BDT – the “Hidden Champion” brings a new tape library onto the market

The specialist for rack mounted tape libraries, BDT Media Automation, is bringing a tape library onto the market under its own name for the first time in the company's history.

The library was developed specifically for hyperscalers, upper mid-sized and enterprise companies. This marks the beginning of a new era in tape storage. For the first time in the company's history, BDT Media Automation is bringing a tape library onto the market under its own name. BDT is the world's largest rack mounted tape library manufacturer with a market share of approximately 80%.

Until now, the BDT tape libraries have always been marketed as OEM solutions. A new era begins with the BDT ORION. The library comes with over 1,100 tape slots and up to 24 LTO full height drives. If desired, the library can also be equipped with a pre-installed S3 appliance. This makes it possible to write data to tape via the standardized S3 interface. The Orion can therefore be scaled to several thousand tape slots. Available to be ordered with LTO-8, LTO-9 or LTO-10 Full Height Drives in either SAS or FC Configuration.

The system is highly flexible and can be adapted to any application. No matter whether more tapes or more drives. The ORION contains this many years of experience and our great know-how for rackmounted tape libraries. Innovation, quality and usability are our top priority,” says Marc Steinhilber, CEO BDT Media Automation.