EZINE - In this February 2012 cover story of Storage magazine, we announce this year’s 18 Products of the Year winners and highlight why they stand out from the competition. Read now to learn more.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Backup for Virtualized Servers | Backups | Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage Strategy | Storage Capacity | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | VDI

EGUIDE - In this SearchStorage.com E-Guide, Rich Castagna discusses the current landscape of the tape market and its role in the data center today. Read on to learn the latest trends in tape systems, advanced drives life the T10000C and where the future of tape lies.
Posted: December 22, 2011 | Published: December 22, 2011


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries

CASE STUDY - At the NERSC Center in California, tape is simply seen as extremely efficient, cost-effective, scalable—and reliable—storage. With over 13 PB of data on tape (growing at around 60% p.a.) and decades of history, NERSC has the facts to prove tape’s capabilities; so much so that it does not employ additional copies.
Posted: July 27, 2011 | Published: July 27, 2011


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Putting to rest many of the claims that tape has passed its prime, this Clipper Note from The Clipper Group confirms that tape can be an important cost-saving storage technology for long-term archiving of big files in a tiered storage architecture. 
Posted: June 7, 2011 | Published: June 7, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Email Archiving | Storage Management | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - As data volumes grow and budgets shrink, datacenter managers are looking for ways to scale storage infrastructure and reduce operating costs. StorageTek tape drive and tape library solutions from Oracle provide the answer, helping companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and so much more.
Posted: October 1, 2010 | Published: April 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Storage Infrastructure | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - In a GFS scheme the daily backup tapes should probably be replaced each year or so and the weekly and monthly tapes (assuming the monthly tapes aren't archived) accordingly. Read this tutorial to find out so much more.
Posted: September 17, 2010 | Published: September 17, 2010


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries

EGUIDE - Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any backup acquisition, this guide focuses on the specific considerations of enterprise-class tape libraries. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors like Quantum Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., IBM, SpectraLogic Corp., and more.
Posted: February 9, 2010 | Published: February 9, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Enterprise | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Securing data from unauthorized access is a critical issue for businesses in all industries. Regulatory compliance and customer loyalty all depend on keeping sensitive information safe and secure. Businesses must take steps to improve data confidentiality and integrity.
Posted: February 3, 2010 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Centers | Data Encryption | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

CASE STUDY - With a large IT backbone and growing backup challenges, Kronos decided it needed to upgrade its data protection infrastructure. After evaluating several alternatives, the company chose to deploy Quantum’s Scalar i2000 enterprise tape library.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Storage Capacity | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

CASE STUDY - The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Integration | Database Management | Database Marketing | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

ANALYST BRIEF - Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Encryption Standards | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives

CASE STUDY - The Quantum Scalar i500 combines a modular design with continuous robotics to provide the scalability, performance and reliability that customers require.
Posted: February 3, 2009 | Published: January 30, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Customer Data Management | Disaster Recovery | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Securing data from unauthorized access is a critical issue for businesses in all industries. Regulatory compliance and customer loyalty all depend on keeping sensitive information safe and secure. Businesses must take steps to improve data confidentiality and integrity.
Posted: January 29, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Centers | Data Encryption | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - In the past, tape drives were considered a speed bottleneck in data backup performance. However, Quantum put those beliefs to rest by launching the market's highest capacity tape drive. Download this paper to get the details of new innovative drive.
Posted: February 27, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2006


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - Regardless of your organization's size, data security is becoming one of the biggest challenges in IT today. Get an overview on how to address backup security through tips and best practices.
Posted: February 22, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2006


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Tape Drives