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The Future of Tape: The Short and the Long of It
As storage technologies evolve, so too will tape—a medium that, clearly, will remain alive and well in both the short and long term. -
With Tape Storage, Everything Old is New Again
Somewhere in between the old days of tape’s dominance and the new world of peaceful storage media coexistence, tape-bashing came into vogue. But as we've said before, and we'll say again, tape is very much alive and the best... -
What’s Ahead for LTO
With licenses now available for the still-under-development LTO-6, the next step for LTO tape is in progress. As the LTO roadmap shows, data center managers have a lot to look forward to when it comes to the future of... -
The Top 5 Blog Posts from June
We look back at the most popular blog posts from June just in case you missed any. -
How to Solve the Big Challenge of Big Data: Part 2
Big Data is an intimidating prospect for any self-respecting backup application. In part two of this blog, we look at specific ways to grapple with the task of taming big data. -
LTO-6: The Next Generation of Tape
LTO-6 is coming, proving again that the tape storage industry is not just surviving but flourishing with new technology and new products. -
With Tape, Think Resurgence, Not Requiem
The discussion is no longer about disk versus tape but about the significant role that tape plays in today’s data center, and how ongoing innovation will secure its role in the data center of the future. And that's why... -
LTFS and LTO-5: Tape Acting Like Tape, Only Better
Tape and disk still each offer relative advantages as part of a good balanced storage solution. By improving the usability of tape, LTFS and LTO-5 are making for a better storage solution overall. -
LTFS: The Basics
LTFS has been lauded by industry experts like W. Curtis Preston and George Crump. We take a look at Linear Tape File System—what it is, what’s cool about it and why some say it helps tape act like disk.