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6 Ways to Make Your Next IT Audit a Success
An IT audit is not something many of us look forward to. However, if you go into it prepared, it can be a great opportunity to see your practices and procedures through fresh eyes. -
Why There Is No Excuse for Missing Data Tapes
As a business that helps its clients manage their backup tapes, it can be frustrating for us when we learn that yet another company is struggling with the loss of a data tape containing crucial customer information. It doesn't... -
The Business Case for Active Archiving on Tape
The numbers speak volumes on this one. And if you’re trying to start a conversation about active archiving in your organization, simply quantifying what you’re spending to manage inactive data in production is a surefire way to get some... -
4 Irrefutable Facts that Prove Tape Is More Reliable Than Disk
Tape’s reliability as a long-term storage medium already has plenty of proof to back it up. Now, we can add to that growing body of evidence some scientific facts. -
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... -
What’s Your Data Worth? Only Time Will Tell
Data is one of your organization's most valuable assets, but the value of that asset will depreciate over time. And only when you know the value of that data can you create effective retention schedules to organize and access... -
Experts Predict a Tape Renaissance
According to experts at the Tape Summit 2011, tape storage is poised for a renaissance as part of the solution to getting our collective arms around the data explosion. -
SMBs Have Some Thinking to Do About Disaster Recovery Planning
A January 2011 Symantec study revealed that of the 1,288 small and mid-sized businesses, 57 percent do not have a DR plan in place. Even more disturbing, this number represents an increase from last year’s survey. -
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.