On June 13, 2025, the new generation of tape technology will be launched: LTO-10. It brings more performance, but also a decisive change – LTO-10 is no longer backwards compatible with LTO-9. Companies should take this limitation into account early on when planning their backup strategy.
The most important technical data at a glance:
- 30 TB capacity per cassette (compressed up to 75 TB)
- Data transfer rate up to 400 MB/s
- No more initialization process required
- Compatible with IBM TS4500 and IBM Diamondback
- Support for IBM TS4300 expected from the end of 2025
Further information on the impact on existing infrastructures, migration strategies and alternative backup solutions can be found in the specialist article:
Backup with LTO-10: opportunities, limits, solutions