LTO-8 tape is selling for about $6/TB ($0.006/GB) so, in volume, LTO-9 tape cartridges could sell for a similar price or $4/TB ($0.004/GB). Magnetic tape is used to store archive and backed up data.

IBM announced the general availability of the industry’s first magnetic tapes and drives based on the LTO-9 Ultrium specification for massive data capacity and resilience.. The Linear Tape-Open ...

The three companies behind the LTO Consortium recently released the latest annual report on magnetic tape technology shipments, which set a new storage capacity record in 2023. the LTO members ...

“According to IDC data, the magnetic tape market grew at robust 10.5% in 2021, driven by the needs to defend against ransomware, ... Note: Linear Tape-Open, LTO, the LTO logo, Ultrium, ...

Ultrium tape mechanism and tape cartridge interchange specifications are available on a licensed basis. For additional information on the LTO Program, visit www.lto.org .

The LTO Program, which oversees the technology, has announced that both Fujifilm and Sony have successfully manufactured tape that complies with the LTO Ultrium 9 format. This means LTO-9 products ...

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 ...

Imation has unveiled a new magnetic tape cartridge that offers lots of storage space. The new Imation LTO Ultrium Generation 5 tape offers a native capacity of 1.5TB. When data is compressed on ...

Quantum Corporation QMCO has announced full support for LTO Ultrium Generation 10 full-height tape drives across its leading Scalar tape library platforms—including Scalar i7 RAPTOR, Scalar i6 ...

The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) consortium, together with some of the biggest names in tape storage (HPE, IBM and Quantum) have updated the LTO Ultrium roadmap. After a five-year gestation, the group ...