Tape and Vault Management

Virtual headaches aren’t getting any better

Recently hVault announced they may be able to help Princess Leia: They’ve invented holographic data storage. That may be good news for Obi Wan Kenobi, but for the IT professionals still trying to wrap their heads around virtualization, it...

Digital tape turns 60

Happy birthday, digital tape. You’re not old enough to retire just yet, but a lot of people have seen your AARP card and think we don’t need you anymore. Before you go shuffling off to Florida, though, we’d like...

Data backup: You’re doing it wrong

According to Cibecs, the leading cause of data backup failure has nothing to do with bandwidth overages, old technology or security issues, but rather because users are doing it wrong. That’s right. Your data management provider goes to all...

Media Management on the Mind at SXSW

With the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference now entering its second week, the city of Austin, Texas, is abuzz with thousands of bright minds sharing and discussing their ideas in a wide variety of settings. The event has grown...

Big Backup Needs and No Room For Error? Take a Look at Tape

Cost, complexity, compliance, capacity. These are all words echoing in the minds of media management professionals as they look upon the monumental challenges standing before them in the age of big data. But although the parameters of the job...

Controlled Demolition: Destroying Your Data Responsibly

One often-overlooked consideration in media management is data destruction. While storage and disaster recovery concerns attract the bulk of attention – and rightly so – organizations must protect their information throughout its lifecycle. Why So Serious? Data destruction is...

Why Manufacturers Still Bet On Tape Storage

Supposed data storage pundits have been penning tape's eulogy for several years now, predicting that each new market development would lead to the storage media's demise.