Oracle has enhanced its StorageTek tape libraries and drives, with an increase in scalable capacity from 70,000 to 100,000 tape slots and redundant electronics. The StorageTek LTO-5 drive coupled with the StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System offers up to 150 petabytes of native storage capacity managed in a single tape library

Oracle’s StorageTek LTO-5 tape drives, with 1.5 terabytes of native capacity, are now available, and supported, on StorageTek tape libraries.

“Over the past 40 years, Oracle’s StorageTek tape library solutions have incorporated innovative technology to improve scalability, performance and reliability while continuing to lower the total cost of ownership,” said Jim Cates, vice president, Tape Development, Oracle.

“Large tape users now have the capacity to accommodate the explosion of data in their organisations.”