Network Storage

LTO-10 Breaks the Mold: New Tape Format Sacrifices Compatibility

After years of development and anticipation, the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Consortium has officially launched LTO-10, the tenth generation of the industry's most widely adopted tape storage format. The latest generation as of 2025, LTO-10, can hold 30 TB in one cartridge, or 75 TB with industry-standard 2.5:1 compression.

Data Recovery Experts Launch in Australia

After rescuing critical data for tech giants, government agencies, and Hollywood celebrities for over 40 years, data recovery specialist DriveSavers has officially established its Australian headquarters in Sydney.

StorageMAP 7.2 Brings AI-Ready Data Management to Hybrid Cloud

In a move aimed at addressing the challenges of managing rapidly expanding unstructured data environments, Datadobi has announced the general availability of StorageMAP 7.2, the latest version of its vendor-neutral data management platform.

Active Archive Alliance Releases AI Report

The Active Archive Alliance has released a report, “How Active Archives Support Modern AI Strategies.” New artificial intelligence (AI) workflows are creating massive and persistent volumes of data that necessitate long-term retention and protection. Active archives help make AI workflow data easily accessible, searchable and retrievable on whatever storage platform or media it resides.

AI Data Boom Drives Tape Storage Growth

Shipment of high capacity LTO Tape storage capacity hit a record of 152.9 Exabytes (EB) in 2023, driven in part by rapid data generation and the increased infrastructure requirements of enterprises for AI solutions.

The AI Odyssey: From Concept to Practical Reality in 2024

In the coming year, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to shift from a conceptual discourse to a practical reality, transforming organizational processes across various industries, including government entities. Assessing how technology will impact on the modern workplace in the year ahead, Alyssa Blackburn, predicts three areas where AI will have an impact.

Komprise Intelligent Tiering for Azure Slashes Storage Costs

Komprise, a specialist in analytics-driven unstructured data management and mobility, has extended its Microsoft collaboration with the availability of Komprise Intelligent Tiering for Azure.

Spectra Logic announces new Digital Archive Solution

Spectra Logic has launched a new archive solution for organizations that must manage and preserve massive amounts of data for long-term retention purposes. The new solution, called Spectra Digital Archive, is powered by Spectra StorCycle, an enterprise software designed to easily and cost-effectively archive data at scale.

Structured Data Management drives most IT Spend in H1 2022; IDC 

The workload driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2022 (1H22) was Structured Databases/Data Management, according to analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

IBM launches ‘air-gapped’ Diamondback Tape Library

The IBM Diamondback Tape Library is a new high-density archival storage solution that is physically air-gapped to help protect against ransomware and other cyber threats in hybrid cloud environments.

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