When it comes to archiving data, there are three different approaches, generally speaking. Selecting the right system hinges on technical capabilities as well as external factors such as budget ...

Microsoft has announced some new features in public preview for Archive Storage. These include priority retrieval for faster online data access and CopyBlob enhancements, among others. Earlier this ...

I can’t remember the first time a database or storage vendor told me, “Disk is cheap,” but it was probably in the 1990s. Vendors like to say disk is cheap because it helps them sell more of it and to ...

Tape is the Mark Twain of data storage: reports of its death are certainly exaggerated. Tape continues to play a role in the enterprise, and not just because it is a tried and tested technology in ...