ends disk-or-tape argument by offering both. Version 4.0 of the Fujitsu Siemens Computers virtual tape appliance enables intelligent data backup to disk or tape, as required ...

As storage prices come down, it may be time to consider upgrading older backup approaches to something more robust and flexible. Even so, it’s not time to let go of that precious tape system just yet.

PoINT said it can restore files in milliseconds from disk and in minutes from tape. To determine which files go to which media, PoINT’s software analyses something like 50-plus parameters using ...

However, a further 15% use a combination of disk and tape. That seems a long way from ‘dead’ to us. You may like US Government says it will save $1m/year by getting rid of magnetic tape ...

As I mentioned last week, the most popular hard disk back-up system is called streaming tape. It`s magnetic tape, in a cassette, that fits into a special recorder and makes a copy of everything on ...

Not shown is the IBM 2314 Direct Access Storage Facility, a newer model disk drive with a capacity of 25.87MB, nearly four times the 2311, and double the transfer rate (312,000 bytes/sec).. Background ...

In other words, to match the capacity of a 560TB tape, hard disk platters must reach 85Tb per square inch, which could break the laws of physics.

When it comes to storage technology, tape and disk have their advantages and shortcomings, but disk has won because, in a nutshell, tape is fast, but disk is quick.

After the big Michelangelo virus scare a few weeks back, I decided it was time to practice what I’d been preaching and buy a tape drive to make consistent backups of my hard disk. I hadn&#821… ...

Tape is cheaper than disk. Even with all the advancements in deduplication – which is primarily used on disk – tape is still cheaper per gigabyte than tape for a few reasons.

“Tape capacity is limited only by available shelf space, but disk backup requires no interaction.” Businesses generally turn to one of three options to replace tape backup: Disaster Recovery as a ...