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WHITEPAPERS
2026
- Powering the AI Era. How LTO Tape Delivers Unprecedented Economic And Strategic Business Value, Solutions North Consulting
- IDC Blog: LTO-10: The Foundation of Future Mass Data Storage
2025
- ESG Showcase: The Hidden Economics of Cloud Data Repatriation
- IDC Blog: Sustainable Storage Strategies
- IDC Blog: Yes, LTO Tape Technology and AI Go Together
- IDC Blog: LTO Tape to the Rescue. How this Proven Technology Can Be a Powerful Weapon Against Ransomware
- Sustainable Data Storage Guide
2024
- IDC Analyst Connection: The Future Of Tape Q&A (PDF)
- IDC Spotlight: Managing Massive Amounts Of Data; The Indispensable Role Of Tape (PDF)
- INSIC Global Trends, Applications and Use Cases for Tape Adoption (PDF)
- INSIC International Magnetic Tape Storage Technology Roadmap 2024 (PDF)
- Exploring the Ransomware Epidemic, David Balcar (PDF)
- Exploring the Ransomware Epidemic Executive Summary, David Balcar (PDF) (ESE)
(SMC) (FRE) (DEE) (JAP) - CERN IT Storage and Data Management, Vladimir Bahyl Presentation (PDF)
2023
- Storage Management in an Age of Minimal Data Deletion, Further Research (PDF)
- Storage Management in an Age of Minimal Data Deletion Executive Summary, Further Research (PDF) (ESE) (SMC) (FRE) (DEE) (JAP)
- Data Economics: LTO-9 Technology Optimizing Data Value, Solutions North Consulting (PDF)
- Data Economics: LTO-9 Technology Optimizing Data Value Executive Summary, Solutions North Consulting (PDF) (ESE) (SMC) (FRE) (DEE) (JAP)
- Proven Reliability of LTO-9 Tape Technology: ESG (PDF)
- Technology and Sustainability – LTO: Saving the Planet (PDF)
- Technology and Sustainability – LTO: Saving the Planet (Webinar)
2022
- NIST Requirements For Incident Recovery (PDF)
- Guidelines For RFP: NIST Requirements (PDF)
- The Long Road Ahead to Ransomware Preparedness: ESG (PDF)
- Sustainability Benefits of Deploying LTO Technology in Modern IT Ecosystems: ESG (PDF)
- Improved Bit Error Rate: LTO-9 (PDF)
- Recertified LTO Ultrium Media Report: Ovation (PDF)
- Proactive Defense Strategies Provide the Best Chance to Defeat Ransomware: IDC (PDF)
- Proactive Defense Strategies Provide the Best Chance to Defeat Ransomware: IDC (Webinar)
- LTFS Continues to Hit the Mark in Media & Entertainment Infographic: MTMP Solutions (PDF)
2021
- LTO-8 Pricing Audit (PDF)
- Using Tape to Solve Data Management Problems: IDC (PDF)
- Is the IOT, Edge And Fog The Next Frontier For Tape Storage?: Horizon Information Strategies (PDF)
- Understanding the Data Lifecycle: How LTO Technology Delivers Value: Horizon Information Strategies (PDF)
- 2020 Hyperscale Storage and Energy Consumption: Horizon Information Strategies (PDF)
LTO MEDIA SHIPMENT REPORTS
Here you’ll find the latest and historical shipment and capacity data for LTO Ultrium format tape storage.
The LTO Program intends to produce quarterly tape media reports by generation, sharing relevant data with the marketplace as an indicator of usage by storage professionals across media and entertainment, security, government and other verticals. Below you will find an archive of these reports.
Sept 2026 (Covering CY ’25)
July 2025 (Covering CY ’24)
May 2024 (Covering CY ’23)
May 2023 (Covering CY ’22)
August 2022 (Covering CY ’21)
August 2021 (Covering CY Q4 ’20)
ADDITIONAL REPORTS