Tape allows for a clean sweep of data that simply doesn't need to be on any form of disk but still needs to be kept. The cost and capacity of tape makes these 'just in case' copies very affordable. — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
As I noted in my article "Comparing LTO-6 to Scale-Out Storage for Long-Term Retention," in these situations tape is an ideal storage type. Data on tape can still be automatically scanned for durability and it certainly meets the cost-effectiveness requirements. — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
Tape allows for a clean sweep of data that simply doesn't need to be on any form of disk but still needs to be… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
... All the drivers that started the replace-tape-with-disk movement in the first place - reliability, performance, portability and off-site data movement - are now… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
Now clearly this advantage is when the data on tape has been found and just needs to be transferred back. You need to add… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
As I noted in my article "Comparing LTO-6 to Scale-Out Storage for Long-Term Retention," in these situations tape is an ideal storage type. Data… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
Tape with LTFS has several advantages over the other external storage devices it would typically be compared to. First, tape has been designed from… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
Right now our blog on the presence of tape at EMC World is seeing twice as much traffic as all the other EMC World… — George Arthur Crump Copy Share Image
