The LTO Program (HPE, IBM and Quantum Corporations) released an updated report on LTO magnetic tape shipments out to 2022. LTO tape is an open tape format developed and enhanced by HPE, IBM and ...

LTO-9, the latest LTO magnetic tape standard was announced in the Fall of 2020. In the last few weeks the first LTO-9 products became available. LTO 9 tape has a raw capacity of 18TB and compressed ...

SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LTO Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise , International Business Machines Corporation and Quantum Corporation, today ...

The recent news that the patent dispute over LTO-8 has been resolved is a welcome one. But the time it has taken to sort out might mean that it is too little, too late. As we discussed as recently as ...

High capacity LTO-10 drive offers 30TB native storage for Apple Mac Mini setups Offline tape storage adds security benefits through air gaps and built in encryption Desktop LTO-10 unit provides SSD ...

Combination of LTO-9 in Scalar tape libraries extends leadership in offline storage efficiency, meets customer's data security and capacity demands SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

With all the chaos going on these days with breaches left right and center, I'm resurrecting my old LTO-2 tape drive (UW SCSI 68-pin D connector). Now, for a long time, I've been wondering if I could ...

LTO is suffering from shortages right now, and it's all to do with patent law suits. This is not good news if you value your data right now. Film and TV production is one of the last, best outposts of ...

The imminent arrival of the new LTO-7 tape format, details of which were released in September, is proof that tape has yet to breathe its last, despite multiple reports to the contrary. The LTO-7 ...

LTO (linear tape open)-based drives are invigorating the tape storage market. New third-generation LTO drives from Certance and IBM are powering the trend. IBM TotalStorage 3580 Tape Drive Generation ...

SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LTO Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation and Quantum today released their annual tape media shipment ...

Just wondering what everyone does in regards to retiring old(er) LTO tape media? Do you junk it after X amount of time being read/written? After X amount of time in general (3 years from purchase date ...