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Tape Storage 2011 in Review
As we near the end of the calendar year, the time seems right for a look back at the biggest stories in 2011 related to tape storage. I’ve covered a lot of ground in this blog over the past... -
Your Next Big Career Move: Data Management?
When you think about what might lead to the next step forward in your career, data management might not be at the top of your list—but maybe it should be. -
3 Things to Consider When It Comes to Cloud Compliance
Among the new challenges and unsolved mysteries presented by cloud storage, how to maintain compliance in a cloud environment is one of the most daunting for firms in regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. Here are three things... -
Don’t Let a Data Breach Kill Your Corporate Reputation
Following a data breach, companies undoubtedly tally the financial impact in terms of the time and money it takes to respond to and recover from the breach—but do most organizations also quantify the impact on their corporate reputation or... -
Data Loss Happens—It’s How You Recover that Matters
More than half of the companies queried for the Cibecs 2011 Business Data Loss Survey have lost data already in 2011. The -
When It Comes to Storage Tiering, Money Is Everything
Storing masses of data in a single tier would become unmanageable for most businesses, not to mention present legal and security risks no business wants to deal with. Plus, storing all of that data—both low-value, inactive data and mission-critical,... -
Debunking the Myths about Tape Storage
Google they keywords “tape storage myths,” and you’ll turn up no less than 1,780,000 results. While certainly not all of these results are relevant, the sheer volume of listings speaks to the fact that there’s no shortage of myths... -
The Future of Tape: The Short and the Long of It
As storage technologies evolve, so too will tape—a medium that, clearly, will remain alive and well in both the short and long term. -
Why Tape Storage Helps—Not Hurts—Competitiveness
Despite claims to the contrary, the facts prove that incorporating tape into an enterprise storage strategy can help keep the organization running efficiently and effectively—enhancing, not reducing, its competitiveness. -
Tape Management: A Necessary Nuisance
Tape is a fact of life for many companies, especially in the age of big data. And love or hate it, you still need to effectively manage it for backups, archival data, compliance audits, or a combination of the...