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Dealing with (and reducing) tape’s legal discovery nightmares
When litigants initiate the process of legal discovery, the longevity of tape and its opacity presents IT with abundant headaches. Feature
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Protecting petabytes: Best practices for big data backup
How do you protect the massive data sets? Learn the best practices and products used for big data backup disaster recovery. Feature
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Backup definitions: Top terms you need to know
Check out this list of important data backup definitions on SearchDataBackup.com. The list includes both terms you probably know and some that you may not. Feature
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Venyu tackles backup and recovery for Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys choose Venyu backup service as a replacement for tape to streamline backup of their numerous sports and retail facilities in Texas. Feature
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Best data storage products 2011
The Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2011 Products of the Year awards recogonize the best storage products in six categories. Guide
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Toigo: Keep tape in your disaster recovery policy
Disk backup and remote replication have become commonplace, but don't count tape out for DR. Learn why Jon Toigo is so keen on keeping tape in your disaster recovery policy. Feature
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Tape backup technology guide
Learn about the latest trends in tape backup technology in our guide containing our latest tips, news and expert advice on tape. Tutorial
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Tape backup technology tutorial
In this tape backup technology tutorial, get the best news, tip and expert advice. Tutorial
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Tape backup encryption best practices
Tape backup encryption is being used for many organizations, but figuring out how to implement it can be challenging. Learn about tape encryption best practices in this article. Tutorial
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Tape data backup and recovery quiz
Think you know everything about tape data backup and recovery? Take our quiz and test your knowledge. Quiz
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Today's tape market offers improved data access and integrity
Recent developments in the tape market are making archive data more permanent, accessible and useful for organizations. News | 04 Sep 2012
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Latest Oracle tape library scales to 10x entry-level configuration
StorageTek SL150 -- the latest Oracle tape library -- starts at 30 slots and scales to 300 slots or 900 TB of raw data with LTO-5 drives. News | 19 Jul 2012
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Quantum tunes up StorNext for 'big data' files
Quantum gives StorNext a new underlying database, an Archive Vault tier and faster performance to better handle 'big data' files. News | 13 Jul 2012
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Quantum launches Scalar LTFS appliance for file archiving
Quantum’s Scalar LTFS appliance brings linear tape file system (LTFS) support to its tape libraries, making it easier to access files on tape. News | 16 Apr 2012
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Tape NAS emerges, utilizing LTFS for file access
Tape NAS brings file-level access to LTO tape for archiving, but Crossroads StrongBox is alone among hardware that takes full advantage of LTFS. News | 26 Mar 2012
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Object-based active archiving preserves classic jazz performances
Swiss university turns to Amplidata’s object-based storage to digitize 45 years of Montreux Jazz Festival performances in an active archive. News | 23 Nov 2011
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National Geographic chooses tape archiving to store PBs of content
National Geographic Global Media turns to Spectra Logic T950 library for tape archiving to hold PBs of data at lower cost and less space than disk. News | 17 Nov 2011
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Quantum improves enterprise disk and tape data backup systems
Quantum gives DXi8500 disk backup system better dedupe and scalabilty, adds dual robotics and dynamic provisioning to Scalar i6000 tape library. News | 15 Nov 2011
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Week in review podcast: Spectra Logic tape library, Bocada VM backup reporting
TechTarget's Storage Media Group reports on product releases from Spectra Logic, Bocada and from a Storage Decisions conference for intelligence community professionals. News | 04 Nov 2011
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Spectra Logic releases 3.6 exabyte T-Finity enterprise tape library
Spectra Logic launched its latest high-capacity enterprise tape library, with new management software and features to lengthen the useful lifespan of tapes. News | 01 Nov 2011
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An introduction to LAN-free backups
LAN-free backups alleviate network congestion and make backup more efficient. Tip
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SAN backup and recovery
Moving data can complicate your backup efforts. In this tip, you’ll learn backup goals for SAN environments and backup methods to achieve those goals. Tip
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Top five tape archiving tips
For many organizations, tape is a viable, cost-effective option for archiving. Check out our five favorite tips from the past year on tape archiving. Tip
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Transitioning from tape to a disk backup appliance
This tip offers a step-by-step approach for making the switch from tape to a disk backup appliance. Tip
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Will tape have a second life with data protection in the cloud?
Disk and tape can be used in concert to meet your data protection requirements. Find out why tape may have a second life with data protection in the cloud. Tip
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Tape backup devices still used by majority of SMBs
Tape is still the No. 1 backup method for SMBs. Check out out latest news and expert advice on tape backup devices. Tip
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Offsite backup tape storage and choosing a tape vaulting service
Given the critical nature of offsite backup tape storage, you must perform due diligence in selecting a tape vaulting service. Tip
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Data archiving techniques: Choosing the best archive media
Read this tip about data archiving techniques and to discover what's the best archive media for your organization: tape, disk, optical or the cloud. Tip
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Data backup management strategies: Combining tape backup and disk-based backup
Even though disk-based backup is all the rage, tape still has its place. Learn how you can get the best of both worlds in this data backup management tip. Tip
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Tape vs. disk backup: Get the best of both worlds with D2D2T
Tape vs. disk backup is an ongoing battle in data storage. Find out how D2D2T technology combines the best of both worlds. Tip
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Tape archiving with a vaulting provider
David Hill discusses tape archiving with a vaulting provider in this Expert Answer. Answer
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The challenges of tape vaulting (don't outweigh its benefits)
David Hill discusses some of the challenges associated with tape vaulting in this Expert Response. Answer
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Why tape works for active archiving
David Hill, analyst with the Mesabi Group, discusses tape’s role in active archiving. Answer
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Magnetic tape’s changing storage role
David Hill, analyst with the Mesabi Group, discusses the changing role of magnetic tape in this Expert Answer. Answer
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The role of magnetic tape storage is changing
Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses how tape storage is used today, how it may be used in the future, and why. Answer
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Cloud data backup vs. tape backup
Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses whether cloud data backup is a replacement for tape in this Expert Response. Answer
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Skepticism about deduplication to tape remains
Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, offers his thoughts on why adoption of deduplication to tape has been slow in this Expert Response. Answer
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Challenges associated with tape vaulting
Jon Toigo offers advice on solving some common challenges associated with tape vaulting in this Expert Response. Answer
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Backup tape encryption today
Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses the variety of ways to perform backup tape encryption today in this Expert Answer. Answer
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The impact of backup encryption on restore time
Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses the impact backup encryption has on restore time in this Expert Response. Answer
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shoeshining or backhitching
In tape backup, shoeshining (also known as backhitching) is the repeated back and forth motion a tape drive makes when there is interruption in the data stream. Definition
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autoloader (or stackloader)
A stackloader (also known as an autoloader) is a tape storage device that automatically loads tape cartridges using a robotic mechanism. Definition
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LTO-5
LTO-5 is an upcoming tape format from the Linear Tape Open Consortium. Definition
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Tower of Hanoi backups
Tower of Hanoi is a complex tape backup strategy that's useful for archiving data for an extended period of time in an economical manner by using a cycle of exponential retention periods instead of a large number of tapes. Definition