First-time home-buyer affordability drops in... Nov 14, 2009
The maker of tape drives and other data storage equipment lost $3. 7 million, or 29 cents a share. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
HP, IBM and 3PAR Unveil New Data Storage Wares Nov 11, 2009
HP's offerings are aimed at small and mid-sized businesses, and include application integrated snapshots for , a network-attached storage () dedupe option for , and a new 320 tape drive. The LeftHand P4000's application integrated snapshot functionality lets administrators capture a data set within an application directly from the P4000 user interface, and integration with Microsoft VSS-enabled applications also helps boost data protection. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
HP Targets Small Businesses With Virtualization Bundles Nov 11, 2009
The StorageWorks DAT 320 tape drive is designed for "longer-term, off-site storage," said HP's McCall. Using the latest generation of Digital Audio Tape format, it consumes 50 percent of the power of the previous version but offers twice the capacity, McCall said. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Storage Networking: The Basics Oct 27, 2009
A SCSI interface standard that provides for attaching HBAs and RAID controllers to both and SATA disk and tape drives, as well as other SAS devices. INCITS Technical Committee is responsible for the national (ANSI) and international (ISO) standards for SAS.. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Why Cloud Storage Use Could Be Limited in Enterprises Oct 10, 2009
There are two ways disk and tape drives break. Hitting the hard error rate of the media, which is expressed in average number of bits before an error occurs. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
6 50 Open Source Apps for Small Biz/Home Office Oct 8, 2009
You can use it to archive files on your own server, a tape drive, or you can back-up in the cloud with a commercial service like. Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, BSD.. (Datamation)
were collecting too much data Sep 1, 2009
Dr. John gradually assembled a collection of vintage computers, old tape drives and forensic data-recovery devices in a locked library sub-basement. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. (Harper's Magazine)
Comparing different backup strategies Jul 30, 2009
For direct backup, each server requires its own tape drive or auto loader. This is a capital cost, though typically these tape drives will cost less than those used in the other solutions ... You may use a tape drive rather than an autoloader, or an autoloader rather than a library or a lower capacity, slower drive than you can for other solutions. (Search Storage)
MOON PICTURES: 1960s Orbiter Images Restored Jul 17, 2009
Now, after recovering the decades-old recordings and refurbishing outdated tape drives, a team of volunteers has begun digitizing the most famous images from the 1960s Lunar Orbiter missions with much-improved clarity and detail. --Chris Combs Photograph courtesy Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project. (National Geographic)
310 Holdings Inc. Reads (Transcribes) Seismic Data Stored On Legacy Computer Backup Tapes Due to Acquisition of John Bordynuik Inc. Jun 27, 2009
310 Holdings' tape drive hardware is entirely customized from the head assembly to the final bit recognition hardware ... The Company's technology has also been retrofitted to modern tape drives to recover data from previously unreadable modern tape cartridge formats. (Primezone Releases)
Configure Bacula for Open Source Backups Jun 26, 2009
Device above refers to the archive device, which in this case, is a tape drive ... AlwaysOpen = yes tells Bacula to keep the device open unless specifically unmounted, so that the tape drive is always available to Bacula. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
310 Holdings Inc. Enters Into Definitive Asset Purchase Agreement With John Bordynuik Inc. Jun 26, 2009
This equipment includes in excess of 15 multi-core HP servers in a cloud configuration, dozens of HP workstations, a complete 40-foot mobile data recovery container loaded with 18 tape drives and JBI technologies to read tapes off-site; another 45 customized tape drives; and other related supporting assets. In addition, there is approximately $1M in other related hardware and assets that the Company intends to purchase from John Bordynuik Inc. which are presently being inventoried and catalogued... (Primezone Releases)
Old photos focus on moons south pole Jun 18, 2009
LOIRPThis 1967 image of the moon's south pole has been recovered in its original high resolution from old Lunar Orbiter project data tapes using restored tape drive hardware. Prominent features and processing artifacts are identified. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Microsoft Article: SQL 2008 Backup and Restore, Part 1 Jun 18, 2009
If we were backing up to a tape drive, use To TAPE instead of To Disk. Lastly, With Format means create a new file. (IntranetJournal)
Brother, Can You Spare a Petabyte? May 20, 2009
Let's look at the example of choosing between different types of disk and tape drives ... Add to this that most people put multiple tape drives on the same FC connection and you have a performance issue that is again caused by the network. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Sun Sees Growth in Data Tape Storage May 20, 2009
Sun today announced upgrades to its tape and tape storage archive product line, and also announced that Fujifilm will be the preferred tape media development partner for the next generation of the Sun StorageTek T10000 tape drives. Sun declined to provide a roadmap for the T10000, other than to say it is "working with Fujifilm to drive new capacity and innovation.". (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Top 25 Distributors 2009 May 7, 2009
At the system level, it offers a variety of data storage systems, including direct attached storage, network attached storage and storage area network systems, as well as servers and other computer platforms, tape drive systems, tape libraries and related software. Page 2: Page 3: Page 4: Page 5. (EETimes)
Cache-A Announces New Prime-Cache Archive Appliance for Professional Video File-Based Workflows Apr 18, 2009
Cache-A has licensed Quantum's A-Series technology, which integrates with industry-standard Linear Tape Open (LTO) data tape drives -- the most successful line of tape drives ever produced -- with more than 2 ... In addition, because LTO tape drives can back-read cartridges from two previous generations, files written by the Prime-Cache appliance can be read by any LTO-4 or by future LTO-5 and LTO-6 tape drives -- creating a truly future-proof solution that permits source master content to be... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rocks Don't Need to Be Backed Up Mar 28, 2009
Commentary: What a 4,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk can teach us about data backup, archiving and preservation of our history and why it's critical that we get started now (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Possible roadblocks if IBM tries to acquire Sun Mar 22, 2009
The combination of IBM and Silicon Valley stalwart Sun Microsystems could prompt anti-competitive concerns, especially in the market for large Unix servers and high-end tape drive storage systems. IBM is reportedly conducting due diligence on the deal, which could close as early as next week. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Zmanda Brings Open Source Backup to the Cloud Feb 20, 2009
Windows users get encryption for remote backup and recovery operations, and the Zmanda Management Console allows automatic discovery of tape libraries and management of multiple tape drives within one tape library. Amanda Enterprise 3. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
T. Rowe Price offered $810K incentive Feb 19, 2009
Filled with servers, rackable tape drives, consoles, annunciator panels and generator-backed power supplies. Notlaffen, you know not whereof you speak. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Sun offers encryption key management protocol Feb 18, 2009
"This defines the way a key manager exchanges encryption keys with an encrypted device such as a tape drive or a disk drive," said Piotr Polanowski, Sun's encryption product manager ... 0 Key Manager and T9840D, T10000A, T10000B tape drives, as well as Sun's HP LTO4 drives shipped in Sun libraries. (InfoWorld)
Data Deduplication Powers Software Firm CommVault Feb 12, 2009
With Simpana 8 software, users can get deduplication all the way from the PC or notebook to the end storage device, whether it's a disk or tape drive or server, CommVault says. CommVault says the new features increase reliability when retrieving data by about 20% and boost speed by 77. (Investors Business Daily)
