Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Challenges associated with tape vaulting

  Jon Toigo offers advice on solving some common challenges associated with tape vaulting in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• What you should know about tape vaulting scheduling

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses scheduling tape vaulting pickup times and the associated cost.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of backup tape encryption

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses the pros and cons of backup tape encryption in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about LTO-5 and the Linear Tape File System (LTFS)

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses LTO-5 tape and what you need to know before using the Linear Tape File System.  Continue Reading

• Emerging use cases for LTFS (Linear Tape File System)

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses LTFS in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Backup vs. archive: How are they different?

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses the difference between backup vs. archive in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Tape technologies evolve to meet growing data demands

  Jon Toigo discusses how tape technologies are evolving with refinements to tape drives, libraries and management software.  Continue Reading

• Magnetic tape storage: Dead or alive?

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses the viability of magnetic tape storage today in this expert answer.  Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of online cloud backup services for mobile devices

  Backing up mobile devices can be a chore. Learn whether or not online cloud backup services can help.  Continue Reading

• What is the best VMware backup method?

  Learn the best VMware backup method in this expert response by W. Curtis Preston.  Continue Reading

• What are the costs associated with cloud data backup services, and what options are available to lar

  Dave Ellis talks about the main options companies have for cloud backup providers and the costs associated with them in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Are there any signs that a backup tape cartridge is about to fail?

  Sometimes tape failure can be hard to predict, but certain monitoring tools can help detect problematic tapes.  Continue Reading