Oracle introduces StorageTek Linear Tape File System, Library Edition

Oracle’s StorageTek Linear Tape File System, Library Edition (LTFS LE) helps makes tape storage as easy to use and manage as disk at a lower cost, using a familiar “drag-and-drop” paradigm. It further broadens the appeal of tape storage in industries with large file assets, such as media and entertainment, enabling customers to take advantage of tape’s low cost per terabyte for backup, large-scale data retention, archive and preservation projects, while allowing customers to save 40 percent in acquisition cost over IBM’s TS3500 20PB Tape Library solution.

  • 10 years ago Posted in

Oracle has announced StorageTek Linear Tape File System, Library Edition (LTFS LE) software. It enables customers to take advantage of tape’s low cost per terabyte without the operations and cost overhead of legacy tape management.

With a familiar NAS-like file structure with both search and index capabilities that can be accessed directly through a standard file system interface, users can “drag-and-drop” files between tape and disk storage systems without additional specialized, archive or backup management software.

As media and entertainment video formats rapidly increase in size and scale, StorageTek continues to innovate with new solutions for this industry. StorageTek LTFS LE simplifies the adoption of high capacity tape storage to support multiple use cases:
Digital media distribution to support file-based workflow and broadcast production and play-out operations
Storage and archive of 2K, 4K, and 8K (IMAX) digital formats
On-set capture and backup of video footage from digital cameras


Oracle’s StorageTek LTFS LE helps improve workflow efficiency and speeds tape operations by:
Providing a simple, low cost, open format interface for sharing data on tape between users and between applications.
Enabling users to more easily find files by eliminating the need to re-mount tape cartridges to retrieve index data or cartridge information such as volume information, file type, file size and creation date.


StorageTek LTFS LE also provides customers with a simple, more efficient way to move away from expensive “disk-only” environments that can cost about 26 times as much as the average cost of a tape-based solution using an automated tape library.


Both StorageTek LTFS LE and Oracle’s StorageTek T10000D tape drive, also announced today, deliver capacity, performance and cost advantages that extend the use of tape storage beyond conventional backup and archiving.

ATTO Technology has published the findings of an independent survey of IT decision-makers from...
NetApp extends its collaboration to accelerate Ducati Corse’s digital transformation and deliver...
Delivering on the promise of SSDs that address future enterprise infrastructure requirements KIOXIA...
FlashBlade at Equinix with Azure for EDA: industry first validated solution to leverage...
Infinidat says that Richard Bradbury has been appointed SVP, EMEA & APJ. Leveraging his extensive...
New storage automation and delivery platform and cloud native Database-as-a-Service offering bring...
Leveraging its strength and leadership in flash, Western Digital has launched the new WD Red SN700...
Nutanix has added new capabilities to the Nutanix® Cloud Platform that make it easier for...