Long-term archiving
Find the latest news and resources for long-term archiving, which includes stories on file archiving, data preservation, data retention, data archiving software, archiving best practices, data archiving strategy, archiving formats and digital archiving.
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The Importance of Smarter Data Backup
Learn how to drive a successful data management strategy and ensure business-critical data is preserved and recoverable when needed, using the native capabilities of backups.
Long-term archiving News
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January 31, 2020
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Jan'20
Assureon archive is fast, but shouldn't replace backup
Nexsan Assureon 8.3 ramped up retrieval speeds, making it suitable for backup and DR. However, relying on the archive appliance for multiple use cases carries its own risks.
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September 26, 2019
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Sep'19
Rubrik customers get validated NetApp StorageGrid target
Rubrik's Cloud Data Management is now tested and validated to work with NetApp's StorageGrid, giving customers a new target option for backup and archiving across hybrid clouds.
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July 31, 2019
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Jul'19
Western Digital’s ActiveScale adds new DR, workflow options
Western Digital's object storage product update boosts capacity and throughput, supports asynchronous object distribution for multisite DR and offers 14 TB HDDs.
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July 03, 2019
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Jul'19
Scality Ring upgrade targets hybrid cloud data management
Scality Ring8 file and object storage adds Zenko cloud data orchestration -- called Extended Data Management (XDM) -- but for now that feature is a separate software installation.
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Object-based storage gains primary storage traction
This infographic illustrates why most IT leaders believe object storage is ready to support leading IT initiatives. Continue Reading
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Open source technology promises to alter enterprise storage
Open source storage software could alter the face of the industry by cutting costs and delivering greater flexibility over existing storage infrastructure. Continue Reading
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Building a better archival storage strategy
This guide walks through important tips and considerations regarding storage archive design strategies and technologies. Continue Reading
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Four rules to craft an enterprise data archiving strategy
Follow these four rules to redesign your data archiving system in a way that ramps it up gradually, keeps data flowing from primary storage to the archive and makes everyone happy. Continue Reading
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Features disaster recovery-as-a-service providers must offer
A cost-effective disaster recovery as a service lets organizations of all sizes implement a dependable disaster recovery plan. Disaster recovery-as-a-service providers replicate or back up customer data to cloud data centers and then -- should ... Continue Reading
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Demand for cold data storage heats up
The exponential rise in unstructured data is one of many reasons for the upsurge in demand for cost-effective cold storage products, services and media. Continue Reading
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Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Archive redefined
When the word “archive” is used in conversations about storing data, it brings up preconceptions depending on the individuals and their roles in IT. The most common thought is that an archive is ... Continue Reading
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Archiving methods: Smart meta tags, archive in place and FLAPE
Jon Toigo outlines several archiving techniques, the technologies that make them run smoothly, and explains why data classification is crucial. Continue Reading
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Which archive type is best for small businesses?
Which archive type is best for small offices: tape, disk or the cloud? There are many factors you must consider before answering this question. Continue Reading
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How to write an archiving program RFP
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Small business email archiving solutions explained
Follow these tips and experts advice to help you choose the best small business email archiving solution. Continue Reading