[IndispensableDestiny]

So all things old is new again?

Tape rules in data center backup and archival. Always has.

[dljordan]

“Tape rules in data center backup and archival. Always has. “

I started out on an IBM model 50 with the reel tapes. I can’t believe what they have now. I remember about 10 years ago some of the Fed departments that came to our facility to test STILL used reel to reel.

[Reeses]

Tape rules in data center backup and archival. Always has.

In practice, the odds of successfully retrieving something from super high density tape seem to run about 50%. They've pushed it too far.

[Durus]

Not sure what data centers you are working in but tapes have been a thing of the past for the better part of a decade.