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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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Backup sponsored by Panasas, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The explosion of unstructured data and the advent of scale out NAS systems has caused backup of these systems to be an ever growing concern. This white paper describes the overall strategy for backup and restore taking into account the tape subsystem, networking, file system workload and administrative policy. Posted: 12 Aug 2010 \| Published: 12 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Fibre Channel Switches \| NAS \| Networking \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries \| Workload Automation

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: 09 Jul 2010 \| Published: 09 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| 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

Making Cents of Tape vs. Disk: The Complete Guide on What to Choose and Why sponsored by Nexsan 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 TOPICS: 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

Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Unifying and optimizing mainframe storage management practices under a single storage resource management (SRM) system delivers reductions in cost and administrative complexity. Read this paper to learn more about the benefits of the CA Automated Storage Optimization Mainframe Suite. Posted: 11 Feb 2010 \| Published: 11 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Systems \| 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: 03 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Data Encryption \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

You’re Not As Backed Up As You Think sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Learn how to overcome the challenges of traditional data backup for your small to mid-size organization and discover the benefits of implementing a Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) backup solution. Posted: 11 Dec 2009 \| Published: 11 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| File Recovery Programs \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Standards \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives

D2D Virtual Tape Library Replication Primer sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: With the introduction of HP Dynamic deduplication and low bandwidth replication (LBR) on HP D2D2500, D2D4000 and D2D4100 Backup Systems, the way data protection can be implemented has been transformed. This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind these technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples. Posted: 17 Jul 2009 \| Published: 17 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Virtual Tape Libraries

Total Cost Comparison of Backup Technologies: IT Decision-Maker Perspectives on NetApp SnapVault Disk-to-Disk versus Traditional Tape-Based Backup Solutions sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: Download this exclusive article to gain insight on why a NetApp SnapVault backup system is 54% less expensive than a similar tape-based backup solution over a typical backup product lifecycle. Posted: 09 Jan 2009 \| Published: 09 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Downtime \| IT Managers \| Systems Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

The Storage Resource Guide - iSCSI SANs : An Affordable Enterprise-Class Alternative sponsored by EqualLogic UK WHITE PAPER: iSCSI SANs provide a cost-effective, high-performance storage environment. Download this eGuide, featuring articles from Storage magazine, to learn more about iSCSI storage and the benefits they can deliver for your company. Posted: 31 Jan 2008 \| Published: 31 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Disk Storage Systems \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Midrange Server Hardware \| Serial ATA \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Drives

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: 01 Oct 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Data Encryption \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

The Storage Resource Guide: iSCSI SANs - An Affordable, Enterprise-class Alternative sponsored by EqualLogic, created by Storage Magazine WHITE PAPER: iSCSI SANs provide a cost-effective, high-performance storage environment. Download this eGuide, featuring articles from Storage magazine, to learn more about iSCSI storage and the benefits they can deliver for your company. Posted: 22 Aug 2007 \| Published: 20 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Disk Storage Systems \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Midrange Server Hardware \| Serial ATA \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Drives

S2A9550 Archive Solution Industry's Most Reliable SATA Storage Solution sponsored by DataDirect Networks WHITE PAPER: Across many organizations, the rapid growth of data is outpacing storage budgets. SATA disk based archive storage is the perfect solution. Download this white paper to learn more about disk based archive storage and see if it will work for you. Posted: 18 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Archiving \| Content Archiving Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Recovery \| Disk Storage Systems \| Serial ATA \| Tape Drives

S2A Nearline SATA Solution sponsored by DataDirect Networks WHITE PAPER: Looking for a solution that can balance your data and storage requirements in terms of reliability, accessibility, performance and costs? Download this white paper to learn how you can make your storage infrastructure more efficient and less expensive tod Posted: 19 Apr 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Content Archiving Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Disk Storage Systems \| Fibre Channel \| Regulatory Compliance \| SAN \| Serial ATA \| Tape Drives

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: 01 Apr 2006 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: 01 Apr 2006 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: 01 Jan 2002 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: 01 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: 01 Jan 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: 01 Jun 2002 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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