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If you think that tape cannot or should not play a central role in data management within an increasingly virtualized world we think you’re wrong…
Tape remains the most cost-effective method of storing data for the mid-to-long term (archive) and it serves as a good secondary copy for backup data for use in disaster recovery (DR) situations and both of those things are unlikely to change any time soon. However, with the exception of continual improvements to the amount of data that can be
March 6, 2012
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You've likely heard the expression "you get what you pay for" and this holds true for tape support in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). While TSM comes with built-in support for tape at no additional cost you aren't getting a whole lot of functionality either. Here's how it shakes out...
What you get out of the box
TSM provides the following basic support for all tape libraries out of the box:
Tape library sharing (media and drives)
Support for a single device path to each
January 26, 2012
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Recently Storage Newsletter, on the back of a report issued by Santa Clara Consulting Group (SSCG), stated that "Tape Is Not Dead, But Dying..."1. This opinion is based on worldwide tape sales, which declined 9% according to SSCG and the fact that the number of firms who are successfully growing their revenues as a result of selling tape systems has shrunk to only one - Spectra Logic. On the surface of it, this seems a very logical and well-considered view. However, in my opinion this is only be
September 20, 2011
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In various conversations I have had recently, and even in the press, there seems to be a common misconception that if you backup your data you are ready for a disaster. There are situations in which this is the case but with the emergence of disk-based backup often this is no longer true. Knowing whether or not you are ready for a disaster is a matter of examining where your data resides.
Why is location so important?
Providing a safe location to store your data once it has been backed up i
July 21, 2011
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We are in a tough economy where the 'do more with less' mantra reigns supreme...and, in fact, is often a necessity to ensure survival. It is odd, then, that so few vendors seem to understand the importance of delivering value rather than volume. It seems that they would rather overlook this fundamental shift in the market. It seems that many vendors would rather sell you more of just about anything (i.e. deal in volume) rather than looking at how they can help you get better results from what yo
May 28, 2011
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