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“Most of the issues with tape have to do with perception rather than reality. The challenge is really fiction, not function.”

“Tape backup operations is becoming a part-time job due to the degree of automation available. Disk management has its own amount of labor associated with it.”

“Most higher capacity users prefer on-premise archives.”

“Storing data in the cloud is inexpensive; moving data in and out of the cloud is very expensive. Not so with tape.”

“Five years out, tape is still going to be quite relevant. There is going to be more data than ever that needs to be stored, and they’ll be looking for cost-effective ways of doing that.”

“Tape’s offline capability gives us a layer of protection that the other storage options do not have.”

“Tape is the most affordable option for multi-PB storage capacity.”

“In the future, I believe tape volumes will dramatically increase because of the price/performance/capacity/reliability and roadmap advantages.”