Magnetic tape storage is something many of us will associate with 8-bit microcomputers or 1960s mainframe computers, but it still has a place in the modern data center for long-term backups. It’s ...

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Magnetic storage is quickly becoming an antiquated technology but IBM may have given it a few more years. Currently, magnetic storage is still manufactured as hard disk drives (HDDs) but you won’t ...

Tape storage still plays a significant role as a backup tool in network data storage even as disk prices are falling because new tape storage products from vendors such as Advanced Digital Information ...

As artificial intelligence continues its dizzying ascent, the unsung hero of the digital age is making a comeback: Tape storage. Once dismissed as outdated, tape storage is now being hailed as a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This week, IBM introduced the Diamondback Tape Library, reaffirming ...

Wait a moment — have I stepped into a time machine? We all know that magnetic tape is so….yesterday. Isn’t all storage these days on solid-state or hard-disk drive (HDD) memory? The answer is yes, it ...

There was a time, in computing's not-so-distant past, where magnetic tape was the best way to back up large amounts of data. In the mid-90s, tape could store tens or hundreds of gigabytes, while hard ...

Storing data on magnetic tape might sound delightfully retro, but it’s actually still widely in use for archival purposes thanks to its high data density. Now researchers at the University of Tokyo ...

Leil means “steam” in Estonian – although it’s a bit more involved than that. It’s the steam that rises when water is put on sauna coals, and has implications of rebirth and new life. Estonian disk ...

In October, Germany-based PoINT will launch an object storage archiving product based on disk and tape media. “Our idea is to offer on-site exactly the same thing as AWS [Amazon Web Services] offers ...

With a storage capacity of 36 petabytes, a DNA-based cassette tape can hold every song every recorded, and it could be on the ...