LTO-8 Type M Tape Boosts Storage Capacity for Tape Library Users (What is LTO-8 Type M)

BackupWorks announced today that Branded LTO-8 Type M media along with LTO-8 drives and all supported media are now available for order. An industry first offering, LTO-8 Type M media provides a 50 percent increase in capacity from 6TB to 9TB using new LTO-7 media.

The ability to increase capacity of LTO-7 media by 50 percent with a simple drive upgrade reduces new media acquisition costs and will likely drive LTO-8 adoption faster than any previous generation of LTO technology.

Customers who normally wait for the latest generation of LTO tape to be cost effective before upgrading can now immediately realize cost savings by simply adding LTO-8 drives and branded LTO-8 Type M media to their tape library.

Once an LTO-7 cartridge has been converted to LTO-8 Type M media, it can store up to 22.5TB* of compressed data per cartridge, providing users with additional capacity at a price point comparable to LTO-7 media. Ideal for data-intensive industries such as media and entertainment, video surveillance, scientific research, healthcare, financial and government organizations, LTO tape technology continues to be the lowest cost per gigabyte data storage technology on the market.

For more information, contact your BackupWorks account rep today at 866 801 2944 and ask about LTO-8 adoption and LTO-8 type M initialization.