Tag: Tape Drive

Setting up a Tape Backup Strategy for your Business

Posted on Jul.03, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

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 [...]


Choosing a Tape Drive

Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

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? The following are just some of the main factors to consider.
1. Capacity
Select a tape drive that has sufficient capacity to store your backups. Tape drives are able to compress data so that more [...]


How to Backup Windows XP Home Edition

Posted on Jun.23, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

Your computer cost you from hundreds to thousands of dollars, but the computer itself is not the most valuable part. The data on the hard disk is the most valuable part. How many hours of work did you put into creating that data? One little event, like a power line spike from a lightning strike, and all that work could be lost. Unfortunately, backing up with Windows XP Home Edition is not as simple as it should be.
The first step [...]


Preventing Tape Drive Failure

Posted on Jun.18, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

Contrary to popular belief, tape drives are generally robust and reliable. However, there are three common mistakes that people make that dramatically increase the probability of tape drive failure.
Firstly, it is not well known that tape drives is differ considerably in terms of how long they are designed to operate each day. Each tape drive range has a specified duty cycle, which is the maximum percentage of time that the drive should be operational. For example, a drive with a [...]