@bmaxv @dalai @jwildeboer I mean you could do

tar | bzip2 |enc and then it'll spit out an encrypted archive.

So yeah, that - alongside budget, size, performance and flexibility (as well as storage targets) may be of importance.

• Personally I wished #LTOultrium #TapeDrives were more affordable because for #offsite & #offline #backups they still kill it once once reaches Petabytes.

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/115854312188018332

@glitzersachen @Yuki propblem is that AFAIK all #LTO drive mechanisms are made exclusively by #IBM and at a pretty premium.

• Compared to the masses of consumer ODDs, #TapeDrives have been on a steady decline since the proprietary destandardization of #QIC #TapeDrives & -media in the early 90s.

I acquired an #iomega #ditto 800 about two decades ago...

Seriously, why are #LTO9 drives so expensive?

I know why we don't have these in regular desktops but c'mon...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEVQSuB8xyQ

#LTO #Ultrium #LTOultrium #Tape #TapeDrives #Data #Storage #Archival #DataStorage #Backups

Where can one buy LTO drives and tapes in the USA besides Amazon?

I'm considering buying one and have a friend of mom who lives in the US bring it here.

#LTO #Tape #Backup #LinearTapeOpen #LTOUltrium #Ultrium #Tapes #DataHoarder #TapeDrives #LTODrives #TapeDrive #LTODrive #LinearTapeOpenUltrium #LTOUltriumDrive