Tape Automation Systems

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how tape—when run and used optimally in the cloud—is pretty much guaranteed to cost less per GB (OPEX and CAPEX) than equivalently well-run disk would cost.

Posted: 01 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: Check out these best practices to get the most out of your tape backups. Discover keys to help you define your needs and ensure future success by establishing regular testing of recovery procedures. Also included is a breakdown of tape's lifecycle to help you better understand the backup process, and tips for proper tape handling and transport.

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 | Published: 24 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this comprehensive report to learn about the role of LTFS in digital media in 2013.

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 | Published: 07 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper compares Oracle's enterprise tape offerings to the latest IBM enterprise tape offerings and describes how Oracle's industry-leading capacity, performance and flexibility can help IT organizations manage complexity, control costs, and deliver on service level agreements.

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: Since the cost comparison between tape and disk is obviously far more complex than the media itself, this brief outlines all the considerations necessary for a more complete understanding of the benefit and true cost comparison between tape and disk to help IT professionals choose and justify their backup environment.

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 | Published: 23 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: As data volumes grow and budgets shrink, datacenter managers are looking for ways to scale storage infrastructure and reduce operating costs. StorageTek tape drive and tape library solutions from Oracle provide the answer, helping companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and so much more.

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 | Published: 25 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The scope of the digital data protection challenge faced by most organizations will continue to grow as an increasing percentage of the data these organizations depend upon is digitally originated.

Posted: 26 Jan 2003 | Published: 02 May 2002

WHITE PAPER: Read this FAQ featuring W. Curtis Preston, which outlines how Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape differs from other tape media, the various generations of LTO and the pros and cons of this backup technology. Also learn about the newest model, LTO-5, being released this year.

Posted: 17 May 2010 | Published: 14 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: There are two very different approaches to scalability offered in the tape automation market today. One being scalability within a single unit, and the other being modular scalability linking multiple units to operate as single library.

Posted: 11 Jan 2004 | Published: 25 Nov 2002