Bad Tapes
The Fallacy of Using Backup Tapes for Data Archiving and How To Strike Back Against Data Over-Retention
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March 28, 2024
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Once touted as the pinnacle of long-term data storage, magnetic backup tapes have evolved into a data albatross around the necks of corporate Australia. Storage costs, difficulty of data retrieval and the threat of regulatory action due to data over-retention loom over companies which continue to retain backup tapes as a permanent archive.
This five part report explores what led to data over-retention on tape, defines the current situation and outlines how to remediate data holdings to reduce ongoing operational costs and regulatory risk.
Read each part below or download the full Bad Tapes report here.
The illustrations in this report have been specially commissioned by professional illustrator Phil Buckenham
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Published
March 28, 2024
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