Fujifilm Ramps Up Tape Production 5x as AI Archiving Grows
Fujifilm plans to boost its magnetic tape production five times over, as demand for archiving rises with AI. Tape is cheap to keep over the long term and stays secure when stored offline, away from hackers. That gives old-style storage a useful role in today's data-heavy world.
Quick glossaryFujifilm, magnetic tape, archiving
- Fujifilm
- A Japanese company from Tokyo best known for its cameras and photo film products.
- magnetic tape
- A thin strip coated with magnetic material that stores large amounts of digital data cheaply for years.
- archiving
- Storing old or rarely used data safely for a long time so it can be looked at again later.
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