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Tape backup and tape libraries

• Data backup failure: Top 5 causes and tips for prevention

  What can you do to prevent data backup failure? Learn how using the 3-2-1 rule, turning to cloud backup and following other practical steps can help protect your data. Continue Reading

• Full vs. incremental vs. differential: Comparing types of backup

  Evaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what's best for your organization. Continue Reading

• 7 rules for effective data backup procedures

  If you're responsible for data backups on multiple systems, strong policies are highly recommended. This tip gives you seven rules to follow for effective data backup procedures. Continue Reading

• Your enterprise data protection strategy should include cloud and tape

  The cloud generally makes sense for shorter-term data retention, but find out how it can also play a role in keeping data for longer periods of time. Continue Reading

• Double down: When backups and archives beat as one

  The purposes of data backup and archiving are quite different, as are the demands each technology places on the storage system. But most data centers, especially those in small to medium-sized organizations, don’t have formal archiving strategies, ... Continue Reading

• The zettabytes are coming...fight back

  Explosive data growth has brought about a commensurate increase in zettabytes, but a smart, proactive approach to archiving can help.Continue Reading

• What's best for archiving?

  What's the best choice: tape-based, disk-based or cloud-based archiving?Continue Reading

• How to estimate the lifespan of backup tape media

  Brien Posey offers advice on how to estimate the useful lifespan of backup tape media based on how it is used, in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• What will improve tape capacity, reliability and access to data?

  Ben Woo of Neuralytix discusses what forthcoming technology will improve tape capacity, reliability and access to data in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Is cloud storage impacting tape use for long-term data retention?

  Ben Woo, founder of Neuralytix, discusses whether cloud storage is being preferred to tape for long-term data retention in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Backup tape libraries increasingly more reliable and durable

  Ben Woo of Neuralytix discusses how and why backup tape libraries have grown in reliability and durability in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• New backup tape library deployments today

  Ben Woo of Neuralytix discusses factors driving backup tape library adoption today in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Library-wide LTFS integration slow among backup vendors

  Ben Woo, founder of Neuralytix, discusses LTFS integration among major backup vendors of tape libraries in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading

• Techniques for performing EFS recovery

  IT pros face the daunting task of EFS-encrypted data, but Brien Posey offers EFS recovery tricks in this tip.Continue Reading

• How to dispose of unwanted backup media

  Brien Posey looks at the inherent problems with backup media disposal. Because it contains sensitive data, you must dispose of it safely.Continue Reading