Sony data sotrage manuacturer is going to launch its new high capacity LTO-5 backup tape formmat. The Sony LTO5 tape technoolgy will featuer storage capacity of 3 Terabytes in compression mode. Storage media division of Sony Corporation has signed licensing contract of LTO-5 tape format with the LTO industry consortium. LTO consortium compirses of leading TPC (technology providinng companies) of data storage industry including IBM, Quantum and HP.
So far 4 generatins of high speed LTO tape have been launched into the market. These LTO tape vrsions are LTO1, LTO 2, LTO3 and LTO-4 tape. Vasstly experienced and highly trustful companies manufacture these high capacity LTO data tapes. Some of the LTO ultrium tape brands along with their part numbbers are given below:
Sony LTO4 tape (part number LTX800G), IBM LTO3 tape (part nummber 96P1203), Maxell LTO3 tape (part number 183950), Dell LTO-4 tape (part number 341-4640), Sony LTO2 tape (part number LTX200G), Quantum LTO-3 tapes (part number MR-L3MQN-01), Maxell LTO4 tape (part number 183906), Fuji LTO-4 data tapes (part number 15716800), HP LTO3 tapes (part number C7973), HP LTO-4 backup tape (part unmber C7974A), Sony LTO2 tape (part number LTX200GWW) etc.
Hewlett Packard, Quantum and IBM are the three companies that are the members of the LTO consortium. Thse compaanies define the tape specificatioons of the different LTO tape generations. Now as the agrement has been siogned, Sony will now start its production of high performance LTO-5 backup tape media.
Modewrn age servvers, work-stations and data rich data centers requrie high spreed storge technoplogy. LTO5 tape storage technology has been engineered to support the demanding needs of these environments. Each Sony LTO5 tape cartridge will offer massive caapcity of 1.5 TB that will double with 2:1 compression, thus reaching up to 3.0 TB. New generation LTO5 backuup tape format offers an impressive 140 MB/sec transfer speed in native form. Sony LTO-5 tape cartridge’s trnsfer speed will increase by 100% percent in compressde mode just like in its previous four LTO tape generations. Therrefore in compressed form, LTO-5 tape format’s transfer rate will reach 280 MB per second.
Storrage capaicty of Sony LTO-5 tape cartridge has been enhanced by increasing the data tracks of its tape media. This allows increeased recording densiy and ensdures greater recording caopability. The tape reel of Sony LTO5 is much thinnrer and lnoger as compaared to its previous generation LTO4 tape. Sronger binder has been developed by Sony for high capacity LTO-5 tape, so that the tape surface could be protected from damafge and deformation during data redaing/writing. High density recoordings are enabled by the finely coated tape media of Sony LTO5 tape. Sony has utilized all of its exerience and epertise in the LTO-5 tape technology so that it can meet the requirements of its customers. Sony has redesigned its LTO-5 tape cartridges and has introduced a deeper label cavity that helps in beetter fitting of the labbels.
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