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ALSO CALLED: Data Backups, Backup-to-Tape, Backup to Tape DEFINITION: In computers, tape backup is the ability to periodically copy the contents of all or a designated amount of data from its usual storage device to a tape cartridge device so that, in the event of a hard disk crash or comparable failure, the data will not be lost. Tape backup can be done manually or, with appropriate software, be programmed to happen automatically.Tape backup systems exist for needs … Definition continues below.
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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

Presentation Transcript: Cloud vs. Tape Backup sponsored by Iron Mountain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Get Jon Toigo's take on cloud vs. tape backup in this presentation transcript. Posted: 04 Jun 2012 \| Published: 04 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Tape Backups

Expert Podcast: Cloud vs. Tape Backup sponsored by Iron Mountain PODCAST: Check out this podcast to learn the basics of cloud and tape backup from Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International - and how these 2 storage mediums aren't necessarily interchangeable. Posted: 23 May 2012 \| Premiered: May 21, 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Backup \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

E-Guide: The birth of Tape NAS sponsored by Iron Mountain EGUIDE: This expert resource explains how tape NAS allows you to utilize LTFS for file access. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| NAS \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Expert Video: Cloud vs. Tape Backup sponsored by Iron Mountain VIDEO: Check out this video today for a breakdown of cloud and tape-based backups, and discover the role each should play in today's data-driven IT. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: 26 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Backup \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Lowering Storage Costs with the World's Fastest Tape Drive sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Explosive data growth is causing storage costs to skyrocket, which is forcing IT organizations to look for more cost-effective archival and backup solutions. Oracle's StorageTek tape product family has maintained a market leadership position for many years and now includes the world's fastest and highest capacity tape drive. Posted: 19 Mar 2012 \| Published: 10 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Tape Vaulting: What You Need to Know About Tape Backup and Archiving sponsored by Iron Mountain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Check out this expert presentation transcript with storage industry analyst Lauren Whitehouse to learn about recent developments in tape that are keeping it relevant. Posted: 05 Mar 2012 \| Published: 05 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Fast Track to Archived Data Access sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for best practices and keys to help you prepare for a compliance or audit request. Learn how an offsite partner can help improve your data protection, accessibility and recoverability, and receive 7 keys to help improve your security and backup policies. Also receive checklist of 4 keys to help you better access your information. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Backup Partner Criteria for Smart Partnerships 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

Risk Management: How Vulnerable is Your Backup Media? 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

Send Your Tapes to a Better Climate sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for a checklist of key questions to ask before choosing an offsite tape storage partner. Learn what the ideal requirements for tape storage are, discover what you should be looking for in a potential storage partner and more. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

5 Key Steps for Moving Away From Tape Backup sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Access this 5-step guide to making the transition from tape to disk with dedupe backups. Read on to explore the drawbacks of tape backup and to learn the key functional requirements of a disk backup system with deduplication. Posted: 13 Aug 2012 \| Published: 13 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Disk Backups \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries \| TCO

5 Key Backup Features to Ensure a Successful Backup Redesign sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: Learn the 5 key features every backup software must offer to ensure your backup redesign is a success. Posted: 13 Jul 2012 \| Published: 11 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Backups \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Tape Backups

SMB Online Backup Checklist sponsored by VaultLogix WHITE PAPER: This white paper walks you through building an online backup checklist. Learn how to match a solution to your needs and uncover key considerations to include in your backup strategy, and see if cloud storage is a viable option for your business' data backup requirements. Posted: 11 Jul 2012 \| Published: 11 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage Services \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| SMBs \| Tape Backups

Tape Storage Systems Continue to Evolve with Long-Term Data Archiving Functionality sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation EGUIDE: This tutorial will cover the latest developments in tape storage systems and review the major differences between backup software vs. archiving software. The benefits of tape storage systems, including long-term data archiving will also be discussed. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

Case Study: West Jefferson Medical Center Rearchitects Its Data Protection Infrastructure with NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup sponsored by Syncsort CASE STUDY: This buyer case study presents a medical center's deployment and use of NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup. Posted: 08 May 2012 \| Published: 08 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| RPO \| RTO \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Tape Backups

Transitioning from Tape to a Disk Backup Appliance sponsored by EMC Corporation EGUIDE: This SearchStorage.com E-Guide is here to help you make the transition from tape to disk as smooth as possible. Read on as backup expert Brien Posey offers insight into the 7 steps that you need to follow in order to have a fast, stress-free transition. Posted: 04 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Drive Controllers \| Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drive Controllers \| Tape Drives \| Tape Heads \| Tape Libraries

Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the best practices for modernizing all facets of your backup and recovery architecture in a fashion that suits your budget and established processes. Read now to learn more. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

LTO tape technology continues to evolve with LTO 5 sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation EGUIDE: Read this E-Guide today to discover why tape still plays a vital role in today's data-driven IT. Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 09 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| 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

Backup Solutions For Today's Data Center sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide explores the different data backup and storage systems available, and which ones will really eat up your storage budget. Read now to learn more. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Disk Backups \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

Generating Proven Business Value with EMC Next-Generation Backup and Recovery sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: IDC recently interviewed 10 European companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions. The purpose was to identify and quantify the resulting business value of each project, in order to calculate a cumulative ROI. Read now to learn the study's key findings. Posted: 26 Mar 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Data Deduplication \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Tape Backups

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: 07 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Email Archiving \| Storage Management \| Tape Backups \| Tape Drives \| Tape Libraries

Lowering Storage Costs with the World's Fastest Tape Drive sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Explosive data growth is causing storage costs to skyrocket, which is forcing IT organizations to look for more cost-effective archival and backup solutions. Oracle's StorageTek tape product family has maintained a market leadership position for many years and now includes the world's fastest and highest capacity tape drive. Posted: 09 Mar 2012 \| Published: 10 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Should it Stay or Should it Go? 10 Steps to Leveraging Data on a Tape Backup System sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover 10 steps toward developing a tape-based data retention plan for your business. Discover the importance of knowing and defining your regulatory requirements, receive three keys to maximize your backup tape investment and more. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

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TAPE BACKUPS DEFINITION (continued): … In computers, tape backup is the ability to periodically copy the contents of all or a designated amount of data from its usual storage device to a tape cartridge device so that, in the event of a hard disk crash or comparable failure, the data will not be lost. Tape backup can be done manually or, with appropriate software, be programmed to happen automatically.Tape backup systems exist for needs ranging from backing up the hard disk on a personal computer to backing up large amounts of storage for archiving and disaster recovery purposes in a large enterprise as part of a storage area network (SAN), usually combining a hardware and software package. For personal computer tape backup, the Onstream USB tape drive is popular. For enterprise tape backup, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) is an industry open standard from Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Seagate.Tape backup also includes the ability to restore data that has been backed up back to hard disk storage devices when needed.
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