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All VTLs Are Not Created Equal: Considerations for Enterprise-Scale Virtual Tape Libraries by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
Virtual Tape Library solutions are taking hold in companies of all sizes, but not all VTLs are equipped to meet the requirements of enterprise data centers. Virtual tape library (VTL) solutions are taking hold in companies of all...
Virtual Tape Libraries All-in-One Guide by Dell | EqualLogic
and help you get the most from virtual tape libraries technology. This document provides in-depth coverage of utilizing virtual tape libraries (VTL) in your data protection plan. You'll learn how to implement virtual tape libraries and what to consider when...
HP Data Protector Software Advanced Backup to Disk Integration with Virtual Tape Libraries White Paper by Hewlett-Packard Company
of HP Data Protector Software with Virtual Tape Libraries by utilizing the Advanced Backup to Disk functionality available with the HP Data Protector Software. This white paper provides a better understanding of the integration of HP Data Protector Software...
VTL Data Management Issues by Storage Magazine
With the proliferation of virtual tape libraries within storage environments, storage managers face an increased number of decisions in regards to managing and cataloging the transfer of data to tape. With the proliferation of virtual tape libraries...
Using Tape Virtualization to Improve Backup Performance by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
backup infrastructure. Virtual tape library (VTL) technology is arguably the easiest way to introduce disk into a tapebased backup infrastructure. A VTL is a set of disks that emulate tape; you see a disk array, your backup software sees a tape drive or a...
Enterprise-ready VTLs by Storage Magazine
Most virtual tape libraries will accelerate backups, but there are key differences among them when it comes to scaling, interoperability and management. A virtual tape library (VTL) provides a cost-effective addition to their disk...
US AFB Implements ProtecTIER™ — Cuts Backup Time by 50 Percent While Maximizing the Use of Existing Storage Resources by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
with seven LTO-3 tape drives, and a virtual tape disk-to-disk solution using SATA drives. In choosing the virtual tape solution, the team worked with Ken Payne of Abba Technologies. One thing that sparked the team's interest was the proposed use of Diligent...
Disk-based Data Protection Options: The Changing Data Protection Landscape by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
tapes on a daily basis. Magnetic tape will continue to play a critical role in data protection, offering the lowest cost storage medium for maintaining offsite backup data and long term archive data.

But in the last few years, the rapidly falling cost...
Beyond Virtual Tape Libraries: End-to-End Data Protection with Syncsort Disk-to-Disk Solutions by Syncsort
when compared with backup-to-tape. But VTL is limited as an end-to-end business continuity remedy. So before rushing into a VTL investment, ask yourself whether there's a better, more comprehensive, data protection solution.

This white...
The Market Opportunity for Enterprise Tape by Sun StorageTek
the T10000B tape drive with Sun's virtual tape solutions will help its customers improve performance, reduce costs, and increase fault tolerance and data availability for restoring their business-critical data...
EMA Whitepaper: Simple, Reliable, Fast De-duplication Data Protection Platform by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
This document looks at how a virtual tape library utilizing a clustered gateway and data de-duplication can assist data centers that face such challenges, and such devices provides data center managers faster backups and recoveries. While Virtual...
University of St. Thomas implements a tiered storage approach from Quantum, including Data De-duplication Technology to Cut Backup Time in Half by Quantum Corporation
interesting the way it worked like a virtual tape library, and didn't require special backup software or load agents anywhere; it just acted like a tape library, it runs like a library, and works great thought the University's IT department.

Key Benefits of...
Making Your Business Disaster Ready with Virtual Infrastructure by Hewlett-Packard Company
recovery cost effective with virtual infrastructure. Business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) planning are critical to managing risks in a successful business. Between 60-90% of companies that don't have a proactive disaster plan find...
ProtecTIER: Changing the Game With An Enterprise-class Disk-based Data Protection Solution by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
is now below that of an equivalent tape-based solution, without compromising performance, capacity, or 100% data integrity...
Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save by Quantum Corporation
explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. Virtual Iron Software knows the value of consolidation. The fast-growing Lowell, Massachusetts, firm...
Data Protection Using Premium Features: PowerVault™ MD3000 and MD3000i by Dell, Inc.
optional premium features include Virtual Disk Snapshot and Virtual Disk Copy. Dell offers key-enabled premium features to help enhance the functionality of the PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i storage arrays. These optional premium features include...
General Backup Purchasing Considerations by Quantum Corporation
one. It's not enough to simply buy a new tape drive or upgrade to a larger disk--not with data volumes growing at 60% per year. In addition, as more vendors deliver more backup products to meet specific backup needs, it gets harder for IT organizations to make...
Livewire™: Full-Server Protecting and Recovery in Real-Time by Double-Take Software
44; they have been relegated to tape back-up, which requires a lengthy and manual tape restoration process, including the loss of any changes made since the last backup. Download this free whitepaper to learn about LiveWire from Double-Take...
Overcoming the Challenges of Tape with a Disk-Based Backup Solution by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
paper examines the pros and cons of tape and disk-based storage and presents a cost analysis of ExaGrid's disk-based backup system with data de-duplication and compression vs. tape and standard SATA disk. Many organizations use tape to back up data...
SARCOM Simplifies Storage: Virtualization Makes Provisioning and Management Much Easier - and More Cost Effective by Hewlett-Packard Company
data set snapclones) and backup to tape libraries.

Searching for a better solution, SARCOM management took a long, hard look at the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA). They visited the HP Storage Solution Center in Colorado Springs,...
Tape Technology Leaps Forward in the 3rd Era by Sun StorageTek
The magnetic tape industry has progressed into its third era and the economics of tape for many applications are compelling from an acquisition cost and, more importantly, a cost of ownership perspective. The magnetic tape industry...
Mainframe Tape Technology: Eight Myths, Realities and Best Practices by CA
CA Tape Encryption is an innovative, flexible, easily implemented comprehensive z/OS tape protection solution that ensures your data is not breached even if the tapes fall into the wrong hands. A dependable backup plan...
Tape Encryption FAQ by Sony Electronics Inc.
the key concerns regarding tape encryption and the benefits it offers. Encryption for mainframe tapes has rapidly ascended to the top of the list of data center requirements due to increasing disclosures by high-profile organizations regarding...
Consolidate Storage Infrastructure and Create a Greener Datacenter: Scale and save with Tape Technology Innovation by Incentra Solutions
Sun's latest tape drive and tape library solutions can help companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and consolidate mainframe and open system operating environments while minimizing power and...
Tape Backup Performance and Reliability Best Practices by Dell | EqualLogic
best practices related to tape backup performance and reliability, troubleshooting automated tape libraries, and managing long term tape archives. This document discusses best practices related to tape backup performance and...
Consolidate Storage Infrastructure and Create a Greener Datacenter: Scale and save with Tape Technology Innovations by Sun StorageTek
Sun's latest tape drive and tape library solutions can help companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and consolidate mainframe and open system operating environments. As data volumes grow and budgets...
Satisfying the 7 Requirements of Cost-Effective Disk-based Backup by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
operations with just strictly tape solutions. Although tape may be cheaper than disk, the overall costs of tape are becoming more expensive than disk as tape is slow and requires additional purchases to maintain optimal performance.

This white paper...
Securing Data Stored on Tape with Encryption: How to Choose the Right Encryption Key Management Solution by Quantum Corporation
built into every Quantum LTO-4 tape drive can help organizations prevent a costly and embarrassing security breach.

The right encryption key management solution can help minimize the impact of encryption processes on IT operations. The encryption...
Protect Your Investment with Sun StorageTek T1000b Tape Drive by Sun StorageTek
access-centric StorageTek T-series tape drives provide you with the industry's fastest access to data (T9840D) and industry-leading capacity (T10000B) tape drive utilizing earlier generation media. Watch this videocast to learn how the access-centric...
Magnum Semiconductor Cuts Backup Costs in Half, Reduces Backup Time by 80% with ProtecTIER™ by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
Magnum to save 50% over their current tape backup costs. Not ruling out tape altogether, Intellistore included a Quantum tape library, also attached to the Quatrio PIVOT VTL appliance via Fibre Channel connections, to give Magnum disaster recovery...
Related Best Practices
How to implement snapshots
It can take up to 12 hours or more to process a full backup job and move the entire backup volume to tape or disk. For many companies, that's just too much time. IT departments can use snapshots to capture entire storage environments, or simply track changes to the state of mission-critical systems. Snapshots can establish recovery points in just a fraction of the time... More...
How to implement disk-to-disk backups
as well as simple file copies. For example, backup software can send a full backup volume to a virtual tape library (VTL) emulating the behaviors of a traditional tape system. But disk platforms don't just emulate tape. Files can just as easily be copied to a disk array in the same data center or located on the other side of the world. Storage administrators can then recover... More...
How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
The role of tape is clearly changing, shifting away from everyday data backup and moving toward deep archiving or offsite storage, but tape is still an important element of many data centers. Storage professionals must contend with concerns about tape performance and... More...
FAQ's
What type of data reduction ratios should you realistically expect using deduplication?
with backup; backup appliances performing deduplication or even virtual tape libraries (VTL). So, looking at it in that context, you'll hear advertised ratios of anywhere from 10 to 500X.

But, realistically, I think it's safe to assume a ratio of anywhere between 13 to 17X. You'll probably see lower ratios on target... More...

What is the difference between a traditional file-level backup and a virtual machine backup?
There's processor overhead, which can be an issue, agent-based backup and virtual machines. This is especially true if multiple virtual machines are running on a single physical server, which is very much the case in a virtualized world. If those virtual machines all kick off the backup process at the same time... More...
Why should I encrypt tape?
concern when it comes to tapes. We've seen a lot of companies move away from tape specifically for that reason.

But for companies that have very large investments or requirements for these tapes, security becomes a great concern, particularly when looking at compliance. Take PCI for example, where you are... More...