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Article: Tape or disk: why not both?(Storage Management)(Industry Overview)
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- Computer Technology Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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The topic of tape vs. disk storage has been hotly debated among technology experts, with some camps asserting that tape will become obsolete and disk will become the predominant backup medium. While there are many arguments for taking tape out of tape backup and shifting to a disk-based backup paradigm, tape will remain an integral part of backup and disaster recovery strategies. Moreover, the combination of tape and disk may be the optimal data protection strategy, especially when virtual tape technology is implemented.
Tape-Based Backup
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