Active Media Library is a pre-configured solution consisting of a server, an array of disks, and an LTO tape library, all managed with the powerful Active Circle software. Disks provide easy, direct access storage, but LTO tape is more secure for long-term storage of ‘cold’ data like video archives. Active Media Library combines the best of both worlds, with a first level on disk and a second level on tape. The Active Circle software automatically transfers data to LTO tape in a Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) approach.