Tandberg Data has added new LTO-4 half height (HH) fibre channel (FC) drives to its StorageLibrary product line.

The new drives offer doubling the density for up to twice the throughput with 4GB/s FC connectivity, able to reach speeds of up to 10.4TB/Hr in a 12 U library.

Simon Anderson, business unit manager for tape automation, tape drives and media at Tandberg Data, said “The new Tandberg Data LTO-4 half height FC tape drive will reduce the cost of implementing a FC storage area network (SAN) and also will be very appealing to MAC users.”

Developed specifically for data-intense SMBs, departmental organizations, and mid-range enterprises, the StorageLibrary T24 with two LTO-4 HH drive and two 12-cartridge magazines delivers native transfer speeds of 864GB/Hr and total native capacity of 19.2TB in a compact, 2U rack-mount enclosure. The StorageLibrary T24 delivers full-featured capabilities as well as user-friendly installation and configuration.

The library allows existing StorageLibrary T24 users with legacy LTO drives to easily swap out their prior-generation LTO drives and install new LTO-4 drives with the library still in its rack.

The Tandberg Data StorageLibrary T40+ is a scalable, affordable, and user-friendly tape library. The 4U unit easily scales “on demand” from a 1x24 to a 2x40 tape library with up to two full-height or four half height LTO drives. Up to three StorageLibrary T40+ units can be stacked together to create a 12 U, 114 slot library with capacities up to 182TB.

With four LTO-4 HH drives, the space saving 4U library offers up to 64TB of compressed data storage and compressed speeds of 3.5TB/Hr. The StorageLibrary T40+ offers pay-as-you-go scalability –- “Capacity on Demand” -- by offering an easy upgrade path from previous LTO-3 libraries to LTO-4, providing SMBs, departmental users, and mid-range enterprises the flexibility to easily adjust storage capacity based on budget and data requirements.

Pricing for the StorageLibrary T24 with LTO-4 Half Height FC Drives starts from A$7,600 or NZ$9,600.