Tape storage systems

Tape storage for data protection and long term retention

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IBM offers tape backup, recovery, and archiving solutions for data protection and retention.

IBM invented the concept of magnetic tape computer storage back in 1952. Since then, IBM has delivered many innovations in tape storage and that innovation continues today.

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