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  • New EMC disk storage mimics tape

    To help companies handle data backup and recovery tasks, storage specialist EMC plans to unveil a product that is based on disk drives but acts as a tape device.

  • Unravelling tape storage dilemmas

    With so many different tape formats and schemes for backup, it can be a nightmare to come up with the tape storage solution that's best for your situation. ZDNet Australia helps you decide.

  • Green issues drive change at Sun

    Sun Microsystems is merging its storage and server units into one team, the company's chief executive Jonathan Schwartz has announced.

  • US state used car boot as offsite backup storage

    Ohio State's administrative services department has been criticised for its flawed security practices, which for a number of years had allowed unencrypted backup tapes to be stored overnight in an employees car.

  • HP claims storage will cost 50 percent less to run

    HP is releasing a new line of "green" storage products that, according to the company, will require half the power and cooling of its current systems.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    How do you deal with 250,000 tapes?

    I'm standing in a room with roughly a quarter of a million backup tapes. No, this isn't where the FuelWatch guys hid the evidence, it's the Perth storage area for Spectrum Data, which specialises in storing ageing backup media and helping companies retrieve data from long-forgotten archives.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Is encryption just a waste of time?

    Faced with the thought of a USB drive, notebook PC or backup tape going missing, most IT managers look to some form of encryption as the first layer of defence. However, according to one storage security expert, that's largely a pointless exercise.

Features and Case Studies (111)

  • Quantum unveils tape storage product

    The data-storage company unwraps a new tape library system dubbed "Mako," with hopes that the product will take a bite out of rival Storage Technology.

  • Unravelling tape storage dilemmas

    With so many different tape formats and schemes for backup, it can be a nightmare to come up with the tape storage solution that's best for your situation. ZDNet Australia helps you decide.

  • StorageTek gets set for tape release

    StorageTek unveiled a tape device for mid-size businesses last week, amid signs that tape is preserving a place in data storage.

  • Sun banks on storage integration

    Sun Microsystems is building up its intellectual property in three key storage areas in a bid to provide a more integrated offering than its competitors, said a senior company executive.

  • Reliance on tape: A disaster waiting to happen

    Relying solely on tape backups can give you a false sense of security. Here are some other things you should keep in mind.

Reviews (67)

  • Quantum disk backup in store

    Storage maker Quantum has unveiled two disk-based backup appliances designed as tape replacements for Australian mid-sized office and datacentre use.

  • The big boys of backup: 4 tape devices tested

    With ever-expanding amounts of data to back up, it's good to see backup media are keeping pace. We take a look at four tape backup options with more than 200GB capacity per tape.

  • Tape backup: 9 drives tested

    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

  • Archiving: what's in store?

    Tape, disk, or optical? We set a budget of AU$20,000 and asked three vendors to come up with a storage solution.

  • D'oh and un-d'oh: 4 disaster recovery solutions

    Everyone needs backups, but how do you recover a server quickly? We look at some of the options available for snapshot backup and other disaster recovery techniques.

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