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LTO tape shipments slip 16 exabytes in 2025
LTO tape shipments fell 9% in 2025 to 160.3 exabytes, down from 2024's record 176.5 exabytes, per the LTO Program of HPE, IBM, and Quantum. Q1 2026 shipments surged 57% year over year, boosted by the new 40TB LTO-10 cartridge.
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