0408, 2021

What is an ‘active archive’ in relation to backup and archiving?

Tekmart Data Center Team/ August 4, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data protection, backup and archiving, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tape backup and tape libraries, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAn active archive is a tiered storage topology/solution that gives IT systems or human end-users access to data through a common, unified file system that automatically retrieves and places that data on the appropriate storage tier. As a whole, active archives utilize several media types: SSDs/flash drives,HDDs, cloud storage, and importantly, magnetic tape. By Tekmart Enterprise Support Team Courtesy of:

0408, 2021

What is LTO-7 Type M Media?-a tech explanation

Tekmart Data Center Team/ August 4, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteLinear Tape Open (LTO) LTO-7 Type M technology is the ability of the LTO-8 drive to write 9 TB on a brand new LTO-7 cartridge instead of 6 TB as specified by the LTO-7 format. By Tekmart Enterprise Support Team LTO tape can provide years of protection at a much lower cost than other storage solutions. With Linear Tape File

1207, 2021

How to back up your data and keep your files safe

Tekmart Data Center Team/ July 12, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data protection, backup and archiving, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Aricles

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s important to know what data you should back up, how often you should do it, where you should store the backed-up data and how to get it there. Here are the three basic backup methods to consider. By Rich Castagna You’ve got thousands of photos, hundreds of songs and who-knows-how-many important documents safely tucked away on your laptop’s hard

2006, 2021

How the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the backup services industry.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ June 20, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data protection, backup and archiving, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe Covid-19 pandemic forced big changes in how people work – we look at impacts on backup, including increased reliance on the cloud, plus security and compliance vulnerabilities and ransomware By Stephen Pritchard Remote working is now a permanent arrangement for a growing number of businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic pushed organisations of all sizes to move to home working

1705, 2021

Four key areas where backups go wrong

Tekmart Data Center Team/ May 17, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Data storage compliance and regulations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage management and analytics

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWe look at the key ways that backups can fail – via software issues, hardware problems, trouble in the infrastructure and good old human error – and suggest ways to mitigate them By Antony Adshead Despite the prevalence of many forms of data protection – that range from local RAID via snapshots and replication to keeping copies in the cloud – the

1104, 2021

Dell EMC adds cloud-based backup to PowerProtect lineup

Staff Writer/ April 11, 2021/ Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Partner Content, Tekmart Partner Content, Tekmart Support: Storage Systems' Implementation Tutorials

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDell EMC has expanded its PowerProtect portfolio with the launch of Backup Service, a cloud-based data protection product for SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. By Johnny Yu Dell EMC has added a cloud-based backup service to its PowerProtect portfolio of data protection products. The new Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service protects SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. Customers can

0104, 2021

Key storage choices: Cloud vs tape for archive storage?

Staff Writer/ April 1, 2021/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Legacy Products, Tape backup and tape libraries, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesTape still has benefits, such as an ‘air gap’ that can insulate archives from threats to data integrity. But what are the opportunities for cloud in tape’s traditional use cases? By Stephen Pritchard 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

0503, 2021

Is RAID 50 the right configuration for your organization?

Staff Writer/ March 5, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesRAID 50 combines striping with distributed parity for reduced data loss and better performance. By Rick Cook and Erin Sullivan Much as the name implies, RAID, or redundant array of independent disks, uses redundancy to reliably protect and store data on hard disks and SSDs. There are numerous RAID options out there, and the most common is RAID 5. If you’re looking

1002, 2021

What is ISER?- a tech definition

Staff Writer/ February 10, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Computational Storage, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IoT data storage, NAS devices, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Tekmart Support: Storage Systems' Implementation Tutorials

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteiSER stands for “iSCSI Extensions for RDMA”. It is an extension of the data transfer model of iSCSI, a storage networking standard for TCP/IP. It uses the iSCSI components while taking the advantage of the RDMA protocol suite. By Tekmart Enterprise Support ISER is an RDMA transport for iSCSI, the link protocol could be either Ethernet or InfiniBand at any

0601, 2021

Examine these 21 top cloud backup services for business

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Cloud computing, Cloud computing SLAs, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 20 minutesBefore selecting a service from a cloud backup provider, identify your organization’s specific needs, including which features are important for security and data management. By Chris Evans As data becomes more valuable to enterprises, backup and data protection become increasingly critical in delivering IT services to internal business customers. Over the last 15 years, IT has gradually adopted public cloud