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ALSO CALLED: Storage Medium
DEFINITION: In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the form of data - are suspended for use when needed. The plural form of this term is storage media. Although the term storage includes both primary storage (memory), a storage medium
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Storage Media White Papers
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File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
WHITE PAPER:
"Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management.
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009
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Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Detecting Worn Tapes Before it's Too Late
sponsored by Maxell Corporation of America
WHITE PAPER:
Damaged or worn out tape cartridges can force you to recreate lost data, which can be costly or even impossible. How do you know which cartridges should be retired? This paper details how a cartridge memory chip inside a storage tape cartridge provides a wealth of information on the remaining viability of that cartridge.
Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009
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Portable Panic - The Evolution of USB Insecurity
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER:
As USB devices have evolved into useful storage media, they've also turned into a security nightmare for organizations. Read how to embrace this technology to aid in the reduction of operating costs and effectively protect data by enforcing removable device usage policies.
Posted: 11 Mar 2009 | Published: 11 Mar 2009
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STORAGE MEDIA DEFINITION (continued): … In computers, a storage medium is any technology (including devices and materials) used to place, keep, and retrieve data. A medium is an element used in communicating a message; on a storage medium, the "messages" - in the form of data - are suspended for use when needed. The plural form of this term is storage media. Although the term storage includes both primary storage (memory), a storage medium usually means a place to hold secondary storage such as that on a hard disk or tape. Storage media can be arranged for access in many ways. Some well-known arrangements include:A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)Network-attached storageA storage area network Storage Media definition sponsored by SearchStorage.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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