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One of the common misconceptions about tape management is that everybody manages their tapes in the exact same way. While there may be some commonality to the way most people manage their tapes, there is always some twist that makes each enterprise unique. | One of the common misconceptions about tape management is that everybody manages their tapes in the exact same way. While there may be some commonality to the way most people manage their tapes, there is always some twist that makes each enterprise unique. | ||
- | It is also rare for each enterprise to have a full comprehension of how tapes are being managed, and even where there are written SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), | + | It is also rare for each enterprise to have a full comprehension of how tapes are being managed, and even where there are written SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), |
- | To make matters worse, each tape management stake-holder often has a different perspective of who is managing, what, from where, and with what tools. There is also often a misconception of what the various tools in the backup/tape management tool can do. | + | To make matters worse, each tape management stake-holder often has a different perspective of who is managing what, from where and with what tools. There is also often a misconception of what the various tools in the backup/tape management tool can do. |
- | For instance, the operations manager might believe that most of the process is automated, while the operations staff are manually ejecting tapes from each tape robot using the backup software GUI, and an email that is sent to them from script that nobody supports anymore. | + | For instance, the operations manager might believe that most of the process is automated, while the operations staff are manually ejecting tapes from each tape robot using the backup software GUI and an email that is sent to them from script that nobody supports anymore. |
It is therefore critical to bring together each of the tape management stake-holders and create a basic workflow of the tape management processes. | It is therefore critical to bring together each of the tape management stake-holders and create a basic workflow of the tape management processes. |
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