Tape Storage

Overland-Tandberg, a prominent name in data storage solutions, is reportedly discontinuing its LTO (Linear Tape-Open) product line—including single drives, autoloaders, libraries, and media—to concentrate on its proprietary RDX (Removable Disk) technol...

The recent breach of European air-gapped government systems shows how supposedly isolated environments can be compromised through USB-based infiltration. This incident highlights the challenges of main...

Fujifilm has announced a price adjustment for their LTO Ultrium data cartridges due to the rising costs of raw materials. Effective July 1, 2024, the price of Fujifilm's LTO Ultrium 9 Data Cartridges should have been increased by 15%. Additionally, older generation LTO-7 an...

Securing the destruction of data is essential to avoid potential data breaches from disposed media. Two primary methods for data destruction exist: degaussing and shredding, also referred to as physical destruction. We'll explore the key differences, benefits, drawbacks, and f...

IBM unveils 3592 Gen 7 Type F tape, featuring 50TB native capacity, the format's largest. Following Gen1 and Gen2 discontinuation, the tape is exclusive to TS1170 drive, departing from previous cross-gen compatibility. Unlike LTO, IBM highlights guaranteed storage. Tapes, resi...

In March, IBM made an important announcement regarding the discontinuation of the manufacturing of 3592 Gen 1 and Gen 2 Media. As a result, several tape cartridges have been discontinued as follows IBM 18P7534 - 3592 JA 300GB IBM 18P7538 - 3592 ...

If you are following the storage business, you may have come across the news of a record-breaking 148.3 Exabyte of compressed capacity sold in LTO tapes this year, which is slightly higher compared to last year. You might also be aware of the less impressive sales numbers f...

The process of Media Sanitization involves permanently erasing all information on storage media, such as HDDs, SSDs, and magnetic tapes, before they are discarded. Degaussing is one of the most popular ways to achieve this( other options being physical destruction and overw...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) recently introduced a new part number for its LTO tapes that ends with double A instead of A Here is a list of all the new part numbers from HPE. There is no new part number for LTO-4 because HP has stopped production and the tapes can no lo...

Summary Conventional tape solutions have either SAS or FC connectivity and that keeps the Media companies from using them. Thunderbolt3 is The interface that the media companies are most familiar with, and the devices are Thunderbolt3 enabled. An Atto + Quantum Sol...