Virtual Tape Library: Key to Business Continuity (Pt. 1)
Virtualization continues to grow in popularity as it offers different ways of backing up our data, in addition to being able to ensure that business-critical systems remain online in the event of an...
The Role of Tape in Modern IT
In the last years there has been a strong debate over the role of the oldest storage medium still used: The digital data tape. Is tape dead or does it have a role in modern IT? Tape has been evolving...
The Benefits of Database Virtualization
The last decade has seen businesses steadily increasing the virtualization of desktop applications, servers, and storage, so it should be no surprise that database virtualization offers some...
The GDPR Effect: Why Data Erasure Matters for GDPR
The impending date for the introduction of GDPR in May has brought data destruction and erasure strategies to the forefront of corporate strategic thinking. Thanks to potentially punitive fines for...
The Top Five Triggers for Migrating Tapes
Change is rarely comfortable, but as Winston Churchill said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” In business, there can be many reasons for organizations to modify or even...
Are There Better Ways to Destroy Smart Phone Data Than With a Hammer?
First - is it possible to destroy smart phone data with a hammer? Over the years of recovering data, the engineers at Ontrack have witnessed some pretty rough devices come through. With so many...
How to Protect Your Digital Assets: Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency has been a very hot topic in the news, especially in the last few months. This is due to the fact that these "currencies" have drastically gone up in value, especially in the last six...