The “Chill Factor” in a Secured Backup and Archive Solution
The topic of data growth and security continues to be a challenge for many organizations. The question to “air-gap” or
Category: Archive Storage
Six Key Elements to Improve Media Production Through Better Archiving
As cameras and other media devices steadily rise in number and improve in capability, sports broadcasters, production companies, and movie studios all face a mutually critical challenge: What to do with these expanding libraries of valuable content?
Quantum Drives Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure at CES
Quantum Drives Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure at CES 2019
Introducing New DXi Backup Appliances
We’re excited to be introducing our newest backup appliances: The DXi9000 and DXi4800.
Our Enterprise backup customers continue to be focused on faster and faster backups and restores, as well as reducing rack space, reducing power and cooling – in other words reducing the “footprint” associated with their backup infrastructure.
Six Ways Archiving Contributes to Production More Than You Might Think
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following is a guest post by Dr. Marc M. Batschkus, Archiware [mk_dropcaps style=”simple-style”]A[/mk_dropcaps]rchiving has been around for a long
Six Reasons to Plan for the Future of Tape—Because You Can
With LTO-8 and beyond, the future of LTO looks brighter than Yoda’s lightsaber.
Why You Should Consider LEGOs When Implementing Commvault
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][mk_dropcaps style=”simple-style”]W[/mk_dropcaps]e’ll start with two adjectives: flexible and converged. To explain, I’m going to take you back to a time
Automation Is Awesome—Except When It’s Not
I’m a fan of automation from way back. Growing up, my dad sold factory automation systems, and dinnertime conversation regularly included stories about robots and automated assembly lines. What kid doesn’t like robots? It’s probably fate that I ended up working for Quantum, the market share leader in open systems tape automation for as long as I can remember.
Is The Cloud The Future Or The “Dripbox”?
Pied Piper’s Erlich Bachman quips, “Today’s user wants access to all their files, from all of their devices, instantly. That’s why cloud-based is the Holy Grail. Now Dropbox is winning. But when it comes to audio and video files, they might as well be called Dripbox.”
When Will Tape Cease To Be Relevant? Probably Never.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been updating a number of technical documents about how LTO-7 and soon to be released LTO-8 have made quantum leaps in both capacity (recording density) and data reliability. During this process, I thought back to the days of old when we old-timers were just getting started, before data storage became a specialty. It’s somewhat mind-boggling how far data recording has progressed in recent years. Back in the day, the maximum data capacity of a 2,400-foot 9-track tape reel, recorded at 6,250 BPI was 170 MB. Today LTO-7 recording density is 19,107 bits/mm, which equates to 477,675 BPI, providing 6 TB per cartridge on a 3,400-foot piece of media—and LTO-8 is projected to have 12 TB per cartridge. Truly amazing!