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

Spectra Logic unveiled the Spectra T120, a new entry-level version of its tape library aimed at helping boost the company's midrange market offerings. The company followed up with the release of its ...

Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC) announced a midlevel storage system that combines disk and tape in a single appliance, the Pathlight VX 2.0. The Pathlight VX 2.0 uses policy-based data ...

"Tape is Dead" may be a common statement, but it just does not hold true to the reality. Most tape and tape library companies are reporting strong sales growth over the past couple years. User studies ...

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 ...

In the wake of new government regulations requiring better corporate record-keeping, three top tape library vendors have confirmed that they’re working to combine inexpensive disk arrays with their ...

Data management and storage solutions company Spectra Logic has added Spectra Cube, a cloud-optimized tape library, to its portfolio of enterprise tape storage solutions. Specifically designed for ...

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, ...

PHOENIX -- April 5, 2004 -- EMC Corporation today announced the EMC CLARiiON Disk Library, creating a new option for high-speed backup and recovery. The CLARiiON Disk Library offers the immediate ...

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