Convert to LTO 5 technology
IBM 5th generation Linear Tape-Open technology can help solve storage challenges around consolidation, energy efficiency and security. And with improved performance and new capabilities, LTO 5 offers outstanding investment protection.
Benefits of the IBM LTO 5 include:
- Consolidation: LTO 5 cartridges offer 88% greater capacity than the previous generation.
- Energy Efficient: The IBM LTO 5 drive has dramatic power savings over all previous generations.
- Improved Performance: Faster throughput drives, expanded speed matching, and increased data buffer size provide a more powerful, capable, back up solution.
- Security: The IBM LTO 5 drive helps address compliance requirements with its continued WORM and Encryption capability.
- Media partitioning capability: Two media partitions on LTO 5 cartridge allow faster data access.
- Outstanding investment protection: LTO standards-compatibility helps offer long-term tape infrastructure investment protection. Provides the capability to Read/Write Ultrium 4 and read Ultrium 3 cartridges.
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IBM LTO 5th Generation offerings include:
TS2250 Tape Drive Express
The IBM TS2250 Tape Drive Express is the entry-level IBM System Storage tape product family offering, suited for handling backup and archival data storage needs.
TS2350 Tape Drive Express
The TS2350 Tape Drive Express is an external drive designed to provide greater capacity and performance while keeping data safe.
IBM Linear Tape File System
The first file system that works in conjunction with LTO 5 - brings a new level of use and portability to Open Systems tape storage. Available with standalone LTO-5 tape drives.
TS3100 Tape Library Express
Designed to help increase capacity and performance, the TS3100 Tape Library Express offers reliability for midrange and network tape-storage environments in a 2U form factor with 24 data cartridge slots and a mail slot.
TS3200 Tape Library Express
The TS3200 Tape Library Express is an excellent solution for large-capacity or high-performance tape environments in a 4U form factor with 48 data cartridge slots and a mail slot.
TS3500 Tape Library
Industry leading library for medium-high and high workload requirements, the TS3500 Tape Library allows an extreme storage density for a lower cost per terabyte, with improved performance and capacity. It can store up to 60 petabytes of compressed data, and can have 88% faster performance than previous LTO technology.
Convert yourself to the 5th Generation of LTO!
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