One new appliance is Idealstor&'s FrankeNAS, which is a disk-to-disk storage and backup device that takes backup tape out of the equation. The device uses hard disks both in a RAID array and in a ...

If you're old enough, tape backup has been around for decades and was slowly fading out of the market as a digital storage medium. Zip drives were disappearing, and external HDDs were meant to replace ...

Disk-to-disk backup systems typically work like network-attached storage devices and can perform backups as a simple file copy. On the high end, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Network Appliance Inc.’s ...

So, my trusty Dell TL2000 LTO4 SAS tape library in the server rack at home has given up the ghost after 10+ years of daily backups - the picker isn't aligning correctly. I'm a little nervous about all ...

Full Backup Window Fri9pm-Sunday Realistically looking at 24 hours to get all 55tb to tape. I am concerned with how many drives I will need, the network from drives to server, and the back-end disk to ...

Network Appliance Inc. plans to introduce a virtual tape library (VTL) on Tuesday that will include an integrated data encryption appliance it acquired with the purchase of Decru Inc. last year.

One of the most tedious and complex jobs in the world of IT is data backup. Not only is it complex, but the use of mechanical Tape loaders make the system very prone to breakage and the Tapes ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. LAS VEGAS—XenData will debut its new DX-240 near-line disk array system with continuous back up ...

Tape is definitely not the best choice for primary recovery, but it does have features that make it a credible option for restoring systems and data that have fallen victim to ransomware without ...