Qualstar CTO Jeff Sengpiehl on Enduring Power & Value of LTO Tape for Archiving
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Although the video archiving sector continues to evolve a breakneck pace, LTO tape continues to be one the most cost-efficient and sustainable storage methods on the market. So even as cloud-based workflows become more ubiquitous, Qualstar believes on-prem tape storage solutions – especially energy efficient libraries that utilize the latest LTO tape drive technology and ultra-dense cartridges – are more integral to success that ever.
Qualstar's LTO solutions offer low total cost of ownership for long-term data retention, as tape can last 30+ years and is inexpensive compared to other storage technologies. And, with ever-growing data volumes in sports media, tape allows users to move media that is not needed immediately offline and yet still make it retrievable via asset management tools.
SVG sat down with Qualstar CTO Jeff Sengpiehl to discuss the data repatriation trend he is seeing in today's market (pulling data back from the cloud due to high costs and/or contractual issues), how local tape archives give organizations direct control and cost savings, why demand for tape is increasing, and how Qualstar is now offering much larger libraries (entry-level units starting at 1,115 slots) to serve their customers' growing needs.
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