LTO Benefits Part 1 – Capacity Tag

LTO Benefits Part 3 - Performance   LTO.org states that  tape is faster than Disk. In a  Read/Write comparison, an LTO-7 TAPE processed 300 MB/sec Native while a 7,200 RPM Hard Drive processed 130 MB/sec.     Performance   "The latest generation of LTO drives can maintain a compressed data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/second native and 750 MB/second compressed, which means that it can handle some of the most demanding applications."...

LTO Benefits Part 2 - Cost   LTO.org states that while cost per gigabyte for both tape and disk continue to shrink, tape maintains its advantage over disk when the overall total cost of ownership – energy, floor space and equipment – is taken into account.   COST   "LTO technology is the lowest cost for storage in the foreseeable future in the data storage market. Initial cost isn’t the only benefit...

LTO Benefits Part 1 - Capacity   LTO.org’s latest generation of LTO technology provides up to 15 Terabytes* of compressed storage per cassette, It also holds 6 Terabytes of non-compressed data, meaning that you can store up to 800HD movies per cartridge.   CAPACITY   LTO.org’s latest generation of LTO technology provides up to 15 Terabytes* of compressed storage per cassette, It also holds 6 Terabytes of non-compressed data, meaning that...