In the world of data archiving, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tapes continue to dominate for their unmatched capacity and longevity, ...

When virtual tape arrived on the scene a few years ago, many storage managers dismissed it as a niche product not sturdy enough for enterprise-class backups. Now this New Data Center technology, which ...

In the three or four decades since storing programs on audio cassettes has been relevant, a lot of irreplaceable personal computing history has been lost to the ravages of time and the sub-optimal ...

NASA/GSFC has a requirement for the data recovery of 278 computer reel-to reel and tape media. NASA data stored on the tapes is from Earth Science mission as early as 1959. This historical Earth ...

As the saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun. Everything people see now has been here before, and the cycle continues. This adage also applies to technology. What people see now as novel ...

Those of us old enough may remember the heyday of the text adventure game genre from the first time around. London-based Magnetic Scrolls was an early pioneering company producing titles for the first ...

Q: A few years ago, I read a column where you said 60% of recovery operations from tape failed. Is that still true? — H.B., Atlanta A: No. At least I don’t think so. However, let’s look at the problem ...

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) cannot afford to lose information. Imagine a dynamic and competitive SMB losing momentum if important information should suddenly disappear as a result of a stolen ...

In early November, an article in The New York Times carried a sobering statistic: Up to half of New Orleans' 115,000 small businesses are expected to fail in the coming months. The article arrives on ...