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Moonwalk and Crossroads Team for Data Migration to LTFS
July 31, 2012 -- Companies bring of Moonwalk's data management tech to Crossroads' LTFS tape storage platform.
July 31, 2012 -- Companies bring of Moonwalk's data management tech to Crossroads' LTFS tape storage platform.
Oracle Debuts StorageTek SL150 Midrange Tape Library
July 18, 2012 -- New space-saving design helps midsize companies scale to 300 slots and up to 450 TB of raw tape capacity.
July 18, 2012 -- New space-saving design helps midsize companies scale to 300 slots and up to 450 TB of raw tape capacity.
10 Reasons Tape Storage Is Better Than Disk
June 15, 2012 -- Tape storage continues to thrive, and these 10 reasons are a key part of why.
June 15, 2012 -- Tape storage continues to thrive, and these 10 reasons are a key part of why.
Sepaton Thinks Small to Dedupe Big Oracle Databases
June 6, 2012 -- A new software update for the company's S2100 system cracks the 8K barrier to optimize Oracle backups.
June 6, 2012 -- A new software update for the company's S2100 system cracks the 8K barrier to optimize Oracle backups.
FalconStor Updates VTL for Blazing Backups
April 26, 2012 -- The latest edition of the company's pay-as-you-grow virtual tape library platform brings improved deduplication performance, scalability and security.
April 26, 2012 -- The latest edition of the company's pay-as-you-grow virtual tape library platform brings improved deduplication performance, scalability and security.
Quantum Debuts Scalar LTFS Appliances
April 16, 2012 -- The storage company leverages the LTFS to expand the role of LTO tape in today's networked storage infrastructures.
April 16, 2012 -- The storage company leverages the LTFS to expand the role of LTO tape in today's networked storage infrastructures.
Oracle Announces StorageTek Tape Analytics
April 9, 2012 -- Oracle embraces proactive tape storage management as it announces new StorageTek software to take on IBM and Crossroads.
April 9, 2012 -- Oracle embraces proactive tape storage management as it announces new StorageTek software to take on IBM and Crossroads.
Crossroads to Debut Online All-the-Time Data Archive
December 1, 2011 -- Crossroads says StrongBox stores data using tape, but is online and easily accessible like disk.
December 1, 2011 -- Crossroads says StrongBox stores data using tape, but is online and easily accessible like disk.
Spectra Logic's New Tape System Holds 3.6 Exabytes
November 9, 2011 -- Storage vendor Spectra Logic launches five new products, including what it claims is the world's largest capacity storage system -- a tape library system that can store nearly 4 exabytes of data.
November 9, 2011 -- Storage vendor Spectra Logic launches five new products, including what it claims is the world's largest capacity storage system -- a tape library system that can store nearly 4 exabytes of data.
EMC Fields Disk-based Tape Drive Replacement System
August 8, 2011 -- Mainframe users can replace multiple tape systems with a single disk system that includes everything.
August 8, 2011 -- Mainframe users can replace multiple tape systems with a single disk system that includes everything.
Imation Posts a Mixed Second Quarter
July 26, 2011 -- Margin pressures on Asian-made optical media helped undercut the storage firm's bottom line.
July 26, 2011 -- Margin pressures on Asian-made optical media helped undercut the storage firm's bottom line.
Half of Organizations Still Use Tape
June 23, 2011 -- In its annual survey of IT professionals, Sepaton finds old habits -- and old tape systems -- die hard.
June 23, 2011 -- In its annual survey of IT professionals, Sepaton finds old habits -- and old tape systems -- die hard.
IBM's Updated Tape Library Stores Exabytes of Data
May 12, 2011 -- Tape is far from dead. IBM says its latest upgrade for tape library systems can support exabytes of storage.
May 12, 2011 -- Tape is far from dead. IBM says its latest upgrade for tape library systems can support exabytes of storage.
Quantum, EMC Brand Leaders in Latest Survey
March 25, 2011 -- IT Brand Pulse rates EMS as the unified storage brand leader in March.
March 25, 2011 -- IT Brand Pulse rates EMS as the unified storage brand leader in March.
Quantum courts Oracle SAM-QFS users with StorNext
October 25, 2010 -- StorNext 4.1 will include a feature to simplify and speed up migration from Oracle’s SAM-QFS platform.
October 25, 2010 -- StorNext 4.1 will include a feature to simplify and speed up migration from Oracle’s SAM-QFS platform.
HP ships LTO-5 tape drives, libraries, media
March 28, 2010 -- March 29, 2010 -- Hewlett-Packard today became the second major LTO tape drive manufacturer to deliver LTO-5 Ultrium drives, as well as LTO-5 libraries and (multi-sourced) media cartridges.
March 28, 2010 -- March 29, 2010 -- Hewlett-Packard today became the second major LTO tape drive manufacturer to deliver LTO-5 Ultrium drives, as well as LTO-5 libraries and (multi-sourced) media cartridges.
Spectra Logic libraries scale to 180PB
November 10, 2009 -- Spectra Logic today took the wraps off a system that scales to 45PB per library, or 180PB in a library complex. Those capacities assume a library equipped with LTO-5 tape drives and cartridges, which aren't expected until April 2010.
November 10, 2009 -- Spectra Logic today took the wraps off a system that scales to 45PB per library, or 180PB in a library complex. Those capacities assume a library equipped with LTO-5 tape drives and cartridges, which aren't expected until April 2010.
Lab Review: Bridging the archive-backup divide
October 30, 2009 -- With the introduction of government regulations for strict archiving of particular data along with new backup technologies such as disk-to-disk backup and data deduplication, IT must now bridge that divide with a flexible archiving solution that easily integrates into current IT procedures.
October 30, 2009 -- With the introduction of government regulations for strict archiving of particular data along with new backup technologies such as disk-to-disk backup and data deduplication, IT must now bridge that divide with a flexible archiving solution that easily integrates into current IT procedures.
Special Report: Managing tape is no longer an oxymoron
August 19, 2009 -- Tape administrators are realizing that "you can't manage what you can't measure."
August 19, 2009 -- Tape administrators are realizing that "you can't manage what you can't measure."
Lab Review: Reducing risk via lifecycle management for backup media
July 30, 2009 -- Spectra Logic is incorporating into its tape libraries advances in data protection, including encryption key management, media lifecycle management, and automated initiation of SpectraGuard Support that go beyond incremental innovations in tape density and performance.
July 30, 2009 -- Spectra Logic is incorporating into its tape libraries advances in data protection, including encryption key management, media lifecycle management, and automated initiation of SpectraGuard Support that go beyond incremental innovations in tape density and performance.
Thales addresses encryption key management
April 16, 2009 -- Thales this week announced the Thales Encryption Manager for Storage (TEMS) key management appliance. In contrast to proprietary key management systems, TEMS is currently based on the IEEE P1619.3 standard and will eventually support the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard, which is expected to finalized by the end of this year.
April 16, 2009 -- Thales this week announced the Thales Encryption Manager for Storage (TEMS) key management appliance. In contrast to proprietary key management systems, TEMS is currently based on the IEEE P1619.3 standard and will eventually support the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard, which is expected to finalized by the end of this year.
LTO-4 encryption secures data
August 1, 2008 -- Encryption is often necessary to secure data on tapes, and LTO-4 includes drive-level encryption.
August 1, 2008 -- Encryption is often necessary to secure data on tapes, and LTO-4 includes drive-level encryption.
Guidelines for tape media management
August 1, 2008 -- Adhering to simple procedures can extend the life of your tape media and ensure data protection.
August 1, 2008 -- Adhering to simple procedures can extend the life of your tape media and ensure data protection.
Sun, IBM to ship 1TB tape drives
July 16, 2008 -- There is some big news in the world of tape this week -- big, that is, in terms of capacity.
July 16, 2008 -- There is some big news in the world of tape this week -- big, that is, in terms of capacity.
Evaluating options for tape encryption
July 10, 2008 -- Given that the pressures to encrypt data at-rest are continuing to mount, and the IEEE Secure Storage Working Group is nearly finished establishing standards for disk/tape encryption and key management, it is time to revisit some operational considerations associated with planning and policy development for tape encryption.
July 10, 2008 -- Given that the pressures to encrypt data at-rest are continuing to mount, and the IEEE Secure Storage Working Group is nearly finished establishing standards for disk/tape encryption and key management, it is time to revisit some operational considerations associated with planning and policy development for tape encryption.
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