Setting up a Tape Backup Strategy for your Business by Linus Chang
So you know a little bit about tape backup, but you're wondering how to set up a tape backup strategy for your business. Well, let's take a look at 3 simple steps to setting up a complete backup solution. Step 1: Purchase your tape backup hardware Firstly, purchase the tape backup hardware. ... If you need to perform file server backup (or Exchange Server backup or SQL Server backup) for small business, then one of the following tape drives should suffice: * Travan cartridge drive (up to 10 Gb) * DDS tape backup drive (up to 20 Gb) * DDS tape backup drive with hardware data compression...

Alternatives to Tape Backup by Linus Chang
You may ask, isn't tape an anachronism in the age of optical disks, removable hard drives and a plethora of whiz-bang, random-access storage media? In many ways it is, but because of the nature of backup it doesn't really matter that tape is slow and sequential-access. ... Rather than purchasing specialist REV backup software and NAS backup software, your choice in software should allow backup to numerous devices. ... * Backup to REV drive may in fact prove more cost-effective for your business than tape, depending on your backup scheme and other factors.

Are Hard Drives Better for Backups than CD/DVDs or Tapes? by Buddy Shearer
Are hard drives better for backups than CD/DVDs or Tapes? Tapes have issues and so do CD/DVDs. Well, on thing is for sure. These are better than nothing. In fact, a thumb drive or USB drive is better than nothing but weigh all of the facts before you come to any conclusion. ... I mentioned a thumb drive as being better than nothing and while that is true they have their own major issue. ... Just make sure the drive is of a new model. ... The reason is their internal software. ... Try that with a tape.

Tape Data Recovery Software by Nehaa Gupta
Tape drives are installed in the cleanest environment and require high quality, cleaning on a regular basis, and proper handling of the tape media. Improper or poor usage, handling, and storing of tape drives lead to tape drive corruptions or damages. ... Tape media can get damage or corrupt due to mishandling, improper usage, damaged tape headers, erased tape drives, broken or de-spooled backup tapes, failed backup systems and tape libraries, unexpected system shutdowns or system failures. ... The tape drives need clean environment because when a tape is installed to a tape drive, the...

Choosing a Tape Drive by Linus Chang
Tape drives remain the leading technology used by organizations for backup and archiving. However, the plethora of tape drives on the market can make choosing the appropriate tape drive a confusing task. How do you select a tape drive that satisfies your needs without blowing the budget? ... If you choose wisely, you should end up with a tape drive that fulfils your organization's tape backup and archiving needs, without blowing the budget. ... The drive will only have an average of 370,000 hours between failures if it is run less than 20% of the time (about 4.8 hours per day), and...

An Introduction to Tape Backup by Linus Chang
If you run a small business, chances are you're saving important files to a server. But what happens when disaster strikes? How are you ensuring that your files won't be lost? Many people fail to realize that the loss of files could cripple their business. ... * Full -- all files, system data * Differential -- all files added or changed since the last full backup * Incremental -- all files added or changed since the last full, differential or incremental backup * Daily -- all files added or changed on the day of the backup A Full backup will copy all files and system data to the...

Protecting Today’s Data Dependant Firm by Bud Stoddard
Protecting Today’s Data Dependant Firm By Bud Stoddard, President & CEO, AmeriVault Corp.   Most everything that is done in a law firm today, from email to preparing court documents to billing clients and keeping their information current, requires the use of the computer through which... Let’s review:   Tape backup requires personnel and human intervention which can mean success or failure – think about the last time Bob forgot to put the backup tape in. ... Equipment malfunctions are common with tape backup so what safeguards are in place to ensure a complete and...

3 Ways Computers Can Hurt Your Ministry - Part 1 - Ineffective Data Backups by Donnie Schexnayder
Our computers have become almost indispensable ministry tools. What would you do if the worst happened and you had to function without your computers? Would your ministry survive? This article is the first in a 3-part series on how to protect your ministry from serious computer-related loss. ... The most common method of backing up data is to use a tape drive and backup tapes. ... If you’re a home office or small office user without the resources to do tape backups, a ZIP drive, an external hard drive, a CD/DVD burner or even one of those cool little USB jump drives that fit on a key ring...

Is Your Backup Good Enough? by Jeremiah O'Connell
As someone who has seen quite a few hard drive crashes over the years, I believe that performing a full backup of your computer's hard drive should be an important part of your weekly (if not daily) routine. There's nothing more frustrating & costly than trying to restore a computer with only a... By creating an image of your hard drive you are basically taking a snapshot or complete copy of your drive at a moment in time, you can then use that image to restore your system drive with a few clicks of the mouse and in a fraction of the time & hassle than with the earlier example.

Why Do Computer Users Need Backup by Makabongwe Maseko
First what’s the meaning of backup? Back up is the name given to diskettes, or disks that can store copies of programs and then stored elsewhere. Even with the best of care, any disk can suddenly fail for reasons you can’t understand. Many computer users have found themselves unable to retrieve... Almost all large computer systems have scheduled automatic backup of either full backup or only those files that have changed since the last backup session. ... If your computer system and your backup disks are in the some structure and the place burns down, your backup is obviously worthless.