| Amazingly many big company's still use tape drives, I | | | | drives work like your average USB memory stick, |
| have many clients myself that feel that using the old | | | | they can now come in many sizes roughly around |
| tape method is the best way to go when backing up | | | | 32gb being the largest size. |
| their data... But for me, I simply feel that tape drives | | | | Though there is two different versions, once works |
| have had their day and it's now time to make room | | | | like RAM in your PC, this version is the fastest and |
| for Flash Drives and external HDDs. | | | | works well but has a downfall of when power is cut |
| Now if you work in a massive company with a | | | | off from the device (Like DDR RAM) it loses its |
| massive funding pot then your probably have a more | | | | memory. |
| advanced backup procedure with high end backup | | | | But one version which many are using is the one that |
| storage servers, but even then you will need some | | | | works like your average USB memory stick, its fast, |
| kind of media device where you can store your files | | | | it saves the data after being detached and is also |
| off site. | | | | very portable and hard to destroy! |
| This is what was great about tape drives, you could | | | | Next backup media is the external HDD drives, they |
| easily store data on them and also erase then for | | | | are much bigger then a small USB flash drive but can |
| another use without endless formating. Compact | | | | store way much more data and are more suited |
| Disks (CD) are a great way to backup but have | | | | towards backing up file servers which store |
| limited space, the same with DVDs you can only | | | | thousands of gigs worth of data. Not only that but |
| store so much on them. But the same goes for | | | | external hard disks are becoming cheaper every |
| tapes, they can reach around 20GB but the larger | | | | single day. It's possible to get hold of a 350GB drive |
| they are the longer it takes to erase and rewind... | | | | for 50GBP (Great British Pound) which is dirt cheap |
| Tapes also decay, if you wanted to use tape drives | | | | considering how much your data is worth. |
| to keep a history of data over a long period of time | | | | The only problem with external drives is that its still a |
| then think again, you may get many years but in the | | | | hard disk which can be corrupted if handle incorrectly, |
| end they will decay and will be useless. | | | | you still have to take care and buy the right drive as |
| It's time to move on and use the next generation | | | | some get hotter then others. Other then that its |
| technology... | | | | probably the best and cheapest way of backing up |
| Flash drives are becoming more and more popular | | | | your important data. |
| and also external HDD drives are becoming more | | | | Tape drives for me are out, they are old and easy |
| advanced, bigger and cheaper! | | | | to break and if left in the wrong place can cause |
| Though let's talk more about flash drives, what | | | | your data to be corrupted. |
| advantage do they have over your standard tape | | | | Hope this article helps you better understand which |
| drive. Firstly, they are way faster, so quick that they | | | | are the latest and best backup medias in the market. |
| put your top of the range HDD drive to shame. Flash | | | | |