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 18, 2019
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Mar'19
How is tape backup doing in 2019?
Industry experts say tape isn't going away and the technology is actually improving. The problem, they say, is vendors aren't talking enough about this 'old-school' backup method.
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March 04, 2019
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Mar'19
Jon Toigo, data storage analyst and author remembered
Editors and colleagues pay tribute to the respected data storage analyst, pundit and author, who was a longtime Storage magazine columnist and TechTarget contributor and speaker.
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January 29, 2019
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Jan'19
Vanderbilt books Spectra tape library for research data
Research data can accumulate fast. A Spectra Logic tape library stores petabytes for Vanderbilt's research center, and the university plans to use far more backup storage space.
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January 24, 2019
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Jan'19
XenData introduces magnetic tape backup migration service
XenData now offers a service to move magnetic tape backup data to either a newer tape format or to cloud, allowing customers with old tapes to get rid of legacy systems.
Tape backup and tape libraries Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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Data backup types explained: Full, incremental, differential and more
Learn which data backup type is best -- full, incremental or differential backups, or newer methods, such as synthetic and incremental-forever backups. Continue Reading
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magnetic tape storage
Magnetic tape is one of the oldest technologies for electronic data storage. Continue Reading
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LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape
LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape is an open-format tape storage technology created by Hewlett-Packard (HP), International Business Machines (IBM) and Seagate Technology. 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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Pros and cons of cloud backup
Know which type of cloud backup you want to use and the advantages and disadvantages that come with cloud backups before you trust your data to a third-party provider. Continue Reading
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How can you use magnetic tape storage in this big data age?
Does your organization struggle to store and protect all of its data? Tape storage might be a smart, cost-efficient route, as data volumes continue to increase. Continue Reading
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What are three recent magnetic tape storage advancements?
With tape storage still playing a role for such use cases as offline protection from ransomware, what are some key improvements in the media technology? Continue Reading
Manage Tape backup and tape libraries
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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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
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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
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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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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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