News — IBM
Why a tech giant is embracing old-school magnetic tape storage
Posted by Sam Wilks on
This week, IBM introduced the Diamondback Tape Library, reaffirming its position that magnetic tape is a form of data storage that’s here to stay. Yes, magnetic tape, kind of like what’s spooled inside the VHS tapes and cassettes of last century.
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Why LTO Tape Storage Will Be Important In The Zettabyte Era
Posted by Matthew Gwynn on
In this Blog we will discuss the increasing data growth projections, explain how you can safeguard your valuable information and how to do it cost effectively with help from LTO technology.
LTO 8 Tape Media is Back
Posted by Matthew Gwynn on
The wait is over, LTO 8 tape media back in PMD Magnetics warehouses!
The Value of Tape
Posted by Matthew Gwynn on
High capacity data tape is the de facto format to protect the our most valuable digital assets for future generations. With latest generation LTO 8 Ultrium providing up to 30TB capacity per tape, no other technology keeps pace with today's expanding data demands. LTO 8 media is a key product in the world of data storage.
Data Storage - The Future is the use of Tape. Listen to the words of Mark Lantz at IBM Research
Posted by Matthew Gwynn on
It should come as no surprise that recent advances in big-data analytics and artificial intelligence have created strong incentives for enterprises to amass information about every measurable aspect of their businesses. Financial regulations now require organizations to keep records for much longer periods than they did in the past. So companies and institutions of all stripes are storing more and more data onto LTO tape and the introduction of LTO 8 media in 2019 will be most timely.