Tape backup and tape libraries
Tape backup and tape libraries are essential to providing cost-effective, long-term data storage for all business types and sizes. Explore resources on backup and recovery with tape libraries here, including tutorials on LTO tape technology, recycling backup tapes and caring for your magnetic media. Stay up to date with the latest news about tape encryption and secure tape storage. Compare tape backup systems versus tape autoloaders, and compare tape library vendors. Find out about tape backup best practices and listen to podcasts and interviews from data storage industry experts. Learn how to choose the best library for your enterprise and ask our tape storage experts your most important questions.
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Tape backup and tape libraries News
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
Spectra tape library line grows with Stack, T950v
Spectra Logic tape library choices now include the scalable Stack and a cheaper version of its previous T950 line. Tape can be a key storage element, as data sets continue to grow.
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November 14, 2017
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Nov'17
Quorum OnQ solves Amvac Chemical's recovery problem
Amvac Chemical found the right solution with Quorum OnQ's disaster recovery as a service, getting a one-click disaster recovery system with multiple levels of data protection.
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September 14, 2017
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Sep'17
Tape storage capacity looks up as LTO-8 looms
Doubling the capacity from the previous generation, LTO-8 will present a strong option for data archiving. Tape systems can be an effective piece of tiered storage, officials say.
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February 22, 2017
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Feb'17
Index Engines supports tape data migration to AWS
For Index Engines' new feature, the information management and archiving provider remotely installs software, processes tapes and migrates data of value to Amazon Web Services.
Tape backup and tape libraries Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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LTO-5
LTO-5 is a tape format released in 2010 by the Linear Tape-Open Consortium. Continue Reading
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LTO-8 (Linear Tape-Open 8)
LTO-8 is a tape format from the Linear Tape-Open Consortium released in late 2017. It succeeded the LTO-7 version, which launched in 2015. Continue Reading
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LTO-7 (Linear Tape-Open 7)
LTO-7 is a tape format from the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Consortium released in late 2015. Continue Reading
Evaluate Tape backup and tape libraries Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Disaster avoidance requirements ensure business continuity
Include disaster recovery and avoidance requirements as design goals when creating storage and production environments to ensure business continuity during weather events. Continue Reading
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The evolution of backing up to tape and where it stands
Tape backup continues to have a cost advantage over disk, and there are still some use cases where the medium makes sense and will do so for the foreseeable future. Continue Reading
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Build data storage reliability into a backup infrastructure
In today's market, there are a variety of data backup options. Here's how to make sure your organization's essential data will always be there when it is needed. Continue Reading
Manage Tape backup and tape libraries
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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NVMe flash storage doesn't mean tape and disk are dying
The advent of NVMe, software-defined storage and other newer storage technologies doesn't mean we'll be looking at all-silicon-based storage any time soon. Continue Reading
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Peering into the future of enterprise storage for 2018
Rich Castagna takes a crack at the annual rite of prognostication with a bold look -- unfettered by truth, reality and sanity -- at data storage trends in the coming year. Continue Reading
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LTO-8 tape standard to provide insurance against disaster
LTO-8 tape, the next-generation Linear Tape-Open standard, arrives at a fortuitous moment for organizations of all sizes looking to store and protect more data than ever. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Tape backup and tape libraries Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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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
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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
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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