Some users are investing in hundreds of gigabytes of hard-disk storage, but it is susceptible to disk crashes and other problems. It's not as reliable as storing the information onto a tape I can put in a safe. DLTtape has a shelf life of 30 years, says Randy Cohen, product engineering manager at Quantum. Wilke of StorageTek hopes video and audio assets will spend less time on the shelf and more time being put to use. He says new systems will appeal to business users who have been unable to manage video assets as part of their overall IS infrastructure.
All companies have videotapes sitting around collecting dust.
There is a compelling business case to get that stuff into the mainstream of their business, as part of their computer network.