The Last Resort: Streamer Technolgy Overview

Does Emergency Data Recovery Work Properly?

What's the use in completely backing up data each day, over several months, if the vast amounts of data don't ensure the desired recovery when there actually is an emergency? The rule for any type of security system: Make sure you do a dry run first, like doing a fire drill to be prepared for a real fire. Does a RAID 5 hard drive array really work? Remove a drive and test the reconstruction after the rebuilding process. The same applies to streamer solutions: In a test, make sure you restore the backup to see if you are getting the desired results.

Streamer Formats: An Overview

Yesterday and today: SLR75 in comparison with the Mini-QIC80 tape. The size of the SLR tape mainly has to do with the tape's length, which ranges from 94 meters to 351 meters.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.