Disk Archive is demonstrating its Alternative to LTO (ALTO) solutions as part of a hybrid archive layer at NAB 2026.

As video surveillance goes to 4K coupled with more protection of critical infrastructure, ALTO from Disk Archive gives advantages of on-prem storage utilizing low cost and durable COLD storage with commodity SATA disk drives for petabyte surveillance archives.

Is LTO truly the gold standard for archive reliability? The data says otherwise. While tape boasts impressive bit-error rates, its mechanical complexity is a hidden risk. Disk Archive’s ALTO leverages MAID-III and hermetically sealed Helium drives to deliver a revolutionary alternative. With a real-world track record of just 8 failures across 8,000 disks over 6 years, ALTO offers a 0.016% failure rate—shattering the myths of "disk exercise" and proving that COLD disk is the f

In the world of data preservation, there is a recurring nightmare that many IT managers know all too well. It is the relentless cycle of LTO tape migration. As LTO 6 reaches its end of life, many organizations find themselves frantically moving data to LTO 9 or LTO 10. For those keeping count, some long term archives have undergone seven migrations in just twenty years. This process is often compared to painting the Forth Bridge. Legend has it that by the time the painters re