LTO - Linear Tape Open
What is Linear Tape Open (LTO)?
LTO is a whole new approach to tape format specifications designed to bring open standards, and new levels of scalability, reliability and automation to the tape backup market.
The LTO specification was jointly developed by three of the world's leading storage producers-IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Seagate.
It provides customers with powerful benefits:
- Seamless data interchange and unprecedented levels of scalability, reliability and performance.
- Faster paced innovation, lower prices, and true multi-vendor compatibility.
Why linear technology?
The linear format is time-tested and market proven. The mechanical simplicity of linear technology means there are few moving parts, providing proven durability and lower maintenance costs. Enhancements in the areas of timing-based servo, hardware data compression, optimized track layouts and high efficiency error correction code (ECC) maximizes capacity and performance.
Why rely on tape for backup?
With the rise of e-commerce, data repositories and other data-intensive applications, more data must be backed up and stored even more quickly.
Tape is still the top performer in terms of cost and capacity for data storage, playing a crucial role in corporate data protection strategies.
No other technology offers the low cost and high capacity advantages of tape. Overall tape meets the broadest set of customer needs.
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Read our article LTO vs DLT.