Data Consolidation and Migration

The trouble with media management

There are a lot of files nowadays in a standard archive. Thanks to big data, there are a lot more documents pouring down the pipeline every minute, even when IT workers are out of the office and backup tapes...

To storage infinity and beyond

Reliable backup systems are already a reality, but whenever there’s a chance to find out if Tron actually exists, geeks and scientists will try and push that limit. Some of the newest innovations in the backup tape world incorporate...

Don’t swap hardware, update software to save money

Backup tape is secure, reliable and as old as the hills. It’s consistent and tends to stand up to hackers, unlike online resources, and it can easily be scaled internally instead of paying an outside party to handle more...

Canadians, Americans seeing ominous clouds

Apparently cloud aversion is a global issue. Pouring buckets of data into the inter-web-o-sphere just doesn’t appeal to American IT professionals, and Canadian users seem to be full of trepidation as to whether ‘cloud computing’ means sharing data within...

Television backup tapes get much needed update

Sometimes you may get cravings for a nice lamb gyro or some souvlaki. You probably don’t have a massive hankering for Greek television, though, even if its newest tape management solution will make it easier for them to maintain...

Deduplication not as silly as it sounds

The drive of modern business is to find a way to make every processes easier, better and faster. Using backup tape is safe and reliable, but not everything needs to go to the archives. A good option might be...

Spring Cleaning: Paring Down Your Data Archives

Spring has finally sprung in most parts of the country. While the warmer weather is always a welcome sight, it’s probably time for many of us to quit procrastinating and dive into some projects we’ve been postponing throughout the...

Preparing For the Great Backup Migration

Instead of staying locked in to an outmoded system, companies should be aware that migrating to an updated setup can bring powerful operational and financial benefits.