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VTL (virtual tape library) stacking, also known as tape consolidation, is the ability to load multiple tape images onto a single tape. This allows companies to use less physical tape which decreases the media that must be purchased and transported, dramatically reducing costs associated with physical tape backup.   In fact, for smaller companies, classified as mainframe...

Mainframe = old, legacy… bad! Really? We’re pretty sure IBM would disagree. According to The New York Times,IBM's mainframe business accounts for 4 percent of its revenue but generates additional activity that amounts to 25 percent of the company's revenue and more than 40 percent of profits!

Recognizing that mainframe means...

When planning for and calculating the cost of a storage system, IT groups and executives alike need to take a more holistic view of a storage system to carefully identify storage features and management capabilities of the appliance.

Look beyond the cost of storage components, such as the hardware and software, and address how information will actually be managed and...