IBM TS1170 Tape Drive 70F and 70S for TS4500 Deliver Up to 50TB Native Capacity
StorageNewsletter.com, Monday, August 28,2023
IBM TS1170 tape drives offer organizations a way to improve capacity, deliver fast access to data, and secure long-term retention for less than the cost of disk or flash solutions. It also helps protect investments in tape automation by offering compatibility with existing automation.
With a 250% increase in capacity as compared to IBM TS1160 tape drives, TS1170 tape drives consist of 2 models designed for the TS4500 tape library that bring more versatility to businesses with substantial storage, backup, and archiving demands.
These models offer a cost-competitive communications interface to help simplify storage management and system performance:
- TS1170 model 70F with a dual-port 16Gb FC interface
- TS1170 model 70S with a dual-port 12Gb SAS interface Model 70F also allows a standalone installation with traditional FC host attachment interfaces for cloud-based and open-compute environments.