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Digital tape turns 60
Happy birthday, digital tape. You’re not old enough to retire just yet, but a lot of people have seen your AARP card and think we don’t need you anymore. Before you go shuffling off to Florida, though, we’d like... -
Data backup: You’re doing it wrong
According to Cibecs, the leading cause of data backup failure has nothing to do with bandwidth overages, old technology or security issues, but rather because users are doing it wrong. That’s right. Your data management provider goes to all... -
Technology Is No Band-Aid For Poor Planning
As companies continue to rebound from the depths of recession and replenish their reserves, IT managers that have been forced to do more with less in recent years are finally getting the go ahead to splash some cash and... -
Businesses rethinking their cloudy decision-making
Most IT managers can be forgiven for their rush to the cloud in recent years. Marketing buzz from industry pundits, pressure from high-level executives and case studies from competitors seemed to suggest anyone standing in the way of cloud... -
World Backup Day: Starting a New Tradition
It might be a good idea to capitalize on the opportunity presented by World Backup Day to educate your colleagues on best practices and reexamine your own strategies. -
Media Management on the Mind at SXSW
With the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference now entering its second week, the city of Austin, Texas, is abuzz with thousands of bright minds sharing and discussing their ideas in a wide variety of settings. The event has grown... -
Big Backup Needs and No Room For Error? Take a Look at Tape
Cost, complexity, compliance, capacity. These are all words echoing in the minds of media management professionals as they look upon the monumental challenges standing before them in the age of big data. But although the parameters of the job... -
Controlled Demolition: Destroying Your Data Responsibly
One often-overlooked consideration in media management is data destruction. While storage and disaster recovery concerns attract the bulk of attention – and rightly so – organizations must protect their information throughout its lifecycle. Why So Serious? Data destruction is... -
Companies Finally Get the Disaster Recovery Message
By just about any measure, 2011 was a historically challenging year for corporate IT professionals. Natural disasters, lost devices, breached databases and careless employees made it abundantly clear that just about anything that can go wrong must be regarded... -
Why Manufacturers Still Bet On Tape Storage
Supposed data storage pundits have been penning tape's eulogy for several years now, predicting that each new market development would lead to the storage media's demise.