Brian Greenberg :verified:<p>Months after Elon Musk's DOGE crusade to wipe it out, LTO tape storage is bigger than ever. It is tempting to write off tape storage as relics from a bygone era but its recent performance says otherwise. With 176.5 exabytes shipped in 2024 — up 15.4% year over year — LTO tape is carving out a strategic niche in the surge of AI and ML workloads.</p><p>TL;DR<br>⚙️ Record 176.5 EB shipped in 2024<br>🔐 Tape offers cost‑effective, long‑term durability<br>📈 Fueled by AI/ML archival demand<br>🚀 LTO roadmap plans up to 576 TB per cartridge</p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/months-after-elon-musks-doge-crusade-to-wipe-it-out-lto-tape-storage-is-bigger-than-ever-a-record-176-5-exabytes-shipped-in-2024-the-fourth-consecutive-year-of-growth" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/storage/months-after-elon-musks-doge-crusade-to-wipe-it-out-lto-tape-storage-is-bigger-than-ever-a-record-176-5-exabytes-shipped-in-2024-the-fourth-consecutive-year-of-growth</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tapestorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tapestorage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/datainfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datainfrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/datastorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datastorage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bigdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigdata</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/storagemanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storagemanagement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a></p>