A short introduction about backup storage solutions from Richard Warburton at the Symply Booth on IBC 2024. He tells us about the pros and cons of the different storage media like HD, SSD, Cloud and LTO Tape. And why DLT Tape is the best and cheapest choice for longtime data archival. If you want a deeper dive into this topic, watch the long Interview with Richard. LTO: Still the Most Boringly Reliable Backup Richard Warburton, Director of Product at Symply, wants to remind creatives of something we used to take for granted: backups should last. And most don’t.
In this detailed breakdown from industry shows and talks, Warburton explains why your stack of “archived” drives in a cupboard is not an archive. “Most people just spin them up, see if they power on, and assume the data’s fine,” he says. It often isn’t. Bit rot, magnetic decay, and unverified file copies are common and mostly invisible, until a file won’t open or a shot goes missing. How Storage ...
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