Related information - Virtual tape library systems

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Virtual tape library systems

Related information - Virtual tape library systems

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  • Disaster recovery approaches for your virtual tape library

    Tip -  It's possible for you to leverage your virtual tape library (VTL) to support business continuance (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) products. Learn how a VTL can be an integral part of a data protection strategy to support BC and DR.

  • Tech Roundup: Virtual tape libraries

    22 Feb 2006

    Article -  Industry analysts see the inevitable march from tape to disk. A recent survey from the Enterprise Strategy Group reports that over half of early VTL adopters expect more than 60% of their current tape capacity to ultimately reside on VTL and near-line...

  • How to develop a VTL data retention strategy

    Tip -  For VTL users, having a data retention strategy is crticial. Unlike with tape libraries, the space available for backups in a VTL is a finite resource.

  • VTL users talk shop

    10 Mar 2006

    Article -  Three different users pick three different VTLs and discuss their implementations.

  • FalconStor clusters VTL data deduplication

    23 Jan 2008

    Article -  FalconStor beefs up clusters in v5 of its VTL software to boost data deduplication performance.

  • HDS ships VTL bundles with Diligent deduplication

    11 Feb 2008

    Article -  HDS and Diligent take data deduplication downmarket with prepackaged appliances to simplify deployment, but analysts hope to see them take deduplication beyond VTL.

  • IBM acquires Diligent for data deduplication, VTL

    18 Apr 2008

    Article -  IBM completes deal for Diligent Technologies, moving into VTL data deduplication space that is heating up with partnerships and new products.

  • Admins, analysts wonder about EMC's data dedupe VTL combo

    09 Jun 2008

    Article -  The largest model of EMC's new data deduplication VTL line is actually a combination of separate VTLs from FalconStor and Quantum, giving some industry watchers pause.

  • Caution: Your VTL results may vary

    10 Mar 2006

    Article -  Users and industry experts say there are some new tricks of the trade when it comes to getting the most out of a VTL in a traditional backup environment.