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May 27, 2012

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Tape Drives
ALSO CALLED: Magnetic Tape Drives, Drives DEFINITION: A tape drive is a device that stores computer data on magnetic tape, especially for backup and archiving purposes. Like an ordinary tape recorder, a tape drive records data on a loop of flexible celluloid-like material that can be read and also erased. Tape drives work either by using a traditional helical scan where the recording and playback heads touch the tape, or linear tape technology, where … Definition continues below.
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Tape Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion sponsored by IBM and Intel WHITE PAPER: It’s time to bring your views of tape up to date as the future for tape technology has never been brighter. Today’s tape technologies combined with disk technologies in a strategic blended implementation can help users address a myriad of objectives including performance, compliance, security, cost, energy consumption, archive and data protection. Posted: 08 May 2012 \| Published: 08 May 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drive Controllers \| Disk Drives \| Disk Mirroring \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

Express Tape Storage Solutions from IBM sponsored by IBM and Intel WHITE PAPER: This solution brief discusses the backup and archive challenges that SMBs face and how tape storage solutions from IBM help companies cost-effectively ensure continuous operations, solve backup and archive problems, and address regulatory compliance. Posted: 08 May 2012 \| Published: 08 May 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| SMBs \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

How LTO-6 Will Save the Data Center sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper featuring insight from Storage Switzerland Senior Analyst George Crump breaks down the upcoming release of tape's LTO-6. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Tape Drive Technology Comparison sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper is your ticket to understanding the latest that tape technology has to offer. Read on to discover why tape is still plays a valuable role in today's data center. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Tape Drive Technology Comparison sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for a breakdown of currently available tape technologies, and discover what upgrades tape has received in order to remain a valuable part of today's data center. Also included is a side-by-side comparison of several of today's tape solutions, and insight as to what challenges still exist regarding tape. Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 09 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

LTO-6 Tape Drive Pre-Purchase Program sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this brief white paper to learn how you can gain access to the first available shipments of tape's upcoming LTO-6 release. Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 09 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Best Practices for Mid‐Market Backup: Have You Looked at Tape Lately? sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover why tape may be the best available backup option for today's small and midsize business (SMB). Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 09 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

LTO Roadmap: LTO‐6 and Beyond sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation WHITE PAPER: Recent developments to tape technology, namely the upcoming release of LTO-6, have breathed new life into this aging backup medium. Check out this white paper today to learn why these developments will make tape an affordable and reliable alternative to disk storage. Posted: 04 Apr 2012 \| Published: 04 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

The Data Archive Challenge: What’s Your Game Plan? sponsored by Horison Information Strategies WHITE PAPER: Learn how you can overcome the challenges associated with effectively archiving information in today's data-intensive IT environments. Learn about different types of archiving strategies, discover an emerging method known as hierarchical storage management (HSM), receive a step-by-step guide for building a long-term, scalable data archive and more. Posted: 15 Mar 2012 \| Published: 15 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disk Drives \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Drives

Clipper NotesTM: In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution – Tape Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Putting to rest many of the claims that tape has passed its prime, this Clipper Note from The Clipper Group confirms that tape can be an important cost-saving storage technology for long-term archiving of big files in a tiered storage architecture. Posted: 11 Mar 2012 \| Published: 11 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Email Archiving \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Finding the Perfect Backup Partner sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover how an offsite storage partner can be the answer to your content security and storage challenges. Learn about the advantages associated with offsite storage, discover how to define your needs and find the best potential backup partner you can, receive 4 key questions to ask regarding storage partners and more. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Remote Backups \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Less is More: Risk Management and Your Backup Plan sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for tips to help you securely manage backup and recovery processes. Discover the importance of developing a chain of custody when it comes to data, learn how authorization and access restrictions can help keep your information secure, and receive best practices for choosing an offsite data backup/protection partner. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Remote Backups \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries \| Transportation Management

Where is Tape in Your Backup Mix? sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn where tape stands today among other storage media, and discover where tape may fit into your backup infrastructure. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives

Which Way to the Vault? Developing a Secure Tape Vaulting Strategy sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Your tapes deserve the best protection possible. Ensure they get it by reading this white paper filled with best practices for keeping data safe and secure. Discover the benefits associated with data housed onsite vs. offsite, learn 3 key questions to ask regarding your existing backup strategy, discover four keys to tape success and more. Posted: 28 Feb 2012 \| Published: 28 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives

Tape Archiving: The Classic Choice That Keeps On Going sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this brief white paper for four key reasons why tape remains a legitimate backup option in today's data-driven IT environments, and discover how businesses today are utilizing tape. Read on for more. Posted: 28 Feb 2012 \| Published: 28 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives

Best Practices: A Checklist for Backup Tapes sponsored by Iron Mountain 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 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

How to optimize your backup tape rotation strategy sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: In a GFS scheme the daily backup tapes should probably be replaced each year or so and the weekly and monthly tapes (assuming the monthly tapes aren't archived) accordingly. Read this tutorial to find out so much more. Posted: 17 Sep 2010 \| Published: 17 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

Encryption Key Management: A Technical White Paper sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: Securing data from unauthorized access is a critical issue for businesses in all industries. Regulatory compliance and customer loyalty all depend on keeping sensitive information safe and secure. Businesses must take steps to improve data confidentiality and integrity. Posted: 03 Feb 2010 \| Published: 03 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Data Encryption \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Encryption Key Management: A Technical White Paper sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: Securing data from unauthorized access is a critical issue for businesses in all industries. Regulatory compliance and customer loyalty all depend on keeping sensitive information safe and secure. Businesses must take steps to improve data confidentiality and integrity. Posted: 29 Jan 2008 \| Published: 29 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Data Encryption \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

DLT-S4 Buffer Management - Speedmatching sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: In the past, tape drives were considered a speed bottleneck in data backup performance. However, Quantum put those beliefs to rest by launching the market's highest capacity tape drive. Download this paper to get the details of new innovative drive. Posted: 27 Feb 2007 \| Published: 27 Feb 2007 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tiered Storage

Best Practices in Backup Security sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: Regardless of your organization's size, data security is becoming one of the biggest challenges in IT today. Get an overview on how to address backup security through tips and best practices. Posted: 22 Feb 2007 \| Published: 22 Feb 2007 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Best Practices \| Tape Drives

Native Fibre Channel Tape Drives versus SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Routers sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of both native FC tape drive and SCSI-to-FC router solutions (both internal, as used in ATL Tape Libraries™, and external). Posted: 08 Apr 2004 \| Published: 08 Apr 2004 TOPICS: Fibre Channel SAN \| SCSI Devices \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Why Do We Like the Quantum DX30 so Much? sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: Dorian Cougias, CEO of Network Frontiers and the author of "The Backup Book: Data Protection from Desktop to Data Center" discusses the pros and cons of disk-based backup technologies. Posted: 20 Aug 2003 \| Published: 20 Aug 2003 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Data Center Management \| Disaster Recovery \| RAID \| Storage Resource Management \| Tape Drives

Enhanced Backup: Why Quantum DX30? sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: The job of the Quantum DX30 is to provide enhanced backup protection to the vast majority of those business applications that cannot justify being re-engineered for mirroring and/or remote replication. Posted: 27 Feb 2003 \| Published: 27 Feb 2003 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disk Backups \| Performance Testing \| RAID \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Making a Business Case for Tape sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper will review tape technology from the standpoint of this business value model. Posted: 26 Jan 2003 \| Published: 26 Jan 2003 TOPICS: Caching \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Mirroring \| Distributed Computing \| Risk Management \| SAN \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

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TAPE DRIVES DEFINITION (continued): … the heads never actually touch the tape. Drives can be rewinding, where the device issues a rewind command at the end of a session, or non-rewinding. Rewinding devices are most commonly used when a tape is to be unmounted at the end of a session after batch processing of large amounts of data (payroll is the classic example). Non-rewinding devices are useful for incremental backups and other applications where new files are added to the end of the previous session's files. A benefit of a tape drive backup is that tapes have a large capacity for storing data and are very economical when compared …
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