With Ontrack’s tape services you can respond to time critical restore requirements, save on archiving costs, reduce risk, remain compliant and keep legacy data accessible.
By working with Ontrack, you’ll have peace of mind that you can access what you want, when you want it while keeping your archive costs as low as possible.
Your trusted provider
Managing archive tape data is critical to reducing risk and cost in your enterprise.
By working with Ontrack, you’ll have peace of mind that you can access what you want, when you want it while keeping your archive costs as low as possible.
By trusting us to help manage your legacy data, you will not only be able to quickly react to requests, achieve compliance with GDPR, better manage what data you keep and where you store it, but also reduce storage and maintenance costs.

We can recover from any tape media
LTO | DLT | SuperDLT |
AIT | QIC | 1/2" Open Reel |
Cartridges | Mini Data Cartridge | SLR |
SAIT | DAT | VXA |
Tape management services
We can help you take control of your legacy data
Auditing
Find out if your data is physically accessible with the Ontrack tape audit service. We can also provide visibility on what has been stored past its retention period.
Migration
Whether you're switching IT service provider or found that your tape formats are no longer supported, Ontrack can help migrate your tape data to an alternative format.
Cataloguing
Organising archive tape data can often seem like a daunting task. Let us catalogue your legacy data efficiently and make it easier for you to manage.
Restoration
Ontrack can help you quickly retrieve granular information from your tape archives ensuring you are able to comply with legal and compliance requests.
Join over a half million people and businesses who have trusted Ontrack to recover their data.
Consult
Complimentary Consultation
With 24/7/365 phone support, our data recovery experts will assess your needs and discuss options.
Evaluate
Proof of Concept
Sample tape restoration is provided to validate service expectations.
Recover
Tape Processing
Client approves the project and tapes are processed according to client requirements.
Return
Project Completion
Data is securely returned via FTP or on encrypted media.
Benefits of leveraging Ontrack's tape services team
IT Department Benefits:
- Reduce expenses associated with managing and storing backup tapes
- Consolidate backup infrastructure, decreasing hardware, software and storage needs
- Improve responsiveness and reduced involvement of IT staff during eDiscovery, internal investigations and regulatory requests orders
- Access to damaged tapes (reformatted, overwritten, broken)
Legal Department Benefits:
- Organization of important data for compliance and regulatory needs, including GDPR
- Decreased eDiscovery, internal investigation and regulatory request costs through smaller, more manageable data volumes
- Faster response time if data retrieval requests orders arise
Why choose Ontrack?
Supporting All Environments and Tape Formats
Ontrack develops proprietary software for tape restoration and data recovery, meaning that we can ensure your tape data is always accessible, even when the legacy environment is no longer available.
When Time Is of the Essence
IT departments can be faced with cumbersome restorations when responding to time sensitive requests. Depend on Ontrack to quickly recover and produce information on tapes and virtual backup environments.
State-of-the-Art Security
Data in our possession is secured by the most advanced data security and disaster recovery technology available. Our data centers are ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC Type II certified and GDPR, HIPAA, and CPRA compliant.
Solving Complex Data Challenges
As an integrated KLDiscovery business, Ontrack has a network of professionals with expertise spanning the information governance and eDiscovery spectrum to support the litigation, investigation and compliance needs of our clients.
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Find out how our tape solutions can help you take back control of your archive data. Why work with Ontrack?
- World leading data management services and software since 1985
- International coverage with many office locations for multi-site / jurisdiction cases
- 24/7/365 availability
- Over 30 years of technical experience and R&D capabilities to solve even the most challenging tape situations
- Proprietary software tools that work independently of backup infrastructure/software
- Strict security policies with chain of custody if required
- Twice awarded by the US Department of Defence for outstanding security participation