In today’s data- hungry world, cost- efficient storage is more important than ever. Business analytics have increased the value of data stored for long periods of time, while end-user demands for data accessibility just keep escalating—thanks to the growing use of cloud, mobile and social media technologies. Yet storing massive volumes of static, rarely accessed data on expensive storage media can put a huge strain on shrinking IT budgets.

The IBM TS1150 tape drive gives organizations an easy way to deliver fast access to data, improve security and provide long-term retention— and for less expense than disk solutions. TS1150 offers high-performance, flexible data storage with support for data encryption. This fifth- generation drive can help protect investments in tape automation by offering compatibility with existing automation. Plus, an upgrade model is available for existing IBM TS1140 tape drives. What’s more, TS1150 supports the LTFS format in IBM Spectrum Archive for direct, intuitive and graphical access to data.

Highlights

• Deliver high- performance, high- capacity storage with a proven, cost-effective tape drive
• Leverage IBM® Spectrum Archive™featuring Linear Tape File System™(LTFS) technology to support for fast access to data
• Protect, retain and secure critical data with encryption
• Extend storage investments with support for existing IBM tape automation
• Take advantage of write-once-read-many (WORM) cartridges for long-term data retention