A customer wants to upgrade their backup architecture and is considering a backup-to-tape solution. They want to achieve the highest performance possible with this solution. Which critical performance factor should they consider when choosing a tape device?

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A. The ability to keep the device streaming Tape drives reach peak throughput only when data is fed to them continuously in a process called streaming. If the host cannot supply data fast enough, the tape stops, rewinds slightly, and repositions - a behavior called shoe-shining - which can reduce effective throughput by 50% or more. Ensuring the device stays in streaming mode is the single most impactful performance factor for tape.

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B. The capacity of the tape cartridges Cartridge capacity determines how much data fits on a tape, not how fast that data is written or read.

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C. The type of backup software being used Backup software governs scheduling, deduplication, and cataloging features but does not control the physical streaming behavior of the tape hardware.

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D. The type of data to be backed up The type of data affects compression ratios and deduplication savings but is not the critical hardware-level performance factor for a tape device.

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