A customer is currently using HPE StoreEver MSL2Q24 tape libraries with LT06 tape drives. They contact you about the need for more capacity on the tapes with the ever-lasting growth of data within their company.
Does this recommendation offer a viable option Tor upgrading the storage capacity of the tape libraries?
Solution:Upgrade to LTO8drives giving the highest capacity or tapes at this moment The customer stilt needs a dedicated LT06 drive for future restores from their current LT06 tapes.
A customer wants to replace an aging tape-based backup platform using a Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) rotation scheme. They are considering replacing the entire solution with public cloud storage as a backup target is this a valid recommendation for this customer?
Solution: Cloud storage is ideal for the Grandfather copies of backup data for long-term data retention Keep an on-premises solution for the 'Son' copies to guarantee lower RTO and RPO numbers.