LTO – Linear Tape Open – a standard for tape storage controlled by the LTO Program Technology Provider Companies – HPE, IBM, and Quantum. Only IBM makes the tape drives. It is currently in its ninth generation and has a roadmap out to LTO-14.


LTO – Linear Tape Open – a standard for tape storage controlled by the LTO Program Technology Provider Companies – HPE, IBM, and Quantum. Only IBM makes the tape drives. It is currently in its ninth generation and has a roadmap out to LTO-14.