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> [Tape allows for a clean sweep of data that simply doesn't need to be on any form of disk but still needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/tape-allows-for-a-clean-sweep-of-data-that-simply-doesn-t-need-to-be/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

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> [... All the drivers that started the replace-tape-with-disk movement in the first place - reliability, performance, portability and off-site data movement -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/all-the-drivers-that-started-the-replace-tape-with-disk-movement-in/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

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> [Now clearly this advantage is when the data on tape has been found and just needs to be transferred back. You need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/now-clearly-this-advantage-is-when-the-data-on-tape-has-been-found/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

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## More by George Arthur Crump

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/tape-allows-for-a-clean-sweep-of-data-that-simply-doesn-t-need-to-be/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

> [... 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/all-the-drivers-that-started-the-replace-tape-with-disk-movement-in/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

> [Now clearly this advantage is when the data on tape has been found and just needs to be transferred back. You need to add…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/now-clearly-this-advantage-is-when-the-data-on-tape-has-been-found/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/as-i-noted-in-my-article-comparing-lto-6-to-scale-out-storage-for/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

> [Tape with LTFS has several advantages over the other external storage devices it would typically be compared to. First, tape has been designed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/tape-with-ltfs-has-several-advantages-over-the-other-external-storage/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

> [Right now our blog on the presence of tape at EMC World is seeing twice as much traffic as all the other EMC World…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-arthur-crump/right-now-our-blog-on-the-presence-of-tape-at-emc-world-is-seeing/)

[George Arthur Crump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-arthur-crump/)

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