Tape and Vault Management

The future of backup tape is smaller

The last 60 years have seen backup tape management slowly slide to the bottom of enterprise-level storage solutions. Where once these tools were the only method considered for housing information, now tapes are usually seen in an archival or...

Companies need to consider more diversification

The cloud seems very convenient, and many of its elements do make for more fluid workflow, but it’s not an ideal driver for every form of file storage. On the other hand, shying away from this kind of rapid-response...

Companies don’t need to pick between tape and disk

Cloud technology is gaining proliferation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad news for tape. Backup tape vendors are excited about the way technology is evolving to provide better instant-access tools for data usage. It might be because these...

Glass storage is not just for flatware anymore

For the longest time, people have been captivated by the fictional tech of Treks and Wars of the stars, marveling in the things only imagination could make possible.

The value of data protection

There is a proper way and an improper way to store and maintain backup tapes.

Business leaders baffled by big data

There is no question that information is exploding all over the IT landscape. It’s expected to exceed to petabyte range in the next 10 years, reaching the zettabyte level for unquantified data and resulting in an overwhelming wall of...

The past still lives in the present

Some people have said that time has changed, that backup tape isn’t what it was. That’s become clear in the way some of them handle their data, moving to online structures and building virtualized servers. At the same time,...

Businesses need to start caring about asset protection

Companies like to think the only thing they need to protect is their physical assets, but information is possibly more valuable than any single item sitting in their offices. Corporate losses can wind up in the millions of dollars...

Information structures help diverse clientele

Big Data is a problem for businesses of all kinds, not just retail and finance companies. As the modern world becomes increasingly technology-based, more entities will have to deal with interactions online, meaning measuring metrics and monitoring security for...

Never have I ever…backed up my data?

Private individuals don’t backup their data. Studies have shown it, people have admitted to it and still the loss of critical information continues as users keep assuming it just won’t happen to them. Some people have turned to the...