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Storage Media
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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.
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Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes
| sponsored by CA
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The CA Automated Storage Optimization Mainframe Suite provides a best-practices-based and intelligent approach to SRM, delivering the tools to identify and classify your storage assets.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Omneon MediaGrid: Content-Aware, Active Storage for the Enterprise
| sponsored by Omneon
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MediaGrid was designed specifically to meet the demanding requirements of the new file-based model. As a storage platform, it delivers unparalleled scalability, performance and reliability, is easy to manage and is backed by a digital media expert.
Posted: 21 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Looking beyond RAID and Virtualization: Exploring Alternative Storage Solutions
| sponsored by Omneon
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This paper discusses how RAID and virtualization provide benefits for certain storage issues but ultimately both succumb to their limitations.
Posted: 01 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Overcoming the Challenges of Tape with a Disk-Based Backup Solution
| sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
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This white paper examines the pros and cons of tape and disk-based storage and presents a cost analysis of ExaGrid's disk-based backup system with data de-duplication and compression vs. tape and standard SATA disk.
Posted: 16 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Disaster Recovery with Sunbelt Exchange Archiver
| sponsored by Sunbelt Software
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Sunbelt's Exchange Archiver simplifies disaster recovery by using its revolutionary designed Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM). The HSM store is integrated into the SEA server and redirects archived email into various storage media.
Posted: 24 Jan 2008 | Published: 06 Aug 2008
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Archiving Compliance with Sunbelt Exchange Archiver
| sponsored by Sunbelt Software
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Archiving for compliance is an important step in securing your company's future. Learn how to implement an email archiving solution that will minimize the burden on your Exchange server and help to avoid costly legal penalties in this whitepaper.
Posted: 24 Jan 2008 | Published: 06 Aug 2008
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Enterprise Grade "No Compromise" Backup/Recovery
| sponsored by DataDirect Networks
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Service levels and response time requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, forcing storage managers to research new technologies. VTLs can deliver easy-to-use backup and restore solutions.
Posted: 01 Dec 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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STORAGE MEDIA DEFINITION (continued):
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: |
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