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Tape Archiving Still Needed, Says PoINT Software

As data growth continues, but 70 percent of it is never used, efficient archiving systems still have a place, says…

2 years ago

Sony And IBM Smash Tape Storage Record With 330TB

Tape not dead just yet, as Sony and IBM team up to cram more density on magnetic tape storage

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Betamax Revolution

Every week we look back at an iconic piece of technology, and start with one that revolutionise home TV viewing…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Japan Ends VCR Production

End of an era. Japan's last VCR maker to halt production, signalling end for the humble video cassette

8 years ago

How To Fit 200 Million Books Into The Palm Of Your Hand

IBM brandishes 220 terabyte tape cartridge in partnership with Fujifilm, big enough to hold 1.37 trillion mobile text messages

10 years ago

Sony Magnetic Tape Technology Used To Create 185TB Cartridge

Sony tape tech claims to store 148GB per square inch

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Storage!

Take a spin down memory lane with our storage history quiz

12 years ago

Nursery School Loses Pupils’ Data… On Tape

The ICO has slammed a Wolverhampton nursery school which lost records on a tape

13 years ago

Why Does Oracle Want Another Storage Provider?

There are three good reasons, says Chris Preimesberger. The IP is good, Larry Ellison can afford it and egos needed…

13 years ago

IBM Upgrades Archiving Lineup For ‘Big Data’

Big Blue introduces exabyte-capable tape libraries to handle massive data set backup and archiving

14 years ago

Spectra Logic Adds Data Integrity To Tape Storage

Spectra Logic tape-storage systems automatically checks media and data throughout the data's storage life

14 years ago

Gmail Accounts To Be Recovered From Tape

To restore the Gmail accounts it lost at the weekend, Google is going to its tape backup

14 years ago

EMC’s Tape Ball: A New Storage Segment?

While EMC's US audience saw a motorbike leap, the UK got the world's biggest tape ball

14 years ago

StorageTek Library Extension For Mainframes Released

Oracle has released a highly-scalable additional tier of storage for mainframes which can also be used in x86-based systems

14 years ago

Quantum Drive Draws On Sun-Oracle StorageTek Fears

The latest version of Quantum's StorNext is aimed at those who fear Sun StorageTek products face an uncertain future under…

14 years ago

Tape: The Tyrannosaurus Rex Of Backup

Jon Mills dons his palaeontologist’s hat and compares tape to Tyrannosaurus Rex to encourage anyone that doesn't see the need…

14 years ago

HP: Deduplication And The Future Of Tape

Data deduplication needs to expand out of the backup market and become more efficient, but many companies are still struggling…

14 years ago

Future Storage Might Be Just Solid State And Tape

Storage technology will change drastically, but the only way to become more efficient is to understand what you have, and…

15 years ago