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LTO Tape Capacity Shipments Set Another New Record

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The report reveals 148.3 Exabytes* (EB) of total tape capacity (compressed) shipped in 2022, an increase of 0.5% over 2021, and a strong result driven by continued hyperscaler and enterprise investment in LTO tape technology.

Key Points: 
  • The report reveals 148.3 Exabytes* (EB) of total tape capacity (compressed) shipped in 2022, an increase of 0.5% over 2021, and a strong result driven by continued hyperscaler and enterprise investment in LTO tape technology.
  • “LTO tape capacity shipments reached another record in 2022, outperforming alternative storage technologies that experienced declines,” said Bruno Hald, General Manager, Secondary Storage, Quantum.
  • In September of 2022, the LTO program announced an extended LTO tape roadmap that calls for plans to achieve up to 1.4 Petabytes of compressed capacity per cartridge by generation 14 of the technology.
  • The LTO Program will continue to produce annual shipment reports for tape media, which are available for download from the LTO Program website, www.lto.org .

LTO Tape Capacity Shipments Reach New Record In 2021

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

The report reveals 148 Exabytes1 (EB) of total tape capacity (compressed) shipped in 2021, marking an impressive record year for the LTO Program.

Key Points: 
  • The report reveals 148 Exabytes1 (EB) of total tape capacity (compressed) shipped in 2021, marking an impressive record year for the LTO Program.
  • Despite the significant business disruptions and uncertainty in 2021, LTO tape capacity shipments achieved the largest increase since 2006, surpassing the previous record set in 2019, said Patrick Osborne, General Manager and Vice President, HPE Storage.
  • LTO tape is arguably the lowest-cost, simplest method of achieving ransomware recovery best practices, said Phil Goodwin, research vice president at IDC.
  • The LTO Program will continue to produce annual shipment reports for tape media, which are available for download from the LTO Program website, www.lto.org .

Spectra Logic Strengthens Tape Storage Leadership Position with LTO-9 Availability for its Family of Tape Library Solutions

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Boulder, Colo., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spectra Logic , a leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced the availability of the ninth generation of LTO technology for its family of tape library solutions, including the Spectra TFinity ExaScale , T950 , T950v , T680 , T380, T200 , T120 , T50e and Spectra Stack .

Key Points: 
  • Boulder, Colo., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spectra Logic , a leader in data management and data storage solutions, today announced the availability of the ninth generation of LTO technology for its family of tape library solutions, including the Spectra TFinity ExaScale , T950 , T950v , T680 , T380, T200 , T120 , T50e and Spectra Stack .
  • To learn more about LTO-9, register for Spectra Logics upcoming webinar, Unleashing the Power of LTO-9, on Sept. 23, 2021, at 9 a.m. MST.
  • Todays news of LTO-9 tape availability confirms the extensibility of this popular open format that was developed more than 20 years ago, said Nathan Thompson , CEO and Founder of Spectra Logic.
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Sony and Fujifilm Pass LTO Ultrium Generation 9 Format Interchange Compliance Testing

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation and Quantum LTO Holdings, LLC, today announced that Fujifilm Corporation and Sony Corporation have completed interchange testing and achieved LTO Ultrium generation 9 format compliance.

Key Points: 
  • The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation and Quantum LTO Holdings, LLC, today announced that Fujifilm Corporation and Sony Corporation have completed interchange testing and achieved LTO Ultrium generation 9 format compliance.
  • The successful completion of this testing now permits these companies to use the LTO Ultrium generation 9 format trademarks on LTO technology products.
  • The LTO Program offers several different license packages from enhanced packages that provide the specifications and licenses to manufacture LTO Ultrium products, to basic packages providing LTO format specifications.
  • Buyers seeking LTO Ultrium format-compliant products should look for the LTO Ultrium format verification trademarks on both tape drives and data cartridges.

OWC Announces ArGest® IngestPro Software For macOS

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

WOODSTOCK, Ill., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OWC, the premier zero-emissions Mac and PC technology company,and a respected provider of Memory , External Drives , SSDs , Mac & PC docking solutions, and performance upgrade kits , announces ArGest IngestPRO , simple yet comprehensive software for ingesting BRU, LTFS, and tar files on your Mac.

Key Points: 
  • WOODSTOCK, Ill., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OWC, the premier zero-emissions Mac and PC technology company,and a respected provider of Memory , External Drives , SSDs , Mac & PC docking solutions, and performance upgrade kits , announces ArGest IngestPRO , simple yet comprehensive software for ingesting BRU, LTFS, and tar files on your Mac.
  • ArGest IngestPRO removes the guesswork of what tape format you might receive from clients and other sources.
  • Bottom line, if you can connect the media type to your computer, ArGest IngestPRO can process it.
  • ArGest IngestPROis available to order on the OWC Software Store for $999.

OWC Announces ArGest® Backup Easy Drag And Drop Backup Archival And Restore Solution

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The included ArGest Backup software provides fast, easy drag and drop asset management utilizing the highly revered and reliable BRU archival format.

Key Points: 
  • The included ArGest Backup software provides fast, easy drag and drop asset management utilizing the highly revered and reliable BRU archival format.
  • For reliable backup and long-term, deep archival or the SNIA Bulk Transfer Standard with the Linear Tape File System (LTFS).
  • The Mercury Pro LTO solution provides the best options for both archival and large-scale data transfer.
  • ArGest Backup is also available for single purchase starting at $249 on the OWC Software Store .