Oracle has launched the StorageTek T10000C tape drive, offering 5TB native capacity and 240MB/second native throughput.

Oraclle claims that compared to disk-only solutions from EMC, the StorageTek solution scales to 30x the capacity, and 50x the performance, while requiring 99 percent less power and cooling.

Storage capacity can scale to an exabyte (1000 PB, with 2:1 compression) to handle large archive and long-term backup requirements.

The solutions include in-line encryption without any performance degradation.
For open systems archives, Oracle’s Sun Storage Archive Manager software provides simple, policy-based management of data across disk and tape tiers.

For open systems backup, Oracle’s StorageTek tape drives are qualified with Oracle Secure Backup software, as well as with industry-leading backup software as part of a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D-D-T) architecture.

“The release of the StorageTek T10000C tape drive reaffirms Oracle’s undisputed leadership in tape technology,” said James Cates, vice president, Hardware Development, Oracle.

“The StorageTek T10000C sets the new standard in tape by storing over three times more data on a single cartridge than any other tape drive. Combining it with the StorageTek SL3000 and SL8500 libraries helps ensure that customers, regardless of size, can afford to retain critical data without concern for future scalability.”