Tape Storage: Cheap, Fast, Roomy
Traditionally the lowest-cost medium for data storage, tape has taken a back seat in recent years to more costly optical media (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R) that can be more quickly accessed for information and are said to have a longer shelf life.
New advances in tape technology, however, are changing the way information technology departments think about storing their companies critical data on tape.
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