Everpix shutdown illustrates risks of cloud storage, importance of physical archiving
For all of its scalability and flexibility, cloud storage continues to exhibit fundamental shortcomings that render it unsuitable for many backup and archiving workflows. The recently announced surprise shutdown of photo backup service Everpix demonstrates that even...
Data archiving solutions provide answer to OS X Mavericks external drive issue
Apple recently released OS X Mavericks, the latest version of its long-running operating system for Macs. Mavericks has been marketed as a subtle yet substantial update that leaves intact most of the user interface elements from OS X, while adding several new bundled...
Growth of HD video demonstrates need for reliable storage strategies
Individuals and enterprises are amassing a larger amount of high-definition video content than ever before. While consumers and professionals are shooting record amounts of footage from mobile devices and dedicated cameras, organizations in the surveillance sector are...
Blu-ray is essential to long-term archiving strategies
Optical disc technology continues to be an essential part of consumer and enterprise archiving strategies. The long shelf life, high capacity and local nature of formats such as Blu-ray Discs mean that professionals and businesses can depend on optical storage to...
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