High capacity LTO-5 Backup Tape
LTO is a successful high capacity tape format which offers superior reliability and unprecedented performance. The LTO consortium has released the fifth generation of the highly reliable LTO ultrium tape technology.
The recording speed of LTO-5 ultrium tape format has been enhanced to 140 Mbps and capacity to 1.5TB (native). The compression ratio in LTO-5 tape format is 2:1, which is same for all versions of LTO technology. This means that in compressed mode, both the speed and recording capability of LTO-5 tape will be doubled. Advanced features have been added to LTO-5 tape format which facilitate the I.T mangers to handle voluminous information. The investments of the customers will be secured as the LTO-5 ultrium tape format offers backward compatibility.