LTO (Linear Tape-Open)
First introduced in 2000, LTO technology is currently in its 9th generation. LTO-9 specifications support tape cartridge storage compressed capacity of up to 45 TB*, twice that compressed capacity over the previous generation, and tape drive data transfer rates of up to 750MB* per second for over 2.7 terabytes of storage performance an hour per drive. New generations have been introduced regularly with higher capacity and transfer rates along with new features to further protect your data and content. LTO specifications provide backwards compatibility to read/write with previous generations. Current-generation LTO drives are able to read tapes from two generations prior and are able to write to tapes from the prior generation, so you know that your investment is for the long run.
