Long-term data storage can be done in the cloud, on disk drives, and optical disks, but each has some drawbacks. Long-term storage—archiving—requires a very different approach than backup and recovery ...

Considering that data storage in 2015 is dominated by accommodations for digital information, it can be easy to forget about legacy archiving. However, for many of the world’s most iconic ...

Largely due to its cost and transportability, tape remains the most common choice of media for long-term data retention. However, this may be mainly an artifact of the still prevalent practice of ...

Suppose for a moment that a virus has infected your entire computer network. It has quickly spread through every employee’s workstation, into every document and database file. All your work, all your ...

When it comes to archiving data, there are three different approaches, generally speaking. Selecting the right system hinges on technical capabilities as well as external factors such as budget ...

Why it matters: Magnetic tapes continue to be a formidable storage solution for data archival and backup, enabling organizations and large-scale businesses to hold onto vast amounts of data for ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TRENDFOCUS today announced its new data storage research services will expand into the long-standing tape storage market. Known for its leading industry research ...

In October, Germany-based PoINT will launch an object storage archiving product based on disk and tape media. “Our idea is to offer on-site exactly the same thing as AWS [Amazon Web Services] offers ...

I have one for the Commvault users here, not sure what other vendors support this but all feedback welcome, I'm not sure there's a right/wrong answer I think it comes down to business requirements ...