LTO Tape Growth

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...

LTO Tape Growth Remains on Track in Volatile Environment

Posted on 23-01-2023, in LTO Tape Growth by Stuart Humphrey

LTO Tape Market Long Term ForecastsBased on current information, the 2022 tape native capacity is forecast to rise 14% to 79.30EB (Exabytes) slightly less than the 17% growth projected earlier in 2022. For 2023, capacity shipment growth is forecast to rise 13% as slowing growth from on-premises customers is offset partially by expected cloud increases, discussed in the next section. While LTO-9 was released one year ago, adoption of this latest...