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ALSO CALLED:
Microtapes,
Videotapes,
Tapes
DEFINITION: In computers, tape is an external storage medium, usually both readable and writable, consisting of a loop of flexible celluloid-like material that can store data in the form of tiny magnetic fields that can be read and also erased. The magnetic tape is housed in a plastic cartridge similar to that of an audio or video cassette. Because the tapes, which are recorded by a device called a tape drive,
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Magnetic Tapes Multimedia
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Achieving Greater Storage Efficiency with Deduplication
sponsored by Datalink Corporation
PODCAST:
Deduplication can decrease the physical spend on data center footprint, power, cooling, and physical tape and media costs. This podcast defines deduplication and explains how it can make your data center more efficient. It will also shed some light on what factors you should evaluate when considering a deduplication strategy.
Posted: 25 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 25 Aug 2009
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Disk-based data backup and recovery for SMBs (Podcast)
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
PODCAST:
As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009
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Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape across Distributed Sites: Unified Approach Provides Improved Protection and Better ROI
sponsored by Quantum Corporation and Symantec
WEBCAST:
Every company with multiple locations has the challenge of managing backup data across different sites, media types, and retention periods for short term protection and long term retention. View this webcast to learn about a new consolidated approach to solving this problem by combining disk, deduplication, and tape storage systems.
Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 21 Sep 2009
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High-speed, Power-efficient Deduplication: Saving Costs Without Sacrificing Performance
sponsored by FalconStor Software
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Industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009
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IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media
sponsored by PeakData Services, Inc.
WEBCAST:
Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 03 Sep 2009
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Key Considerations in Building an E-mail Archiving and Compliance Strategy - Webcast
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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In this webcast, learn how Brunel University solved their email management challenges of massive email growth, lengthy tape backups and long searches. Discover how to develop an email archiving strategy that automatically captures, preserves and manages all corporate emails for compliance regulations.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 14 Oct 2009
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Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
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With EVault disk-based backup solutions, your data is automatically backed up and can be stored on-site, offsite or both with local and remote vaults. Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud by view this video.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 06 Oct 2009
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Podcast - Best of Breed Data Protection: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualisation
sponsored by Data Domain
PODCAST:
Discover the benefits of disk over tape-based storage systems. This podcast will examine a large medical nonprofit’s transition from a tape-based storage system to a disk-based system. Find out how this organisation increased backup performance, shortened RTOs, lightened management burden, cut costs and more by switching to disk-only storage.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009
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PODCAST: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection
sponsored by Data Domain
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Disk offers significant management and performance benefits over tape-based storage systems. Now, with advances in virtualization and deduplication, disk-only storage is also less expensive than tape. This podcast explores a real-world example of an organization going tapeless and outlines the processes required and the resulting benefits.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2009
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PODCAST: IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media
sponsored by PeakData Services, Inc.
PODCAST:
Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 03 Sep 2009
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Remote Office Backup and Rapid Recovery Solutions… on a budget
sponsored by Double-Take Software
WEBCAST:
Protecting data that is not in the primary datacenter amplifies all the traditional challenges of backup - either there is not enough bandwidth to accomplish a remote backup in the window available, or the process of handling and shipping tapes is in the hands of non-IT employees.
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 09 Nov 2009
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Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 Planning Edition! Dashboard
sponsored by Storage Decisions
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 15, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end.
Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 07 Aug 2009
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Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 UK Planning Edition! Dashboard
sponsored by Storage Decisions
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 17, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end.
Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 07 Aug 2009
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Taking the next step toward greater performance and cost efficiency in a dedupe solution? Go beyond the dedupe that you know.
sponsored by FalconStor Software
PODCAST:
Join Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with ESG, as he explores high-speed, power-efficient deduplication with industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor who have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009
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Tape Killed The IT Guy
sponsored by SEPATON
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In this very funny though obvious over-dramatization of the weakness of tape as a backup solution, see how tape can end the life of an IT administrator and a 30-minute fix that could be lifesaving.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009
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MAGNETIC TAPES DEFINITION (continued): … are portable and inexpensive to purchase, tape is often used for backing up or archiving data. A drawback of tape is that it can only be accessed by starting at the beginning and rolling through the tape until the desired data is located. The most commonly quoted figure for the archival life of magnetic tape is 30 years. There are ways to minimize the chances of a tape backup's failing in the first place. Here are a few tips for managing tape from SearchStorage expert Rick Cook: Verify your tape backups. Most backup software will automatically do a quick "read-after-write" verification and will … Magnetic Tapes definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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