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20 May 2016 00:00:00 EDT

4 ways you can still lose data from cloud storage

On any given day, most of us rely on the cloud to store, upload, and retrieve various types of data – work files, songs, pictures, videos, apps, etc. It’s a proven, reliable service that we’ve grown...

18 May 2016 00:00:00 EDT

HDD vs SSD - which lasts longer?

Many comparisons can be made between a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a Solid State Drive (SSD); cost, speed, data storage capacity – there’s no end of areas to consider. However in this post, we’ll be...

27 April 2016 00:00:00 EDT

Unix & Linux: how the file system behind Android stores data

First of all, what exactly is UNIX? UNIX is a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system initially developed in the1960s by AT&T Bell labs. The majority of UNIX is written in the C programming...

19 April 2016 00:00:00 EDT

Virtualised tape library - the silver bullet of business continuity?

Virtualisation 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...

12 April 2016 00:00:00 EDT

Retaining emails - how long is too long?

Despite the new collaborative communication tools on the market, which combine unified messaging, video and/or other social media instruments, emails are still number one both for private people as...

01 March 2016 00:00:00 EST

The four most common physical signs of hard drive failures

Over the many years I’ve been working in a clean room, I’ve grown quite familiar with hard drives and the many pros and cons they can present. Generally speaking, hard drives can be a pretty...

12 February 2016 00:00:00 EST

Why Magnetic Tape Storage is still popular options today

What is magnetic tape storage? Tape drives are one of the earliest data storage device mediums that can read and write data on a magnetic tape device. This type of storage was first invented in 1928...

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