Perseus Labs tests the following storage solution:
Tape Drives /Libraries
A tape drive, also known as a streamer,
is a peripheral device that reads and writes data stored on a magnetic
tape or a punched tape. It is typically used for archival storage of
data stored on hard drives. Tape drives are sequential-access, and must
wind past all preceding data to read any one particular piece of data.
They are not the fastest form of data storage, as they are sequential,
but are long lasting and cost efficient. Modern LTO drives can reach
burst transfer rates of over 160 MB/s, with average transfer rates in
the 80 MB/s range. Tape drives can be connected with SCSI (most
common), parallel port, IDE, USB, or Firewire.
In computer storage, a tape library (sometimes called a tape silo or tape jukebox)
is a storage device which contains one or more tape drives, a number of
slots to hold tape cartridges, and an automated method for loading
tapes.
