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Backup Tape
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Backup Tape
A hard drive with memory space available to save extra copies of computer data. That is, a backup tape is where one stores data in case the original data is lost. Having backup tape is especially important if one keeps a great deal of information for one's company on a computer. Businesses commonly use backup tape to keep their computer information in more than one place.


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Virtualisation has already delivered a return on investment by eliminating hidden costs and wasted man hours we were experiencing with tape backup, such as transferring tapes, backup hardware and software licenses.
Tape backup has been widely used for long-term data retention.
With its built-in Virtual Tape Library capabilit, the product can also maintain the same policies used for tape backup when deploying a disk-based backup solution, the company claims.
 
 
 
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