Entries by Nathan Turner

Disk & NVMe Storage Crisis

There is a crisis of supply for critical disk and NVMe storage devices in 2026. We are certain Digital Forensics departments have been witnessing the following two things over the last 6 months: Rising Disk &NVMe prices Scarcity of supply This storm has been coming for a few years, but we believe it is going […]

Backup Tape Format and Backup Software Diversity Creates Real Recovery Challenges

Written by Dean Felicetti, CIGO, Director of Data Risk and Remediation Managing Risk in Legacy Backup Tape Recovery Recovering data from legacy backup tapes is rarely a straightforward exercise. Backup tape media exists within an ecosystem that includes specific tape formats, drive generations, firmware, operating systems, and backup software implementations. As infrastructure changes over time, […]