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Know Before You Go (Down): Will You Be Able to Get Back Up?
Given that we’re retaining data on tape longer than ever before, will we be able to restore from these tapes in the face of a disaster? -
5 Reasons Why Google Uses Tape for Disaster Recovery
I blogged recently about Why the Google Incident Proves Relevance of Tape Storage. Now I’d like to take it a step further and look at the top five reasons why I think Google uses tape backup for disaster recovery. -
Turns Out, Tape Doesn’t Suck.
As the recent snafu at Google with their gMail product has shown, tape definitely has a place in the modern data center. We'll show why the sentiment that "Tape Sucks!" is untrue and why "Turns Out, Tape Doesn't Suck"... -
Why the Google Incident Proves Relevance of Tape Storage
The death of tape stroage has been talked about for 20 years, yet when a software bug got into Gmail on Feb. 28 and threatened to seriously disable the accounts of tens of thousands of users, Google used tape... -
The Top Five Blog Posts for January
Once again, I thought it would be nice to hightlight the top five posts (according to traffic) from January, just in case you missed them. -
Is Facebook Green Enough?
Does Facebook, and other tech giants, have a responsibility to the environment as they continue to expand? Or are allegations from organizations like Greenpeace, who say Facebook isn't green enough, baseless? -
Water Tank Just the Latest in Unique Data Center Design
Companies are finding unique and green alternatives when it comes to data center design. -
Recovery from Disaster Miscalculated by Most Companies
How long will it take for your organization to recover from a disaster? Chances are that your response to that question is woefully inaccurate. Many people underestimate the window of disruption caused by calamity at their businesses. -
Storage Firm Sanctioned $150K for eDiscovery Snafu
When you make your money making storage devices it’s a little embarrassing to show up in court without data that’s supposed to be safely stored on your hardware. It can be costly, too. That’s what storage titan SanDisk discovered... -
Wisconsin “De-claws” eDiscovery Rules
Following the lead of the federal courts, the states have begun to put on their books procedures for handling the discovery of electronically stored information in legal proceedings. What’s interesting about what the states are doing is how...