and reporting via our SecureSync® Web-based off-site inventory management application
- Assistance developing a data protection and recovery program that is customized for your needs
- Consistent vaulting practices across all of your sites to enhance compliance
- Predictable cost of an expertly managed service
As an Off-site Tape Vaulting customer, you can be confident that our expert personnel will quickly locate all tapes you require, transport them securely to the recovery site of your choice and work alongside your team to restore your data.
Your data is protected off-site in highly secure vaults where it can be retrieved and delivered to your organization on request. And when data has outlived its required retention period, our secure media destruction services can help you reduce legal liability and storage costs.