Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow and Watch Out for Re-Certified Magnetic Tapes

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 22 July 2014, 4:19 pm

FUJIFILM Recording Media announced a study it commissioned concludes that dealing with re-certified magnetic data storage tapes is not worth the hassle or security risks.

NASA Ames Research Center Relies on Active Archive

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 20 June 2014, 3:14 pm

The Active Archive Alliance announced that the NASA Ames Research Center employs an active archive to manage and store its high volume data.

FUJIFILM and IBM Hype 154TB Magnetic Tape Storage

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 20 May 2014, 11:18 am

FUJIFILM Recording Media and IBM announced that the companies are fiddling with magnetic storage tape technology that makes it possible to record more than 154TB of data on a single LTO-sized cartridge.

Sony Teases 185TB Magnetic Tape Storage

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 30 April 2014, 9:12 am

Sony Corporation announced that it is developing magnetic storage tape technology that makes it possible to record more than 185TB of data on a single cartridge.

FUJIFILM Boosts Barium Ferrite Tape Technology

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 17 March 2014, 8:53 am

FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A. announced that it has released a new white paper that details the benefits of the company’s Barium Ferrite (BaFe) technology for magnetic tape storage.

FUJIFILM Celebrates 100 Million LTO Cartridges

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 23 January 2014, 9:44 pm

FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A. announced that it has manufactured over 100 million Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium magnetic tape cartridges since the format’s introduction in 2000.

Tandberg Launches Fibre Channel LTO-6 Tape Drive

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 23 September 2013, 5:00 pm

Tandberg Data announced its latest external LTO Ultrium 6 desktop tape drive, which features a half height design and incorporates a Fibre Channel interface.