Fujifilm recently developed a new storage system with IBM that has a native storage capacity of 50TB, which is currently the world's highest capacity.Tape storage system.
The tape storage system is already in production and uses the IBM TS1170 enterprise-class tape drive, which uses newly developed fine-mix magnetic particle technology to achieve higher storage density.
According to Fujifilm, the fine hybrid magnetic particle technology uses a new generation of strontium iron gas (SrFe) magnetic particles and barium iron gas (BaFe) magnetic particles currently used in high-capacity tape systems to significantly reduce the size of single magnetic particles and improve magnetic properties, thereby increasing the overall storage density of the tape while also ensuring data storage reliability.
On the other hand, the new tape system also uses high-dispersion technology to make the magnetic particles on the tape surface more evenly distributed, preventing the aggregation of magnetic particles from affecting the storage effect. At the same time, it also supports the magnetic layer through a thinner and more stable base film, and increases the tape length by 15% compared to the previous generation, thereby increasing storage capacity.
As data centers still have a large amount of cold data storage requirements, tape systems remain the storage interface of choice for many businesses. These factors include long-term storage and relatively low costs, making them suitable for storing data that requires long-term backup and is infrequently accessed.
