LTO Tape Shipments Continued To Grow In 2022
Search Data Backup, Thursday, June 1,2023
Driven by data growth and the uptick in ransomware, tape continues to excel as a storage medium despite newer kids on the block. Experts don't see that trend ending anytime soon.
Linear Tape-Open technology continues to set records in shipments to customers looking for a secure and cost-effective storage medium.
LTO technology achieved another record in 2022, with 148.3 exabytes of capacity shipped, a slight increase from 2021's 148 exabytes. LTO is an open-format storage medium that uses magnetic tape for data storage. The annual shipments are tracked by the LTO Program, a joint effort of several vendors to deliver the LTO format.