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  Do you know where your Cloud data is?

  If your data is in the cloud, do you know where it really is?

  By Brandon Butler | 25 April, 2012 23:36

  Tags: cloud computing, data storage, IaaS, internet, The Cloud

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  4 ways to beat data bloat

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

  By Rick Clark, president and CEO, APTARE | 19 January, 2012 09:38

  Tags: automated tiering, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Data growth, data storage, data tiering, Gartner, hardware systems, IDC, nas, NAS data, network-attached storage, storage, Storage Management, unstructured data

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  Ultimate hoarding: Study finds mankind could store 295 exabytes of data

  University of Southern California researchers have put a number on how much information humans can store, communicate and compute: 295 exabytes, give or a take a zettabyte.

  By Bob Brown | 13 February, 2011 00:31

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, data storage, education, hardware systems, industry verticals, storage, Storage Management, University of Southern California

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  Don't give up on tape yet

  DLT, SuperDLT, LTO, 3480, 3490e, 3590, 3570, TK50, 4mm-DDS, 8mm, AIT, QIC, and 9-track, these are a few of my favorite things. Not exactly how the old song goes, but rest assured that what you have on your old data tapes – regardless of the format – has more staying power and value than your old audio cassettes.

  By Bruce Modell, Enterprise Storage Specialist, CDW LLC | 08 April, 2010 02:49

  Tags: tape storage, storage, data storage, data backup

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  Yahoo extends YQL Web data query platform

  Yahoo released on Wednesday an extension to its YQL platform for simplifying how Web applications consume data.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 30 April, 2009 05:42

  Tags: data storage, Yahoo, yql

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  Data recovery needn't be your dirty little secret

  Enterprises don't like to discuss how often backups fail to take place, restorations prove unsuccessful and damaged media ships out for data recovery.

  By Jennifer Kavur | 12 March, 2009 09:16

  Tags: data recovery, data storage

Whitepapers about data storage

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  2012 Data Backup Strategy Guide

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  Two May Be Better Than One: Why Hard Disk Drives and Flash Belong Together

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  Lower Your IT Costs When You Standardize on Oracle Database 11g