Magnetic tape storage is seeing a second lease of life thanks to AI — and now its largest manufacturer is planning…
- Fujifilm plans to multiply magnetic tape production fivefold by fiscal 2028
- The company is committing ¥10 billion ($63.3 million) to its Odawara plant expansion
- Offline tape copies can reduce exposure to remote cyberattacks on networked systems
Fujifilm has revealed plans to increase its magnetic tape production capacity fivefold by fiscal 2028 in response to rising data storage demands driven by AI.
The Japanese company has allocated ¥10 billion ($63.3 million) to expand its Odawara plant near Tokyo, marking its largest investment in tape production for approximately 20 years.
The project will concentrate on advanced cartridges capable of retaining up to 100TB, although Fujifilm has not disclosed its expected annual output following expansion.
Magnetic tape finds renewed purpose as AI data volumes surge
Magnetic tape remains commercially useful because organisations can store enormous quantities of information without keeping the medium continuously connected to computer networks.
Data centres, financial institutions and research...
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