Because there is more to tape management than you ever realized https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ 2026-04-06T12:51:20+00:00 https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/_media/logo.png text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/definitions/backup_software?rev=1737497272&do=diff Backup Software Backup software is computer software that makes backups of important information and keeps a catalogue of these backups so that they can be used to restore information in the future. Backups can be written to any storage media, but are usually written to disk, tape or text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/definitions/offsite_vendors?rev=1737497272&do=diff Offsite Vendors Most, if not all, companies keep backup data to ensure data recovery should their computer system suffer damage. Storing that backup data away from the original data is a safeguard in case of fire, flood or malicious damage. Not all companies have the physical structures, or can justify the cost, to store their tapes offsite themselves. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/definitions/robotic_library?rev=1737497272&do=diff Robotic Library A Robotic Library is a storage system that comprises of multiple tape drives, storage slots and an automation system that has the ability to scan barcodes (or RF reader) to identify Volumes, load Volumes into and remove them from the drives or storage slots. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/definitions/virtual_tape?rev=1737497272&do=diff Virtual Tape Virtual Tape volumes are tape volumes emulated by computer software. These volumes are usually stored on Disk, but can also be stored on LTFS tape volumes using Consolitape technology.