LTO-6 Cost at a Glance
» At less than 1.3¢/GB,
LTO-6 media is the most cost-effective way to manage data growth
» LTO technology is a very
energy-efficient method for storing data
»
Tape drives consume very little power and a cartridge in a shelf consumes no
energy
» With high capacity and compact format,
LTO technology also requires less floor space
» Disk storage
is 26 times the average Tape TCO*
As the amount of data your company creates continues to
increase exponentially, finding a cost-effective and dependable solution can be
hard to find. Limited budgets mean that data storage managers need to get
creative with how they tackle their storage needs. LTO technology offers the
solution.
At 1.3 cents/GB, LTO-6 technology is the lowest cost for
storage in the foreseeable future in the data storage market. Initial cost isn’t
the only benefit however, as LTO tape continues to offer the best cost per
gigabyte over the entire life span of the data when compared to other options.
In fact, according to a study by industry analyst firm ESG, a data dedupe
virtual tape library was 2-4 times more costly than tape.
When it comes to long-term archiving, storage managers have to
think about a lot of factors: equipment, media, maintenance, energy costs and
floor space. Since costs for each can be significant, it’s crucial that they
maximize data capacity while minimizing recurring costs.
The Clipper Group found that the average disk-based solution
costs 26x the total cost of ownership for an average tape-based solution, as the
energy costs to spin the disks exceed that for tape. Disk isn’t a space-saver
either, as they also found that a disk-based storage facility uses 4x the amount
of floor space than that of tape. Their overall conclusion was that the more
data that can be preserved on tape, the lower the overall total cost of
ownership.
Consuming zero energy on the shelf, LTO tape offers the most
energy-efficient and cost-effective method for storing your data. Now you can
use that money you’d be dumping into another storage solution to where your
business needs it the most.
Total cost - Disk vs Tape
Energy Costs - Disk vs Tape
