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The two firms describe TAPAS as the first true tape-as-a-service offering in the cloud.

While tape-as-a-service is far from a new concept, it had a very different meaning in the past.

tape storage

They did not provide the server or the tape library.

This was not a consumption-based service in the cloud as we think of it today.

TAPAS also offers data residency, with user-determined physical locations to prevent unforeseen issues related to public cloud storage.

TAPAS will be available from June 1, along with a 30-day limited capacity trial.

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