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LTO Tape Shipments Look Like They Will Reach Record Exabyte Levels In 2026

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By Thomas Coughlin
| Yahoo Finance Singapore
The LTO Program Technology Companies (HPE, IBM and Quantum Corporation) released their , as shown below. Note the compression factor is 2.5-times the native tape capacity. As shown, 2025 Exabyte shipments were down somewhat from 2024, but higher than in 2023. However, the alliance also said that there was a substantial increase in year over shipments in Q1 2026, with shipping capacity 57% higher than in Q1 2025.
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LTO Tape Shipments Look Like They Will Reach Record Exabyte Levels In 2026

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By Thomas Coughlin
| Forbes Verified
A rising sea lifts all boats getty The LTO Program Technology Companies (HPE, IBM and Quantum Corporation) released their annual tape media shipment report showing annual LTO tape Exabyte shipments from 2011 through 2025, as shown below. Note the compression factor is 2.5-times the native tape capacity. 2025 LTO 2.5X compressed shipment report LTO Consortium As shown, 2025 Exabyte shipments were down somewhat from 2024, but higher than in 2023.
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LTO Tape Shipments Look Like They Will Reach Record Exabyte Levels In 2026

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By Thomas Coughlin
| Yahoo Finance Verified
The LTO Program Technology Companies (HPE, IBM and Quantum Corporation) released their , as shown below. Note the compression factor is 2.5-times the native tape capacity. As shown, 2025 Exabyte shipments were down somewhat from 2024, but higher than in 2023. However, the alliance also said that there was a substantial increase in year over shipments in Q1 2026, with shipping capacity 57% higher than in Q1 2025.
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