Asked what IT equipment Glacier uses, Amazon told ZDNet it does not run on tape. "Essentially you can see this as a replacement for tape," a company spokesman s

Asked what IT equipment Glacier uses, Amazon told ZDNet it does not run on tape. "Essentially you can see this as a replacement for tape," a company spokesman said via email. http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-launches-glacier-cloud-storage-hopes-enterprise-will-go-cold-on-tape-use-7000002926/ http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-launches-glacier-cloud-storage-h... See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Glacier#Storage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Glacier#Storage