One new appliance is Idealstor&'s FrankeNAS, which is a disk-to-disk storage and backup device that takes backup tape out of the equation. The device uses hard disks both in a RAID array and in a ...

In their push to change the way corporate data centers back up their data, the vendors often leave in their wake confusion as to the viability of hard disk as a tape substitute. >> A new breed ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Correctly sizing a disk backup ...

Network-attached storage is the most versatile way to store data, but that's just one of the many benefits of a NAS device.

Once again SpaceRex has created and informative video explaining how to backup your Synology network attached storage (NAS) to an external USB hard drive using the Synology Hyper Backup application ...

While storage array snapshots offer quick, hardware-level data protection, they are not a standalone substitute for traditional backups due to limitations in protection, management and retention ...

Most people pick a VPS based on CPU and RAM. Storage is the afterthought — until a database fills up, backups stop running, ...

The safest backup machine is the one that’s turned off ...

What to Do When Your External Storage Drive Won't Show Up External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your device is not ...