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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 White Papers
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Disk Backup versus Tape Backup
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER:
Review the comparisons in this paper and learn the various ways that moving to disk-based backup and data protection solutions – as onsite software, SaaS or managed service – can be the smart move for your company.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009
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Toss the Tape! 7 Key Steps for Overcoming the Limitations of Tape Backup
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This document is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the Guide provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 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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