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History of storage: Cuneiform tablets to flash

History of storage: Cuneiform tablets to flash

Magnetic tape As electronics improved, it became possible to record high densities of data... Read more

5 November, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins
Building the perfect enterprise storage cloud

Building the perfect enterprise storage cloud

...the makers say, produce a 40TB hard disk by 2014 or 2015. Tape The continued existence of magnetic tape seems to annoy those people who... Read more

15 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

In praise of tape and robotics

Tape isn't sexy and it isn't cutting edge. But it does... Read more

2 December, 2011

Another nail in tape's coffin

There's a lot going for tape. Apart from the conditioned rooms it's advisable to keep them in... Read more

6 September, 2011

The problem with tape-based backup

For more than 50 years, businesses have utilised tape-based backup schemes. While proponents point to low media costs and portability... Read more

13 July, 2010

Is tape dead

...of the LinkedIn business networking site on the merits of disk versus tape. Its the old story: tape is old but reliable and uses zero... Read more

29 July, 2010

What Steve Jobs should have said: Let them use duct tape

...has another answer: “Cover the antenna gap with a piece of duct tape or another thick, non-conductive material. It may not be pretty, but... Read more

12 July, 2010
<endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion

Tape Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion

It's time to bring your views of tape up to date as the future for tape technology has never been... Read more

30 April, 2012
Debunking 5 Myths About <endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> Storage

Debunking 5 Myths About Tape Storage

Tape is a key component in the enterprise data center, and that will... Read more

25 April, 2012
Oracle StorageTek <endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> Storage--A Clear Winner Over IBM

Oracle StorageTek Tape Storage--A Clear Winner Over IBM

After more than 40 years of leadership in tape and tape library solutions, Oracle's StorageTek offerings are still the clear... Read more

25 April, 2012
Oracle StorageTek <endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> Storage - A Clear Winner Over IBM

Oracle StorageTek Tape Storage - A Clear Winner Over IBM

After more than 40 years of leadership in tape and tape library solutions, Oracle's StorageTek offerings are still the clear... Read more

1 March, 2012
Analyst Brief: NERSC Case Study On <endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> as Cost-Effective and Reliable Solution for Primary Data Storage

Analyst Brief: NERSC Case Study On Tape as Cost-Effective and Reliable Solution for Primary Data Storage

When is tape a direct access storage device? And when is a very active tape... Read more

1 December, 2011
Clipper Notes: In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution - <endeca_term>Tape</endeca_term> Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk

Clipper Notes: In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution - Tape Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk

Putting to rest many of the claims that tape has passed its prime, this Clipper Note from The Clipper Group confirms... Read more

1 December, 2011
Express <endeca_term>tape</endeca_term> storage solutions from IBM. Solving midsize business backup and archive challenges

Express tape storage solutions from IBM. Solving midsize business backup and archive challenges

...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... Read more

15 September, 2011
The hot new storage technology for 2011 is . . . <endeca_term>tape</endeca_term>

The hot new storage technology for 2011 is . . . tape

Tape-based storage is more relevant today than ever before. Depending on the... Read more

1 March, 2011

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