by Jim | May 9, 2013 | Everything, Featured Products, Tape
If there was a “Tape Backup Month” May would probably be it (around here, anyway). We have been fielding plenty of questions on tape this month and moving a lot of inventory. One of the more popular drives is the IBM System Storage 3580S5E. It’s an...
by Jim | Apr 29, 2013 | Everything, Featured Products, Tape
Last month we talked about IBM’s 3588-F5A, it’s LTO-5 capabilities and how LTO-5 has great pricing now due to the release of LTO-6. This is just a quick blog to mention to searchers out there that the IBM TS3100 and TS3200 are also available at Maximum Midrange....
by Jim | Mar 27, 2013 | Everything, Featured Products, Tape
For disaster recovery protection or long-term data retention, tape is the way to go. In general, costs are half that of disk and longevity is four times as long. It’s no secret that we love tape backup solutions here at Maximum Midrange and IBM’s 3592 line...
by Jim | Feb 28, 2013 | Everything, Miscellaneous, Tape
LTO (Linear Tape-Open) Comparison Charts. Looking to implement a tape backup system? Time for an upgrade to your existing tape archive solution? Sometimes it’s easier just to get a visual of what each one can do. Check out the charts below and when you’re ready to get...
by Jim | Dec 14, 2012 | Everything, Industry News, Tape
The SKA or Square Kilometre Array is going to be the fastest and most sensitive radio telescope ever built and good old magnetic tape is the storage medium of choice. The array will consist of 3,000 dish antennas each about 15 meters in diameter and is being built in...
by Jim | Oct 2, 2012 | Everything, Tape, The Enterprise Hardware Wiki
In demanding business environments, a tape library system that performs unattended backup, disaster recovery and data archiving tasks must be simple to manage, versatile, expandable and most importantly, reliable. StorageWorks MSL8048 and MSL8096 tape libraries from...
