Chat GPT says in answer to: On the IBM mainframe operating system z/os customers use physical tape to backup their systems. What vendors manufacture physical tape systems and media today
Is: ================= As of today, several vendors manufacture physical tape systems and media for IBM mainframe (z/OS) environments. The primary manufacturers include: 1. IBM • Tape Systems: IBM TS7770, TS7760, TS4500 Tape Library, TS4300 Tape Library • Tape Drives: IBM TS1160, TS1155, TS1150 • Tape Media: IBM 3592 Series (JD, JC, JB, JA cartridges) • Virtual Tape Systems (VTS): IBM TS7700 Series (Hybrid Physical & Virtual) 2. Spectra Logic • Tape Libraries: Spectra TFinity ExaScale, Spectra T950, T380, T200, T120 • Tape Drives: IBM TS1160-compatible solutions • Tape Media: LTO and IBM 3592-compatible cartridges 3. Quantum • Tape Libraries: Scalar i6000, Scalar i500, Scalar i3, and Scalar i6 • Tape Drives: LTO-based drives (supports LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, etc.) • Tape Media: LTO Ultrium cartridges (LTO-9, LTO-8, etc.) 4. Fujifilm • Tape Media Manufacturer: Supplies LTO Ultrium and IBM 3592 tape cartridges. • Notable Product: FUJIFILM Strontium Ferrite (SrFe) technology for next-generation tape. 5. Sony • Tape Media Manufacturer: Produces LTO Ultrium and high-density enterprise tape. 6. Oracle (formerly StorageTek) • Tape Libraries: Oracle StorageTek SL8500, SL3000, SL150 • Tape Drives: Oracle T10000D, T10000C • Tape Media: Oracle T10000 cartridges, LTO Ultrium 7. Dell Technologies • Tape Solutions: Primarily offers LTO-based solutions via Dell PowerVault TL4000, TL2000. These vendors continue to provide physical tape solutions because of their reliability, long-term archival capabilities, and cost-effectiveness compared to disk and cloud storage for massive datasets. IBM’s 3592 and LTO media remain dominant in enterprise and mainframe environments. =============================== Your mileage may vary > On Jan 24, 2025, at 10:41 AM, Peter > <000005e4a8a0a03d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hello > > My organization has asked me to explore about the vendors who are still > providing external physical tape backup. > > How many companies are there who are making physical tape Solutions and I > would like to discuss with them. > > Any pointers would be appreciated. > > Regards > Peter > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
