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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... -
Backup storage suppliers getting into the bath salts
The backup storage market is a very competitive one, even though some think the 60-year-old technology is getting antiquated. That said, there shouldn’t be any reason in any industry for businesses to copy one another, either in product design... -
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... -
The Time for Reactive eDiscovery has Come and Gone
When regulatory sanctions or civil lawsuits require companies to reproduce their records, they are no longer looking in desk drawers and file cabinets. Nowadays, corporate information is stored on smartphones and laptops, thumb drives and hard drives, backup tapes... -
eDiscovery: A Costly Practice and a Lucrative Career
Both litigants and judges have continuously bemoaned the escalating expense and complexity of eDiscovery processes in recent years – and for good reason. Although clear solutions have been slow to develop, there is a fair amount of consensus that... -
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.