IBM 49Y9892 Cleaning Medium Data Storage

The IBM DDS Generation 5 USB tape drive is the entry point into the IBM DDS tape drive family and
offers dependable capacity and performance for value-conscious small and medium or distributed large
enterprise businesses. DDS/DAT technology has the proven reliability and low cost of ownership to
effectively meet the demanding backup, archival, and regulatory compliance requirements of your System x environment.

IBM DDS Generation 5 technology delivers a capacity of up to 72 GB on a single data cartridge and a
transfer rate of up to 22 GB/hr (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio) at an entry price point. Its USB 2.0
interface supports internal plug and play capability with the latest System x systems, as well as external
attachment in one of IBM's external tape drive enclosures. DDS Generation 5 technology is also
backward read and write compatible with DDS-3 and DDS-4/DAT 40 media to ensure an easy migration
or upgrade path for existing DDS/DAT users.