Tape to Cloud
LTO tape has long been the economic favourite for backup and archiving — but as data volumes grow and retrieval needs get more dynamic, cloud storage gives that data a faster, always-on home.
Give your tape archive a faster home
Much of the world's backup data still lives on portable, remotely stored tape — readily accessible in theory, but slow in practice, and vulnerable to mechanical failure that can delay retrieval when you need it most. Migrating a legacy tape archive from an offsite vault should be part of any cloud plan: that tape could hold essential data, anything from Oil & Gas sector records to raw film footage from media and entertainment. Moving it removes the cost of maintaining an offsite vault and the risk of data being unrecoverable when you need it.
- Cloud costs per gigabyte are competitive with LTO once space and power are factored in
- Unlike tape, cloud storage is hot — readily accessible whenever you need it
- Removes the cost of maintaining an offsite tape vault
- Reduces the risk of data being unrecoverable when it's needed
The data keeps growing
By 2025, the world is projected to produce over 1.2 million terabytes of data every day. Adding a cloud layer to your tape strategy keeps pace with that growth without relying on hardware that can fail.
Why teams are adding a cloud layer
Tape
Slow to retrieve, vulnerable to mechanical failure, and often stored offsite in hard-to-reach vaults.
Cloud
Hot storage, accessible whenever it's needed, with costs competitive with LTO once space and power are counted.
Migration
Move a legacy tape vault into the cloud without losing access to sector-critical data.