In this digital era organisations are relying on digital information now more than ever such that organisations are critically strategizing and creating backup plans to handle critical digital information which they process in case of a disaster or attack.

There are several different types of storage devices that are available for use by organisation today, this article outlines why and who should use tapes as there backups method for their information.

Who should use tapes to backup data?

Tapes are able to store large volumes of data, organisations such as IT companies, universities, government, non-profit organisations, hospitals etc which backing up large volumes of data can take advantage of tapes.

You may be interested to know that even Google and other large entities use tapes to backup their archives and email information. 

The question still remains, should organisations still use backup tapes and the answer is Yes. Tapes are, Convenient, Secure, Affordable, Scalable, Longevity, Efficiency and Portable.  

Importance of backing up to tape

With the coming of powerful servers nowadays, many would consider the technology of backing up data using tapes as an outdates method. A good number of organisations has even abandon it in favour of newer server backups.

However, with the increase in the cyber-attacks and high failure rate of the servers many organisations are critically considering backing up to tape as a method of securing the business’s important information.

If not secured properly, Servers can be hacked remotely and your organisation could lose all the data. As for tapes, an attacker would need to break in and physically steal a magnetic tape from a secure offsite storage vault to compromise your magnetic data.

To protect personal and private information, organizations and individuals alike are encouraged to routinely backup their data. Magnetic tapes have withstood the test of time and remain one of the best ways to safely backup large volumes of information.

Have your data backed up to tape as your other back up source, even those the recovery takes time, it will server your organisation a lot of money and retain the data should you be attacked by a ransomware or your servers crushed.

Remember data is what makes up your organisation or business keep it safe and secure it.