Data Storage

25 YEARS OF INNOVATION WITH LTO TAPE.

Posted on 18-09-2025, in Data Storage, LTO Roadmap, LTO Tape Growth by Stuart Humphrey

How time flies when you’re having fun! Customers worldwide have enjoyed the data-saving attributes of LTO tape technology since the first generation was made available in 2000. LTO tape technology has grown and matured to become a data security mainstay of businesses in industries around the globe to securely protect and make valuable information available. With a record amount of LTO capacity being shipped in 2023, it’s true to say...

ImageStore Ltd Announces UK & EMEA Partnership with Qualstar to Provide Advanced Tape Library Solutions

Posted on 08-04-2025, in Data Storage by James Kadzidlo

https://www.imagestore.co.uk/qualstar-press-release UK [8th April 2025] — ImageStore Ltd, a leading provider of data storage solutions in the UK, is excited to announce its new partnership with Qualstar, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced tape libraries and data storage solutions. As a newly appointed UK and EMEA preferred partner, ImageStore will now offer the full range of Qualstar's Q-Series t...

New Products from ImageStore

Posted on 11-06-2019, in Data Storage by Ash Mehta

ImageStore are adding three new lines to our existing product portfolio.HPE Servers, Cisco Switches, APC Smart-UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies)                          ...

LTO-8 is here

Posted on 21-02-2018, in Data Storage by Andy Humphrey

LTO-8 is the latest generation of the Ultrium LTO specification. The technology improvements for LTO-8 tape drives and media have increased capacity, performance, and reliability. The LTO-8 drive is available in two versions: full-height (FH) and half-height (HH) drive form factors. The LTO tape format has become the market-dominating standard for magnetic recording tape drives and media over the past years. The technology has progressed fr...

Don’t Be Held To Ransom By Ransomware

Posted on 02-08-2017, in Data Storage by Andy Humphrey

172% RISE IN RANSOMWARE ATTACKS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS  Ransomware is malicious software that denies access to a user’s data by encrypting that data with a key known only to the hacker who deployed the ransomware. Until a ransom is paid a user cannot get access to their data. Some ransomware also destroys or transfers information to another system.     HOW CAN YOUR CUSTOMERS AVOID RANSOMWARE ATTACKS? • Anti-Virus / Anti-Malwar...

Server and Backup (RAID with LTO)

Posted on 08-03-2017, in Data Storage by Stuart Humphrey

Thunderbolt RAID and LTO-7 Tape Archiving Solution for Digital Workflows Finally a simple all-in-one solution for your digital workflow. 1. Copy your camera cards / data to the high speed RAID 2. Edit your data stored on the 6x 2.5" HDDs or SSDs 3. Archive your raw data and finished projects to LTO tape. That's it. You have moved your data from all the small SD cards etc over to a server for post production and editing and have sa...

Lacie goes BIG Thunderbolt3

Posted on 18-01-2017, in Data Storage by Stuart Humphrey

              LaCie® 12big Thunderbolt™ 3, a professional 12-bay desktop RAID storage unit designed by Neil Poulton. With up to 120TB of capacity, the breakthrough performance of Thunderbolt 3 and RAID 5/6, the LaCie 12big helps video professionals meet the data demands of 4/5/6K cameras. At up to 120TB, the LaCie 12big boasts a 50 percent higher capacity* than any other desktop d...