Tape backup and libraries are essential to providing cost-effective, long-term data storage for all business types and sizes. Stay on top products and strategy in this topic section.
The true role of a backup administrator
SearchDataBackup.com | 08.04.2008 OPINION - When asked what they do on a daily basis, some data backup administrators often opt for the short answer and reply, "I look after data backups." While this is not necessarily the wrong answer, it is not the full answer.
Quantum disk revenues double, tape sales decline
SearchDataBackup.com | 30 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - Quantum says its transition from tape vendor to systems vendor is nearly complete after getting a sales surge in data deduplication disk products while tape revenues decline.
Sun, IBM cross 1 TB tape drive line
SearchDataBackup.com | 15 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - IBM and Sun unveil 1 TB tape drives, while HP and Sony renew low-end DAS/DDT tape partnership.
Ten things you should ask a vendor before buying a tape library
Submitted By: SearchDataBackup.com | 30 Sep 2008 TIP - Purchasing the right tape library can make or break your backup system. Here are 10 things you should ask any potential vendor before you purchase a new tape library.
Backups (not so) Anonymous
Submitted By: W. Curtis Preston | 30 Sep 2008 COLUMN - Data backup and recovery expert W. Curtis Preston discusses the 12 steps you need to know to gain control of your backup system.
Data protection for financial organizations
Submitted By: SearchDataBackup.com | 15 Sep 2008 TIP - Protecting data is especially critical for financial institutions that possess large amounts of sensitive data. Here are five ways you can ease your backup burden.
Tape drive encryption options
SearchDataBackup.com | 08 Sep 2008 FEATURE - Choosing the best encrypting tape drive can be difficult. In this article, Russ Fellows of the Evaluator Group discusses the pros and cons of tape drive encryption options.
Tape Backup
05 Aug 2008 LEARNING GUIDES - This learning guide takes a look at LTO-4 tape adoption and offers a roundup of recent tape backup news and expert advice.
The storage industry offers many different options when it comes to backup media. Lesson three of "Backup school" explores which of these media is right for your own specific backup operation.
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