What happens instead is that customers using tape backup worry about their systems. Switching to a different backup mechanism can be costly, both in dollars and in time. Disk-based backup vendor ...

The past few weeks alone also have seen new virtual tape library (VTL) products from Marlborough, Mass.-based Sepaton; Palo Alto, Calif.-based Data Domain; Fremont, Calif.-based 3PAR; and Melville, ...

Computerworld QuickStudies In comparison, hard drive storage combined the machine and the medium into a single piece of hardware, gaining speed and simplifying access. But it also drove up storage ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Most data storage news these days is all about open ...

When virtual tape arrived on the scene a few years ago, many storage managers dismissed it as a niche product not sturdy enough for enterprise-class backups. Now this New Data Center technology, which ...

The recent well-publicized backup tape losses at the likes of Bank of America and Ameritrade appear to be pushing some companies to consider alternative storage technologies such as virtual tape and ...

Despite its relatively slow speed and overall bulkiness, tape has its strengths. After all, it’s inexpensive compared with most disks, it’s portable and has been used in data centers for years. Still, ...

Maxxan Systems Inc., a relatively new storage company, is pioneering the field of intelligent director-class switches with its flexible MXV320. A master of adaptability, the MXV320 can load in its ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004--CentricStor(TM), a powerful, heterogeneous virtual tape system that supports the predominant operating systems and backup applications, has added ...

Storage vendor Network Appliances (NetApp) launched what it calls a 'virtual tape' system on Monday that claims to offer the speed of disk with the affordability of tape. Two different models are ...