The reason I selected this topic is based upon a requirement at work to learn about tape drives and libraries. In the ever-changing world of technology, diversity can sometimes add value to justifying your employment. I currently work on the server team help desk for Hewlett-Packard Company. Since outsourcing has taken another dimension and most technology companies are jumping on the band wagon to outsource most of their support center jobs, diversification is important to keep employment in this ever changing world of Information Technology. Since most companies want to safe guard their data, another technology that compliments computers/servers are tape drives and libraries.
Tape drives and libraries are an industry standard for archiving data. The reason most companies want to archive their data is to preserve space on their hard drives for more current (active) data. To free up space on their hard drives, they can backup data using several COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) backup software like, Veritas, Lagato, or Arc Serv. Backing up their data on tape cartridges frees up space on the hard drives and provides a medium to store the data for a long time without compromising the integ