TapeBackup.org-blog

LTO-tape-back-upblog: tape-workflows uit de praktijk

Veldnotities over het gebruik van LTO-tape: gebruikte drives en bibliotheken, back-upsoftware, externe rotatie, thuisarchieven en mislukte herstelacties.

23 recente artikelen Externe rotatie Gebruikte drives en bibliotheken
LTO-cartridges op een plank
Beveiliging 5 min leestijd

Air Gap Backup: Physical Tape vs Cloud

26 oktober 2026

Air gap backup is surging as ransomware hits cloud accounts. Here is why physical LTO tape isolation stops attacks that bypass logical cloud locks.

Lees artikel ->
Software 4 min leestijd

Afwegingen bij integratie van tape-back-upsoftware

12 oktober 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Backup Software Integration Tradeoffs | TapeBackup.org</title> <meta content="Which tape backup solutions integrate best with Veeam, Commvault, Nakivo and open-source tools, and what are the tradeoffs in format, catalogue and cost?

Lees artikel ->
Analyse 4 min leestijd

Stroomverbruik en bedrijfskosten van tape-back-up

12 oktober 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Backup Energy Use and Operating Cost | TapeBackup.org</title> <meta content="Which tape backup options are the most energy efficient, and how do they compare with disk and cloud on operating cost? A 500 TB model with assumptions.

Lees artikel ->
Beveiliging 4 min leestijd

Tapeversleuteling en beveiliging naast elkaar

12 oktober 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Encryption and Security, Side by Side | TapeBackup.org</title> <meta content="Which tape backup systems have the best encryption and security? AES-256 in LTO drives, key management options, WORM and air gap compared side by side.

Lees artikel ->
Prijzen 4 min leestijd

Tape-back-up 5-jaar TCO: systemen vergeleken

12 oktober 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Backup 5-Year TCO: Systems Compared | TapeBackup.org</title> <meta content="The tape backup systems with the lowest 5-year total cost of ownership, compared at 100 TB, 500 TB and 1 PB against cloud archive storage.

Lees artikel ->
Prijzen 4 min leestijd

Beste waarde per TB in tape-back-up, VS 2026

12 oktober 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Best Value per TB in Tape Backup, US 2026 | TapeBackup.org</title> <meta content="Which tape backup systems give the best value per terabyte for long-term storage in the US? LTO-8, LTO-9 and LTO-10 compared on media and total cost.

Lees artikel ->
Analyse 5 min leestijd

Tape is dood, toch? Waarom bouwen mensen er dan stilletjes weer back-upsystemen omheen

5 mei 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Is Dead? Why Backup Systems Use It Again | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Tape costs a few euros per terabyte on paper, but real LTO backup still demands patience, planning, and a clear idea of where offline storage belongs.

Lees artikel ->
Analyse 11 min leestijd

LTO-tape-back-up lijkt briljant totdat de workflow tegenwerkt

3 april 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>LTO Backup Costs Once the Workflow Fights Back | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Cheap tapes make LTO look irresistible. This breaks down the real costs: drives, HBAs, libraries, catalogs, cleaning, restores, and daily operation.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 4 min leestijd

“$ 500 aan dromen en magnetische tapefantasieën”: de verslavende illusie van goedkope LTO-opslag

1 april 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>$ 500 Dreams: The Illusion of Cheap LTO Storage | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Why a used LTO-6 drive listed for $ 500 feels like a steal, and why the cheap entry price of LTO tape storage is so often an illusion.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 9 min leestijd

Gebruikte LTO-bibliotheken zijn chaos, en dat is precies waarom mensen ze blijven kopen

31 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Used LTO Libraries: Loud, Fussy, and Addictive | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Decommissioned tape libraries are loud and fussy, yet backup teams and homelabbers keep reviving them for archive capacity without a cloud-sized bill.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 4 min leestijd

“$ 6.000 voor een presse-papier”: wanneer enterprise-opslag u geruisloos in de steek laat

31 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>$ 6.000 Paperweight: When an LTO-7 Drive Fails | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Someone spent $ 6.000 on an LTO-7 drive expecting enterprise durability. What its failure says about trusting enterprise-grade storage hardware.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 4 min leestijd

"Ik bouwde het omdat niets anders werkte": de rauwe realiteit van het opnieuw uitvinden van tape-back-upsoftware

30 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Tape Backup Software: Why I Built My Own | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="The story of someone who wrote their own tape backup software after existing tools kept failing them, and the messy reality of that build.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 4 min leestijd

Ik verving harde schijven door tape: lawaai, softwarefouten en een uit de hand gelopen hobby

28 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Hard Drives to LTO Tape: Noise, Bugs, Obsession | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Rising HDD prices pushed one builder to switch to LTO tape instead. What followed: drive noise, software bugs, and a hobby that became an obsession.

Lees artikel ->
Gids 8 min leestijd

De beste LTO-back-upsoftware is meestal de software die u daadwerkelijk test

27 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Best LTO Backup Software Is the One You Test | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="LTFS, tar, Bacula, Bareos, or an enterprise suite? Why the best LTO backup workflow is the one you have actually restored from without guessing.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 8 min leestijd

Uw gebruikte LTO‑8-drive is niet stuk totdat het SAS-pad stopt met liegen

24 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Used LTO-8 Drive Dead? Check the SAS Path First | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Many used LTO drive failures are really cabling, HBA, enclosure, or mode problems. Why to rule out the SAS path before declaring an LTO-8 drive dead.

Lees artikel ->
Analyse 10 min leestijd

Externe tape-back-ups verslaan nog steeds de meeste halve plannen

20 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Offsite Tape Storage Beats Good-Enough Backup Plans</title> <meta content="Offsite tape storage for backups: why a tape copy moved out of the building still covers risks that replication, snapshots and cloud sync leave open.

Lees artikel ->
Sector 7 min leestijd

Het kopen van een paar goedkope LTO-tapes is hoe het meestal begint

17 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Cheap LTO Tapes: How the Rabbit Hole Starts | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="How a pile of cheap LTO cartridges turns into a full tape setup, and why archive math looks different once removable media enters the picture.

Lees artikel ->
Gids 9 min leestijd

Welke LTO-drive moet u kopen zonder er later spijt van te krijgen?

13 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Which LTO Drive Should You Buy Without Regret? | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Every LTO generation looks tempting on the used market. How media costs, compatibility rules, and restore plans should decide which drive you buy.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 3 min leestijd

Eén slecht archief en het is voor altijd weg: het harde compromis waar niemand u voor waarschuwt bij tape-opslag

10 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>One Bad Tape Archive and It's Gone Forever | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Should you write files to tape as-is or bundle them into one archive first? The trade-off between tidy archives and losing everything to one bad file.

Lees artikel ->
Analyse 8 min leestijd

Back-upstrategie wordt serieus zodra uw archief losse disks ontgroeit

9 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Backup Strategy When an Archive Outgrows Disks | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Adding another hard drive stops being a backup strategy once an archive grows. Why that is the point where tape enters the picture for many operators.

Lees artikel ->
Gids 8 min leestijd

Scriptbare Linux-tape-back-ups hebben nog steeds een procesprobleem

6 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Linux Tape Backups Still Have a Process Problem | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="Linux makes tape backup flexible and scriptable. It also makes it easy to build a workflow that only its author understands. Why process matters.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 4 min leestijd

De dag dat mijn tapedrive ontspoorde: de frustrerende realiteit van LTO‑6-storingen

4 maart 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>LTO-6 Failure: The Day My Tape Drive Went Rogue | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="A firsthand look at an LTO-6 tape drive failure, and why a breakdown feels so frustrating in storage that is supposed to be dependable.

Lees artikel ->
Technologie 7 min leestijd

LTO thuis wordt serieus zodra u stopt het als speelgoed te behandelen

27 februari 2026

width=device-width, initial-scale=1,0" name="viewport"/> <title>Home LTO Setup: Stop Treating It Like a Toy | TapeBackup</title> <meta content="A home or lab LTO setup can be real backup infrastructure. What separates a weekend experiment from a reliable archive is how you operate it.

Lees artikel ->