A single LTO4 Tape can receive data at an amazing 120 MBs. Even in-line data deduplication devices that are supposed to sacrifice speed for processing are now receiving data at more than 1 TB per hour. Backup virtualization creates a virtual pool of the various backup targets and presents a consolidated target to the backup server. In an upcoming entry, George Crump will talk about some ideas for reducing the backup window by thinning the amount of data used in the backup process.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/speed-s-dead