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Recent Sales Hint That Tape For Storage Is Far From Dead

Posted by timothy on from the didn't-you-know-that-tar-is-sticky? dept.

hightechchick writes "Staples' business-to-business sales of backup tape for storage are experiencing a bit of a revival. What's next, a return to dumb terminals and mainframes (a la cloud computing)?"

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  1. Let's not forget Escrow by frooddude · · Score: 5, Informative

    The business I work for goes through tapes like they're used to make coffee. Primary use: legal escrow of source code.