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Problems and Solutions of Tape Management

Willy Fentom wrote 2 months ago: Many large companies today rely on magnetic tape for their storage and archiving needs. Tape is stil … more →

Tags: Software, tape asset management software, tape asset management

Archived Data - How Do We Manage All of Our Backup and Archive Tapes?

Michael Kramer wrote 11 months ago: I recently read an article on Disk vs. Tape – Choosing a Data Archiving Strategy.  It’s … more →

Tags: LTO, Tape Storage, Archive, Storage, Archived Data, tape, disk, backup, backup tape

Tape Storage 2011 in Review3 comments

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: As we near the end of the calendar year, the time seems right for a look back at the biggest stories … more →

Tags: Archived Data, Compliancy, data growth, Backup Data, Security, Active Archive, "big data", tape storage, Tape Storage

Don’t Let a Data Breach Kill Your Corporate Reputation

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: Following a data breach, companies undoubtedly tally the financial impact in terms of the time and m … more →

Tags: Storage, Data Loss, Security, data breach, data leak, visa, Experian

Data Loss Happens—It’s How You Recover that Matters

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: More than half of the companies queried for the Cibecs 2011 Business Data Loss Survey have lost data … more →

Tags: Disaster Recovery, Data Loss, Security, Data Management, tape management, Compliance, Risk Reduction

When It Comes to Storage Tiering, Money Is Everything1 comment

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: If data storage were free, every bit and byte could be stored alike. All data could be considered pa … more →

Tags: Archived Data, Active Archive, tape storage, Data Management, tiered storage, Tape Storage, storage tiering

Why Tape Storage Helps—Not Hurts—Competitiveness

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: A recent article paraphrased an EMC exec as saying that “businesses that still store data on tape ar … more →

Tags: Compliancy, Data Centers, data growth, Data Management, EMC, Green IT, Storage, tape storage, backup

Tape Management: A Necessary Nuisance

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: A survey of 125 small businesses turned up this not-so-surprising result: 31 percent of small-busine … more →

Tags: data growth, Data Centers, Storage, Data Loss, tape storage, tape management, Tape Backup, backup management, data retention

4 Best Practices for Automating Your Data Center

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: Thinking about automating some of your data center processes? These days, IT shops everywhere are au … more →

Tags: vertices, Data Centers, Backup Data, Data Management, tape management, Tape Storage, backup, data center automation

Tape Backup Trumps Decentralization for SMBs

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: I read an interesting post recently promoting a decentralized data storage model, with data stored r … more →

Tags: Storage, Active Archive, tape storage, Data Management, Tape Backup, shrinking backup windows, WAN Optimization, SMBs

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 31 comment

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: The challenges of managing social media data to meet compliance and legal requirements can be daunti … more →

Tags: Compliancy, eDiscovery, Active Archive, tape storage, Social Media, HIPAA, retention policy, e-discovery, Compliance

Top 5 Data Center Videos Worth Watching2 comments

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: For the visual learners out there, I’ve put together a list of the top five data center videos curre … more →

Tags: Archived Data, Data Centers, Active Archive, Data center videos, Google, datacenter, Datacentre, facebook, videos

The Tablet Takeoff: How to Protect Your Data

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: No doubt about it, tablets are hot. And as the tablet’s cool factor continues to rise and tablet pri … more →

Tags: Compliancy, Security, data security, Data Management, Tablet PC, xoom, iPad

The Top 5 Blog Posts from June

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: Summer seems to have come out of nowhere this year. I thought it might be nice to look back at June … more →

Tags: Archived Data, Compliancy, data growth, Disaster Recovery, Backup Data, tape storage, Data Management, LTO 2, retention policy

How to Solve the Big Challenge of Big Data: Part 11 comment

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: Managing Big Data environments is becoming a big headache for organizations of every size. And becau … more →

Tags: Archived Data, data growth, Data Management, "big data", Archiving, active archiving

LTO-6: The Next Generation of Tape

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: This week, the LTO Consortium announced the availability of licenses for its still-under-development … more →

Tags: tape storage, LTO 2, Tape Storage, backup, HP, IBM, LTO-6, LTFS, Linear Tape Open

6 Ways to Make Your Next IT Audit a Success

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: The IT audit isn’t just a requirement—it’s a great opportunity to see your practices and procedures … more →

Tags: Compliancy, Audit, IT, Compliance, tape audit reports

Why There Is No Excuse for Missing Data Tapes

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: A recent story about data tapes gone missing at insurance and pension firm Phoenix Ireland makes me … more →

Tags: vertices, Data Loss, Security, VaultLedger, tape storage, Tape Backup, data security, data breach, Missing Data

4 Irrefutable Facts that Prove Tape Is More Reliable Than Disk

Mike Kramer wrote 1 year ago: Tape’s reliability as a long-term storage medium already has plenty of proof to back it up. Now, we … more →

Tags: Backup Data, tape storage, Tape Backup, Tape Storage, long term data storage, W. Curtis Preston


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