Quantum Announces Availability Of LTO-6 Tape Automation Systems

Quantum Corp., the data protection and Big Data management solutions provider, has announced availability of LTO-6 technology in its Scalar tape automation systems. Incorporating new LTO-6 tape drives that nearly double capacity and increase transfer rates by up to 43 percent over LTO-5 technology, Quantum’s Scalar i6000 enterprise tape library can now scale to over 45 PB, and a Scalar i500 midrange system over 2.5 PB. The higher capacities and increased performance further enhance the role of tape in providing long-term data retention, archiving and disaster recovery as an integral component of a broader tiered storage strategy. Click here for full story