Tape Backup Software
A tape drive, which is also known as a streamer, is a data storage device that reads and writes data stored on a magnetic tape. It is typically used for archival storage of data stored on hard drives. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and long archival stability.
Magnetic tape has long been the most commonly used medium for bulk data storage, backup, archiving, and interchange. Tape has typically had an order of magnitude better capacity/price ratio when compared to hard disk, but recently the ratios for tape and hard disk have become a lot closer. Tape is a sequential access medium, so even though access times may be poor, the rate of continuously writing or reading data can actually be very fast. Some new tape drives are even faster than modern hard disks. A principal advantage of tape is that it has been used for this purpose for decades (much longer than any alternative) and its characteristics are well understood.
In computers, tape backup is the ability to periodically copy the contents of all or a designated amount of data from its usual storage device to a tape cartridge device so that, in the event of a hard disk crash or comparable failure, the data will not be lost. Tape backup can be done manually or, with appropriate software, be programmed to happen automatically.
Tape backup systems exist for needs ranging from backing up the hard disk on a personal computer to backing up large amounts of storage for archiving and disaster recovery purposes in a large enterprise as part of a storage area network (SAN), usually combining a hardware and software package.
AppAssure Backup & Replication: Continuous Backup for Windows Servers, VMware &
Hyper-V
AppAssure Backup & Replication is the world’s fastest and easiest continuous backup and disaster recovery software for Windows application servers, VMware ESX(i) and Hyper-V Virtual Servers. The only complete “all-in-one” backup and recovery solution, AppAssure Backup & Replication enables local recoveries from any type of failure in just minutes, with the added assurance of offsite application and image backup and bare metal recovery from a total site disaster.
Only AppAssure Backup & Replication Features Continuous Backup with:
- 8Gb / Minute backup and recovery speeds
- Block level snapshots with incremental forever data capture
- Integrated deduplication reduces backup storage foot print by 80% or more
- Flexible disaster recovery options including bare metal restore and failover virtual machines
- Server rewind feature gives you the ability to roll back to any point-in-time, and recover the entire server or individual files, emails, SharePoint and SQL objects
- Application-aware modules check data consistency to ensure successful recoveries every time
- Cost-effective remote office protection
- Integrated replication to reduce storage costs and enable off-site and cloud-based backups
- Centralized enterprise console to manage a large number of servers and desktops
The world’s most robust continuous backup and recovery solution for Microsoft Windows servers data protection, AppAssure’s AppAssure Backup & Replication also provides deep application integration with today’s mission-critical Microsoft applications, including:
