IBM TS4500 Tape Library

TS4500 can answer those business needs by incorporating the latest generation of industry-leading LTO and IBM enterprise-class technology. This advanced tape system helps your organization meet the growing data demands of modern tape use cases such as active file archiving, cold archives and of course backup.

TS4500 delivers the density that today’s data growth requires—along with efficiency and manageability that grow with business needs while preserving your existing investments in IBM tape library products. The TS4500 library frame provides a more flexible upgrade path for users who want to expand tape storage as the organization grows. The frame includes an upgrade path to the most recent IBM innovation in ultra-high-capacity 3592 tape technology, the TS1170. TS1170 helps you achieve ultra-high capacity, a lower per-terabyte cost and higher density.

The IBM TS4500 with TS1170 tape library is a cutting-edge storage solution designed to meet the high-capacity needs of your enterprise. This advanced tape library system offers reliable data backup and archiving with storage up to 50 TB (native) per cartridge along with outstanding performance. The modular design allows seamless scalability so your business can accommodate rapid data growth. With its robust features, such as encryption, automation and simplified management, the TS4500 with TS1170 helps protect data, improve cost efficiency and streamline operations. It’s an ideal choice for organizations looking for scalable, dependable storage solutions.

Ultra-capacity 3592 tape storage

Store up to 2.63 EB at 3:1 compression per library using 50 TB native capacity JF cartridges. Paired with IBM 3592 cartridges, this scalable, high-performance solution is ideal for organizations with vast data storage needs. Whether you’re archiving critical business data or managing large-scale backups, the TS4500 with TS1170 offers reliable data retention, efficient management and seamless scalability to accommodate your evolving storage requirements.

High-density with LTO tape storage

Safeguard up to 1.04 EB at 2.5:1 compression per library with IBM LTO 9 cartridges. Leveraging the power of IBM LTO 9 cartridges, this solution delivers efficient data storage and retrieval for enterprises with extensive storage needs. The high-capacity design and advanced features make it a reliable choice to help organizations optimize your storage infrastructure while managing vast amounts of data with ease.

Simplified user access to data

IBM Storage Archive is an innovative solution that supports unstructured data on tape that allows direct access by users and applications without administrator intervention. With user-friendly access and seamless integration, your business can effortlessly retrieve and use your valuable data, enhancing productivity and streamlining data management processes. This feature-rich combination empowers your organization to optimize your storage infrastructure and efficiently handle unstructured data with ease and accessibility.

Simplified user access to data

TS4500 provides a flexible upgrade path to expand tape storage as needs grow. In addition, it enhances asset protection by letting you upgrade tape drives and media in the existing tape library. TS4500 accommodates evolving storage requirements without requiring replacement of the entire infrastructure. This advantage means organizations can confidently invest in the TS4500 knowing they can efficiently expand and adapt their tape storage environment in the future.

Conclusion

The IBM TS4500 Tape Library is ideal for midsized and large enterprises working with immense volumes of data or enterprises that require greater flexibility or scalability from single library images. With high-density and highly available storage capacity and performance in a multi-directional, scalable configuration, this solution offers incredible value to backup and archival operations. It also includes features that optimize resource allocation and data resiliency in a modern data protection environment and is based on full height LTO and IBM 3592 Tape Drives, providing secured data storage.