We’ve been huge proponents of both long term and redundant data backup solutions, but nothing to the extent being considered by the European Space Agency. At a conference last month, Europe’s version of NASA considered creating a “Doomsday Ark” on the Moon as a hedge against some cataclysmic eventuality like nuclear war or other extinction [...]
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Tags: Databank, Doomsday Ark, ESA, Moon, NASA, RAID, space, storage 
1 Comment »We’ve discussed the importance of data redundancy at length on TechClicker. As our lives and memories become increasingly digital, the importance of insuring their preservation is more important than ever. While computer errors and viruses make it easier than ever to annihilate entire collections of family photos, videos, important documents, or enterprise data, the technology [...]
Posted in PCs and Laptops, Storage Tags: Cranberry DiamonDisc, DVD backup, hard drive, NAS, RAID, stone DVD, storage 2 Comments »It’s always exciting for us to see new data backup solutions that could genuinely help the average person preserve and protect their valuable data. We’ve written about the importance of regular backups to USB devices such as Western Digital’s MyBook Elite and the benefits of moving beyond single drive devices to RAID capable network attached [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology, NAS, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Storage, Technology, Wired Tags: backup, Cloud Storage, CloudPlug, hard drive, NAS, network, QNAP, RAID, storage 3 Comments »As our lives become increasingly entrenched in a digital world, the need for reliable, robust, and easily archivable data storage will surely rise. Whether it be for home use storing digital family photos and movies, or in a small business environment as a server of shared files, the advantages of multi-drive networked storage devices become [...]
Posted in Hard Drives, NAS, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Storage, Wired Tags: backup, hard drive, NAS, network, QNAP, RAID, storage No Comments »
