The benefit of a tape backup is mutliple tapes for backups. A hard drive as a backup is like a CD/DVD, better than nothing. Plugging.Unplugging in a hard drive repeated is not wise. Even a hot plug ...

Taking on a refrigerator-sized minicomputer is not for the faint-hearted, but [Usagi Electric] has done it with a DEC PDP-11/44. He’s not doing it in half measures either, for his machine is tricked ...

If you’ve got a mountain of digital data to store but don’t necessarily need to access it every day, tape cartridges are the way to go. Twelve terabytes of storage will set you back about $100 these ...

A recently released standard for linear tape-open—LTO-9—sets the scene for faster drives with more capacity, but are they a must-have? With the recent release of the linear tape–open 9 (LTO-9) ...

Researchers from IBM and Fujifilm have teamed up to release a tape prototype. The new tape is said to have the capacity of 580TB or 0.58PB. That capacity is equivalent to almost six of the biggest ...

If the words “peace of mind” seem like an oxymoron since you automated your business, it might be time to look at Iomega Corp.’s REV Loader 560. It’s a comprehensive automated backup system based on ...