Intelligent Tape Management Streamlines Manual and Automated Tape Environments.(Columbia/HCA case study)(Company Operations)

From: Enterprise Systems Journal | Date: May 1, 1999| Author: Kador, John | Copyright information

Many companies fantasize eliminating tape storage, but doing so is seldom an option. Data centers variously choose to manage tape manually or use tape-rack libraries or robot arms; keeping up with production, new technology and service-level agreements are important issues regardless of the method selected. Drawbacks to manual management include difficulty consolidating data centers, running out of media and managing understaffed, overworked storage management groups. Robotics facilities can ...

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