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HPE, IBM, and Quantum reported Q1 2026 LTO tape capacity shipments up 57% YOY, after 160.3 exabytes shipped in 2025. They attribute growth to AI-driven data demands, LTO-9 adoption, and early LTO-10 ramp; LTO roadmaps extend to LTO-14 with up to 576TB native per cartridge.
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