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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...

No One Told Oracle Tape Is Dead

Pessimistic prognostications about the future of tape storage in the enterprise abound, but they don't seem to be deterring new products from coming to market or tape makers from planning for the long haul.

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.

Why EMC’s Data Domain Archiver Is Not Really a Threat to Tape

EMC has heralded their new Data Domain Archiver as the death knell to tape (haven't we heard that before??). But a closer look reveals their are some concerns that should be addressed.

How the NERSC Gets More Bang for Its Buck with Tape Storage

Not a day goes by without some critic of tape storage declaring its imminent demise, so it's refreshing to see an organization that actually embraces the technology as a robust business tool.

The Case for Online Dedupe

With data growth challenging IT departments everywhere, deduplication is gaining popularity. But as dedupe algorithms and disk controller hardware improves, offline versus online dedupe remains a hot subject of debate among storage pros.

How Tape Storage Will Change in 2011

Will 2011 be the year of tape? New technologies are giving tape users reason to cheer in the new year.

Why You Should Encrypt Your Backup Tapes

Even organizations that routinely encrypt their data usually omit one area from their encryption plans: their tape backups. That might not be such a good idea.

How to Defend Against e-Discovery Surprises with a Social Media Plan

With the rise of social netorks like Tiwtter and Facebook, employers are finding it tough to maitain e-discovery policies and allow their emplyees the freedom to use the social web. We discuss things you can do now to buffer...

How the Cloud Is Spurring Reform of Federal Law

The cloud is bringing endless efficiencies to business and consumers, however it also brings up challenging privacy and law enforcement issues that need to be addressed.