The LTO Show Take
The opening of a joint tape archive facility in London by Spectra Logic and Geyser Data is a meaningful development for European archive and backup teams: it converts LTO from a self-managed capital project into a regionally anchored managed service, at a moment when data-sovereignty requirements and GDPR compliance are pushing organizations away from US-hyperscaler cold storage. For media houses, government archivists, and research institutions across the UK and EU, this is the kind of infrastructure-as-a-service offer that makes tape economics accessible without requiring in-house library expertise.
The Story
Spectra Logic and Geyser Data have partnered to open a tape archive facility in London, UK, targeting European organizations that need high-capacity, cost-effective cold storage with local data residency. The facility combines Spectra Logic's LTO tape library hardware with Geyser Data's managed archive platform, delivering tape-as-a-service to customers in sectors where long-term retention, auditability, and EU data-residency compliance are non-negotiable. The launch was reported by Data Center Dynamics.
Source: Data Center Dynamics
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— The LTO Show Editorial Staff