Direct to Tape is Dead, Long Live Tape

Any regular reader knows that I don’t for a minute believe that tape is dead. However, it is time to…

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Funny attitude adjustments

It’s funny sometimes seeing attitude adjustments that come from various companies as they’re acquired by others. One could never say…

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Quibbles – The maddening shortfall of ADV_FILE

Everyone who has worked with ADV_FILE devices knows this situation: a disk backup unit fills, and the saveset(s) being written…

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When will tape die?

As you may have noticed, I have a great deal of disrespect for “tape is dead” stories. To be blunt,…

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Thinking green? Think tape

Many companies are now becoming increasingly aware of the importance of either achieving carbon neutrality, or at least being as…

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