# LTO Tape Shipments Up 57% in Q1 2026 as AI and Archive Demand Accelerate

DevFeed: [LTO Tape Shipments Up 57% in Q1 2026 as AI and Archive Demand Accelerate](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lto-tape-shipments-up-57-in-q1-2026-as-ai-and-archive-demand-accelerate-12367.md>)

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Author: Harold Fritts

Published: 2026-09-02T15:22:26Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [StorageReview.com](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/storagereview-com.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Disk image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/disk-image.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-centers.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm.md>)

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## AI overview

LTO tape capacity shipments rose 57% year over year in Q1 2026, driven by continued LTO-9 adoption, the rollout of LTO-10, and growing enterprise data and archival needs. The article explains how tape supports economical cold storage, long-term retention, AI training datasets, and data center power constraints.

## Source excerpt

The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program Technology Provider Companies, comprising Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation, and Quantum Corporation, have released their annual tape media shipment report. Following sustained enterprise data expansion, the report highlights a strong start to 2026, driven by continued LTO-9 adoption and the rollout and initial capacity ramp-up of LTO-10 media. According to The post LTO Tape Shipments Up 57% in Q1 2026 as AI and Archive Demand Accelerate appeared first on StorageReview.com.