In this month’s newsletter, it's all about the upcoming LTO-8 tape technology – we announce our certification for generation 8 of the LTO Ultrium format, recap a special highlight of the NAB Show New York, discuss why you should choose tape storage in our P5 Solutions, demonstrate how to archive to LTO tape with P5 Archive, and present our joint solution with LTO Consortium member Quantum, plus some inspiring links and upcoming events.

P5 Software Suite supports LTO-8!

The innovative LTO Ultrium Format generation 8 has officially been certified for our P5 Software Suite by courtesy of Quantum Labs! The new LTO-8 tape technology radically increases storage capacity and transfer rate for our tape-supported P5 Archive and P5 Backup. And more importantly – it can be used with our modules to optimize your storage investment! 

Find out more on our website.

LTO-8 live at NAB Show New York 2017

A special highlight of this year's NAB Show New York was our live demonstration of the P5 Software Suite with the cutting-edge LTO-8! We were excited to present the new tape technology live using mLogic's mTape Thunderbolt LTO drive. 

A big thank you to all our partners for supporting us at our busy booth. We are looking forward to returning next year!

Click here to learn more about the new features of our P5 Software Suite version 5.5.2. Download the free, 30-day trial here!

Do you have a VMware setup but no real backup? Discover our brand new product, Pure – Essential VMware Backup to easily secure your virtual machines. Test the fully-featured 90-day trial version here!

Why choose LTO Tape storage?

With ever-growing storage demand, finding the best storage media is more important than ever. LTO tape remains the obvious choice and will continue to do so in the future. Why? Discover more in our P5 Solutions!

Archive to LTO Tape with P5 Archive

How do you optimally archive to LTO tape using P5 Archive? What features of P5 Archive can help you maximize your tape storage? We provide answers to these questions in our detailed presentation on archiving to the current LTO-7.

Click here to find out more!

Archiware P5 & Quantum Scalar

When it comes to securing data to LTO tape storage, a simple, scalable and affordable solution is crucial. Our long-standing P5 Archive and P5 Backup integration with Quantum Scalar continues to innovate tape archiving. Using LTO tape automation and task scheduling, you can significantly reduce management and improve efficiency. 

Learn more about the integration in our solution brief!

Big Tape, Object Storage and Containers
by Tom Coughlin for Forbes

Why Tape Is Still Strong
by ​Dan Robinson for DatacenterDynamics

Do You Know the Value of Data Backups?
by Joe Muddiman for Business Computing World

Future-Proofing IT for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
by Peter Godden for Cloud Computing News

How 'Incremental Forever-Virtual Full’ Can Transform Backup
by Steve Pao for Data Center Knowledge