Dell Inc. Tuesday said it received regulatory clearance from China and intends to complete its merger with EMC Corp. on Sept. 7. The $60 billion deal will be the largest technology merger ever.  Approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce was the last remaining hurdle to the deal, which was approved by EMC shareholders on July 19.  To learn more about the Dell EMC merger please visit Dell Technologies - The next great technology company. Created just for you.

In a recent study conducted by data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack over 800 IT professionals were surveyed about their use of tape backups.  The survey, conducted in the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, the US, Canada, and Australia, quereied participants on several major aspects of tape backup use:

• Cost of tape-based system and maintenance
• Quantity of tapes retained and their age
• Frequency of the need to access tape backups
• Number of redundant backup systems

The study found the following results: