In addition to the storage of data on a computer's hard drive or on a server, the storage of a copy of the data on a removable media is prudent strategy. In the event of the computer's failure or destruction, the data is safe for subsequent retrieval...

Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording generally consisting of a thin magnetizable coating on a long and narrow strip of plastic. Nearly all recording tape is of this type, whether used for recording audio or video or for computer data...

For years, big companies have used magnetic tape for data backups, because tape is much cheaper than large banks of hard drives. Now EMC Corp. of Hopkinton is going after the magnetic tape market with a new hard-drive array that it claims will provide...

Reports of magnetic tape's demise have been greatly exaggerated. When it comes to hype and some market segments, optical media, such as DVD and CD, are scoring big. But magnetic tape is still holding strong in such traditional venues as video, digital recording...