By now you know just how important it is to back up your organization’s data. Doing so can be the difference between your business surviving a data breach and a hacker closing your doors forever. Join VLCM and JR Maycock, PSI’s CIO, for this informative podcast. Episode 99: Offsite storage benefits – Part 1
Guest Post: Guide to Data Protection Best Practices
DATA: LIFELINE OF THE ORGANIZATION By Payal Upadhyay of Tivitri Corporate data is a strategic asset. Improperly managed, it can become a significant liability. In the case of a litigation request, for example, companies are responsible for producing the required information needed for their defense—and this now includes email correspondence. As a result of […]
The Importance of Proper Environment with Off-Site Tape Storage
Since it’s close to Halloween as I write this, I thought I’d start with some “horror stories” I have heard about how IT persons, who should know better, have stored or placed their irreplaceable computer tapes in “harm’s way” resulting in the inability to read the data on the tapes. They quickly learned that using […]
What to Expect & Not Expect with LTFS & LTO Tapes
By now you should be familiar with how LTO tapes and LTFS work together. You should also know the benefits and understand that LTO tapes are not dead and will not die for a long time. If, however, you haven’t been able to keep up with LTFS I will provide a quick recap below. What […]
LTO Tape is Dead?
LTFS and LTO tapes go together like granite and Perpetual Storage. One without the other just doesn’t offer the same security or functionality. There has been concern that LTO tapes will become obsolete or will fall behind on capacity and speed. These would be valid concerns if, in fact, tape was losing traction. To those who […]