minus-squareshellington@lemmings.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Tape drive backupslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI have around 65TB backed up on LTO5 tapes. Found them very reliable when needed for a restore and great for an off-site backup. However I would say it is overkill for anything under 20TB. linkfedilink
minus-squareshellington@lemmings.worldtoHacker News@lemmy.bestiver.se•Magnetic Tape Storage Technology: usage, history, and future outlooklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoGreat article very informative. Thank you. linkfedilink
I have around 65TB backed up on LTO5 tapes. Found them very reliable when needed for a restore and great for an off-site backup.
However I would say it is overkill for anything under 20TB.