The LTO Program posed several key questions related to tape storage to industry expert Phil Goodwin, IDC Research Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies. To find out Phil’s revealing answers, watch the conversation below.
TRENDS AND PRIORITIES IN DATA PROTECTION
Presented by Phil Goodwin, IDC Research Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies and
Geoff Mordock, Senior Vice President and Partner at FleishmanHillard
When faced with an IT decision you will likely ask a series of questions to gather decision making criteria. We posed several key questions related to tape storage to industry expert Phil Goodwin, IDC Research Director, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies.
Ransomware and Malware
We asked Phil what role tape should play to help data survive a cyberattack. “Tape can play a critical role in recovery. Having an offsite and offline copy stored on tape – what is called an air gap – makes sure there is a copy of data that cannot be accessed by the bad guys.”
Massive Data Growth
Phil explained that IDC research shows that data volume is doubling every 30 months. “If this data can be moved to tape, the average cost of storage per GB goes down dramatically — tape is still the lowest cost storage medium by far.“
Managing Data Sprawl
Phil explained that “Data sprawl occurs when applications create data in different locations, usually at the core datacenter, in the cloud, and at the edge,” And he described how tape can scale and can be used to restore large volumes of data in the fastest time.
