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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 … Definition continues below.
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Evaluating Disaster Recovery Solutions sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: Access this informative paper to see the four most common DR solutions and one emerging tech stacked up against each other and compared against recoverability, usability, extensibility and viability. Read on to uncover their scores! Posted: 20 Mar 2013 \| Published: 20 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

LTFS Hits the Mark in Media & Entertainment: An In-Depth Introduction to LTFS for Digital Media sponsored by The LTO Program 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 TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Content Delivery \| Content Management \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

CW Buyer's Guide: Big Data Infrastructure sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Computer Weekly looks at the mindset and technology infrastructure businesses need to analyse big data. Posted: 11 Mar 2013 \| Published: 11 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Auditing \| Data Classification \| Data Collection \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Storage \| Databases \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Storage Devices \| Storage Management \| Storage Media \| Storage Systems

How LTFS is Keeping Tape Relevant sponsored by The LTO Program EGUIDE: Access this exclusive SearchDataBackup.com E-Guide to scope recent LTFS developments and learn these advances can help storage admins meet increasing infrastructure demands. Posted: 08 Mar 2013 \| Published: 08 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Management \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

GET THE FACTS: LTO Tape Reliability Saves sponsored by The LTO Program WHITE PAPER: Access this one-page data sheet to get the facts on the savings you could realize with LTO tape. Posted: 07 Mar 2013 \| Published: 07 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Backups \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives

In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution — Tape Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk sponsored by The LTO Program WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to explore the results of a TCO (total cost of ownership) study of tape vs. disk as the primary storage media for archiving. Read on to explore which medium has a significant TCO advantage over the other. Posted: 01 Mar 2013 \| Published: 23 Dec 2010 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| TCO

TechTalk Video: Analyst Jon Toigo discusses tape media today sponsored by Iron Mountain WEBCAST: In this exclusive video, expert Jon Toigo analyzes tape's changing role in the data center and discusses the likely future of this technology. Watch this video now to learn various options and best practices for tape encryption, and discover steps you can take to optimize the performance of this media. Posted: 11 Feb 2013 \| Premiered: Jan 23, 2013 TOPICS: Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

TechTalk Presentation Transcript: Analyst Jon Toigo discusses tape media today sponsored by Iron Mountain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this transcript of a Jon Toigo video, learn about tape's usefulness in areas like disaster recovery and archiving, and learn about options for tape encryption and best practices for optimizing your tape performance. Posted: 11 Feb 2013 \| Published: 11 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

TechTalk Podcast: Analyst Jon Toigo discusses tape media today sponsored by Iron Mountain PODCAST: In this exclusive podcast, expert Jon Toigo provides a glimpse into the tape landscape, analyzing its changing role in the data center and what's in store for the future. Hear about options and best practices for tape encryption as well as steps you can take to optimize the performance of this media. Posted: 11 Feb 2013 \| Premiered: Jan 24, 2013 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Storage Magazine Online: December 2012 – 6 Hot Storage Technologies for 2013 sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: Our final issue of Storage Magazine Online in 2012 features one of our most popular annual columns: Hot Technologies for Next Year. Explore this month’s cover story, in which our team of editors team up to tell you the six technologies to watch in 2013 - and why they should be on your radar if they’re not already. Posted: 04 Dec 2012 \| Published: 01 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage \| Data Deduplication \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| Private Cloud \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Devices \| Storage Industry \| Storage Media \| Storage Spending \| Tape Libraries

Storage Magazine August 2012 sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: In the cover story of the August 2012 issue of Storage magazine, Chris Evans provides an overview on the SSD market in general and examines the emergence - and unique quirks you should know - of all-solid-state storage arrays. Explore the August 2012 issue of Storage Magazine Online to read other expert features. Posted: 31 Jul 2012 \| Published: 01 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Cloud Disaster Recovery \| Cloud Storage \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Media \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups

2012 Trends to Watch: Storage sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ANALYST BRIEF: Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends. Posted: 09 Feb 2012 \| Published: 09 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Data Analytics \| Data Centers \| Data Storage \| Disk Drives \| Flash Memory \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Media \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Special report on EMC sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This special eight-page indepent report from Computer Weekly, packed with graphs and diagrams, is essential reading for anyone doing business, or thinking of doing business with EMC. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| Security \| Security Hardware \| Security Industry \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Security Tokens \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Media \| Storage Networking Industry Association \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Replication Services \| Storage Replication Software \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Storage Spending \| Storage Standards \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Switches \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Supplier Management \| Supplier Relationship Management

Guide to Improving Your Tape Storage Practices sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Proper security of data backups doesn’t just happen. It requires thoughtful planning and careful controls. Given the implications of failure – reputational damage, direct costs, compliance issues, and sub-optimal business operations - companies owe it to themselves to take data backup security seriously. Posted: 13 May 2011 \| Published: 13 May 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Best Practices \| Data Destruction \| Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| Risk Management \| Storage Media \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

Designing a redundant backup solution sponsored by Dell, Inc. EGUIDE: Access this expert E-Guide to learn about designing a redundant backup solution and transitioning from tape to a disk backup appliance. Read on to explore the evolving case for disk-based backup. Posted: 07 Mar 2013 \| Published: 07 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Backups \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

Storage Magazine Online: December 2012 – 6 Hot Storage Technologies for 2013 sponsored by Dell and VMware EZINE: Our final issue of Storage Magazine Online in 2012 features one of our most popular annual columns: Hot Technologies for Next Year. Explore this month's cover story, in which our team of editors team up to tell you the six technologies to watch in 2013 - and why they should be on your radar if they're not already. Posted: 07 Dec 2012 \| Published: 01 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage \| Data Deduplication \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| Private Cloud \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Devices \| Storage Industry \| Storage Media \| Storage Spending \| Tape Libraries

Presentation Transcript: Why Not “Active – Archiving” sponsored by Iron Mountain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: After a few years of waning usage, tape technology is making a comeback with archiving. Find out why by checking out this transcript of Jon Toigo's presentation on tape for active archiving. Posted: 05 Dec 2012 \| Published: 05 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disk Storage Systems \| Energy Efficiency \| NAS \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Presentation Transcript: Tape backup systems economical for data retention sponsored by Iron Mountain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, find out why tape has persisted all these years and learn how you can leverage it to meet your data retention requirements. Posted: 04 Dec 2012 \| Published: 04 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| MAID \| Storage Management \| Storage Media \| Storage Spending \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Extending Tape Life with Cloud Computing sponsored by NTT America, Inc., an NTT Communications company EGUIDE: This expert SearchDisasterRecovery.com E-Guide, featuring ESG Senior Analyst Terri McClure, discusses tape's future, including the latest innovations in tape. Check it out to explore cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery approaches, and discover the five crucial "R"s to address during a crisis. Posted: 08 Nov 2012 \| Published: 08 Nov 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Backup \| Cloud Disaster Recovery \| Cloud Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

Examining IBM Innovation at Both Ends of the Storage Spectrum- Part 1: Tape sponsored by The 451 Group WHITE PAPER: Find proof that tape isn't dead by checking out this research conducted by The 451 Group, a leading global analyst and data company. This October, 2012 white paper contains the findings of The 451 Group's recent visit to IBM's research facility in Zurich and presents 451 Research's opinion of IBM's innovations and activities in the tape space. Posted: 02 Nov 2012 \| Published: 08 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Enterprise-Ready Scale-Out with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces an emerging unified scale-out solution purpose-built to provide an adaptable, always-on storage infrastructure for virtualized environments. Read on to learn what this approach to scale-out could mean for your company and its data. Posted: 06 Sep 2012 \| Published: 06 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Multi-Tenant Units \| NAS \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Media \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Capacity Utilization Efficiency Not Above Your Pay Grade - Presentation Transcript sponsored by Dell, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript discusses how to maximize efficiency in data storage environments and also outlines capacity utilization efficiency, including data archiving technologies. Posted: 06 Sep 2012 \| Published: 06 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Capacity Planning \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Storage Media \| Tape Backups

Benefits of Solid-State Storage sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: In this paper, explore how solid-state storage (SSS) can help narrow the gap between server and storage performance. View now to explore the different types of SSS and the benefits of each. Posted: 20 Jul 2012 \| Published: 08 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Storage Media

Dell Unveils New Bing Maps Boulder Microsite sponsored by Dell, Inc. and AMD CASE STUDY: The goal was to build a cost effective and efficient microsite. They ended-up with a no-frills, high-performance microsite to deliver complicated geospatial applications that can in effect "quilt" different pieces of imagery into a cohesive mosaic that everyone can access. Read now to learn more. Posted: 16 Dec 2011 \| Published: 16 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| High Performance Computing \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Media \| Storage Service Providers \| Web Content Accessibility \| Web Content Management

Article: How end-to-end services can transform Oracle environments sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The creation of the Dell Services Oracle Practice builds on the long and successful relationship between Dell and Oracle - a collaboration that can offer significant benefits to organizations running Oracle software on Dell hardware. Read this article for more. Posted: 27 Apr 2011 \| Published: 27 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Media \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

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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
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