Back in 1974, the first instance of an HSM application worked in tandem with a revolutionary new tape library, the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System — a name that also described its large 220GB capacity.

IBM goes full speed ahead in Gartner's Magic Quadrant report for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.

Over at SearchStorage.com.au, a small skirmish in the ongoing war between IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager and CommVault was yesterday chronicled.