The HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 represents HPs fifth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 3 TB per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring & management capabilities with HP Tape Assure & AES 256-bit hardware data encryption easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data & prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 1 TB/hour HPs exclusive data rate matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming & increase the reliability of the drive & media. HP LTO Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments where hard disk & system bottlenecks can impede data transfer rates.