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...
Why Tape Storage is Still Important
In times of 8 TB hard disk drives (HDDs) and super -fast solid state drives (SSDs), it’s impressive that majority of companies still use the tape medium for data storage and archiving. According to...
5 Simple Tools to Help Quantify IT Cost
Calculating the cost of information technology (IT) for business assets is far from a trivial undertaking. If you want to predict the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a new product or service, you...
Secure deletion of data: comparison of degausser types
Reasons to securely and permanently delete data As we have discussed in this blog previously, there are several reasons why corporate and private computer users alike have to delete their stored...
Office 365: Tips for Managing Cloud Backups
Office 365 – Different subscription models, different backup possibilities. One of the most frequently talked about topics in the IT field is the cloud. It seems to be almost everywhere, and as we...
Tape Archive - Here's What You Need To Know
If your only exposure to the world of data storage has been in the context of a small to medium-sized business or a startup, you might think of magnetic tape as a relic from another era of enterprise...
Data Breach and Cyber Attacks – what impact does it have on companies?
A Data Breach or a breach of data security is the viewing or stealing of sensitive, proprietary or confidential information by unauthorized third parties. This form of crime can both cause damage of...