Category: Tape Drives – Libraries

  • The Pros and Cons of Using M8 for LTO-7 Tapes in an LTO-8 Tape Drive

    The Pros and Cons of Using M8 for LTO-7 Tapes in an LTO-8 Tape Drive

    LTO (Linear Tape-Open) technology has been a go-to solution for data storage, backup, and archiving for many years, thanks to its reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. With the release of each new generation of LTO tapes and drives, storage capacity increases, allowing organizations to handle larger datasets with ease. One feature…

  • Data Protection and Information Security – Together at Last.

    Data Protection and Information Security – Together at Last.

    Any IT professional that spent time around a corporate data center for several years has more than likely adapted to the separation of data protection and data security fields. The division in specialties has long historical roots, but does it really make sense anymore? Data protection is…

  • Data Storage Faceoff: Tape vs Disk vs Cloud

    Data Storage Faceoff: Tape vs Disk vs Cloud

    Data Storage Faceoff: Tape vs Disk vs Cloud In September 2010, Virgin Blue airline’s check-in and online booking systems went down for a period of 11 days, affecting around 50,000 passengers and 400 flights. Ultimately the downtime ended up costing the company over $20 million. So, what is the true…

  • Data Storage Depot: The Cost of Storage Media

    Data Storage Depot: The Cost of Storage Media

    I know what you’re probably thinking, who still uses tape as storage media backup? Isn’t everything in the cloud these days? In fact, recent research by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shows that almost half (49%) of surveyed organizations said they currently rely on data tape as part of their main…

  • We make selling your used IT equipment simple and painless

    We make selling your used IT equipment simple and painless

    The buying and selling of used IT equipment is sometimes confusing, as well as one of those to do list items that continually gets pushed to the back burner. What are we going to with all of these old hard drives? Network switches? IP phones…