Okay, so you have been using LTO5 or LTO6 tapes and you just heard that your LTO tape library could use an LTFS. After the initial research you are starting to agree. You mentioned it to your boss and he wants you to give a presentation on why your tapes need a Linear Tape File […]

The importance of using LTO tapes for backing up critical information is all too familiar to big corporations. These cartridges hold up to 3TB of information, are not susceptible to viruses, and use AES encryption. They keep everything on a magnetic strip that allows you to write data to the device and read it many […]

Tape technology has rapidly advanced over the past 10 years. Today’s technology is nothing like tape from the past. It is fast, searchable, lives longer, encrypted, more reliable and has a larger capacity yet, remains inexpensive. Tape archiving is still the best solution for backup and archive. Why Tape for Backup and Archive? Tape is […]

When implementing a solution and determining between new technologies and older, tried and true technologies, (in this case, cloud vs. computer tapes) you must consider 1. Are the bells and whistles what they say they are? 2. What is the total cost of ownership? When I was growing up in Southern California my Dad used to […]

by Jon Gacek, President and CEO of Quantum I read a good article in SearchDataBackup recently on an interview Sarah Wilson conducted with Jon Toigo on LTFS (Linear Tape File System). LTFS is an open standard technology that allows you to use tape like NAS – drag and drop files to and from the tape, […]