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.

“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, ...

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 ...

In addition, the LTO Ultrium generation 7 format includes partitioning functionality, introduced in LTO generation 5, providing file system access to data on tape, continued support for AES-256 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, and Quantum Corporation co-develop the LTO (Linear Tape-Open) Ultrium format and it gets used in magnetic tape cartridges that can store up to 18TB, with a read ...

Hi there: 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 ...