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ExaGrid Systems EX130-GRID with Secure Erase
ExaGrid Systems' EX130-GRID with Secure Erase removes data by performing overwrites to the affected areas, ensuring previous data is not recoverable. Feature
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Backup hardware: 2012 Products of the Year finalists
Find out the eight product finalists in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com backup hardware category. Feature
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Trauma center sticks with tape for data backup process
Truman Medical Centers IT boss uses disk and replication in data protection, but uses enterprise tape libraries as his main data backup process. Feature
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Spectra Logic gets midrange and enterprise tape storage systems awards
The seventh edition of our Quality Awards for tape storage systems tallied tape users' ratings for service and reliability, and Spectra Logic came out on top twice. Feature
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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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HP turns StoreOnce into virtual storage appliance
Hewlett-Packard delivers virtual software appliance version of its StoreOnce deduplication technology and a scalable midrange tape library. News | 11 Jun 2013
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Linear Tape File System slow to take hold for general-purpose storage
The use of LTFS has taken off in certain markets, but compatible products for general-purpose storage and archiving have been slow to develop. News | 04 Jun 2013
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Quantum vmPRO adds LTFS tape support, DXi V-Series gains capacity
Quantum upgrades its vmPRO virtual machine backup appliance, supporting 24 TB of pre-deduped data and LTFS tape in a virtual appliance. News | 21 May 2013
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Veeam Software adds WAN acceleration, tape support for VM backup
Veeam upgrades its virtual machine backup software, building WAN acceleration and native tape support into Backup & Recovery v7. News | 20 May 2013
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Enterprise backup software avoids storage sales slump
While storage vendors reported slow sales at start of 2013, Symantec and CommVault had success with enterprise backup software. News | 14 May 2013
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NASCAR Productions chooses Spectra tape library for petabytes of video
NASCAR Productions recently chose Spectra Logic's Spectra T-Finity tape library to store video footage, including broadcast video and broadcast-related data sets. News | 15 Mar 2013
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LTO tapes show uptick in Q4 sales, but overall revenue falls
Sales of LTO tapes were up in Q4 of 2012, according to Santa Clara Consulting Group, although overall sales revenues continue to fall. News | 22 Feb 2013
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Boston-area IT pros face a variety of backup challenges
Attendees at last week's TechTarget Backup School seminar in Dedham, Mass., said they face a variety of backup challenges. News | 24 Sep 2012
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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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Pros and cons of backup tape encryption
Independent backup expert Brien Posey outlines what's good and what's bad about backup tape encryption in this tip. Tip
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Designing a redundant backup solution
Brien Posey discusses the three areas you need to focus on when designing a redundant backup solution. Tip
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Understanding your options for virtual tape library solutions
Shopping for virtual tape library solutions can be a challenge thanks to the sheer number of choices available. Learn why in this Brien Posey tip. Tip
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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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Disk can help with backup tape rotation strategy
Backup expert George Crump explains how to use disk to get the most out of your backup tape rotation strategy. Answer
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Using Linear Tape File System for archiving
Learn about using Linear Tape File System for archiving in this Expert Response from Brien Posey. Answer
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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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LTFS (Linear Tape File System)
LTFS (Linear Tape File System) is a file system specification that allows Linear Tape-Open (LTO) storage technology to be indexed. Definition
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backup log
Backup log is a feature of backup applications that records the events that occur during a backup process. Definition
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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
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tape drive
A tape drive is a device that stores computer data on magnetic tape, especially for backup and archiving purposes. Definition
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tape library
In data storage, a tape library is a collection of magnetic tape cartridges and tape drives. Definition
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dual-layer magnetic tape (dual-side magnetic tape)
Dual-layer magnetic tape, also known as dual-side magnetic tape, is a high-density storage medium capable of holding far more data than conventional tape backup... (Continued) Definition
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tape
In computers, tape is an external storage medium, usually both readable and writable, consisting of a loop of flexible celluloid-like material that can store data in the form of tiny magnetic fields that can be read and also erased. Definition
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Buffington: Keep backup and archive distinct, but coordinated
ESG senior analyst Jason Buffington said EMC has been far from quiet on the backup and archive front. Video
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Schulz: Look for common tools in backup and archive
Greg Schulz of Storage IO said to look for ways to rely on common tools for backup and archiving, which can save money and simplify your operation. Video
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Addressing concerns about data backup and restore speed of tape
Common criticisms about tape backup focus on the speed of data backup and restore. But Jon Toigo argues that tape remains a good choice. Video
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Backup challenges: Slow backup and recovery, growing capacity demands
Our recent survey data indicates slow backup and recovery, growing capacity demands and virtual server backup remain IT pain points. Photo Story
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Linear tape file systems play different role in health care, media
Linear tape file systems have the potential to reduce costs and improve efficiency in health care and media IT operations. Cloud Provider Spotlight
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Posey: Defend your continuous data protection solution
In this Storage Decisions video, Brien Posey explains some of the major ways to defend your organization's continuous data protection solution. Video
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Traditional storage hierarchy upset by vendors
Expert Jon Toigo discusses storage hierarchy, or the different classes of storage hardware designed to meet various needs, in this video presentation. Video
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TechTalk: Analyst Jon Toigo discusses tape media today
In this 2012 Chicago Storage Decisions TechTalk interview, analyst Jon Toigo discusses tape media today. Video
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Podcast: Robotics technology helps drive tape adoption
SearchDataBackup site editor Andrew Burton talks with Benjamin Woo to learn about how robotics technology is helping drive tape adoption. Podcast
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Video: Tape backup systems economical for data retention
In this video, Benjamin Woo said that organizations should consider a tape backup system economical for data retention needs. Video
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HP turns StoreOnce into virtual storage appliance
Hewlett-Packard delivers virtual software appliance version of its StoreOnce deduplication technology and a scalable midrange tape library. News
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LTFS (Linear Tape File System)
LTFS (Linear Tape File System) is a file system specification that allows Linear Tape-Open (LTO) storage technology to be indexed. Definition
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Linear Tape File System slow to take hold for general-purpose storage
The use of LTFS has taken off in certain markets, but compatible products for general-purpose storage and archiving have been slow to develop. News
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Quantum vmPRO adds LTFS tape support, DXi V-Series gains capacity
Quantum upgrades its vmPRO virtual machine backup appliance, supporting 24 TB of pre-deduped data and LTFS tape in a virtual appliance. News
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Veeam Software adds WAN acceleration, tape support for VM backup
Veeam upgrades its virtual machine backup software, building WAN acceleration and native tape support into Backup & Recovery v7. News
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Enterprise backup software avoids storage sales slump
While storage vendors reported slow sales at start of 2013, Symantec and CommVault had success with enterprise backup software. News
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Disk can help with backup tape rotation strategy
Backup expert George Crump explains how to use disk to get the most out of your backup tape rotation strategy. Answer
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Buffington: Keep backup and archive distinct, but coordinated
ESG senior analyst Jason Buffington said EMC has been far from quiet on the backup and archive front. Video
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Schulz: Look for common tools in backup and archive
Greg Schulz of Storage IO said to look for ways to rely on common tools for backup and archiving, which can save money and simplify your operation. Video
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backup log
Backup log is a feature of backup applications that records the events that occur during a backup process. Definition
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