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Top of the Line Protection

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Secure Media Handling

Standardized Environmental Control

Things You Will Never Hear from SMVA

Top of the Line Protection

The approach of the SMVA Membership is simple.  We protect the client’s vital information assets. Our competitors spend thousands of words to state that they do not provide protection and that all risk is the customer's risk.   SMVA members vault all of their clients vital media.

Take a look at the difference between SMVA and others in the Industry…….

SMVA Vaulting Companies Typical Storage Companies
Pro Con
Data Type Fire Rating (Cl 125) Protect Paper but not Media (Cl 350)
Designed to comply with NFPA 232 Storage Rooms will not meet code
Laboratory Tested and Labeled No
Magnetically Shielded No
Comply with ANSI Standards for Media Longevity ??
Earthquake Design Resistance Typically not constructed for seizmic rating
Vapor & Smoke Barriers are part of the design features Concrete drives smoke and steam into the vault room