Tape manufacturing technology increases capacity by 15 times

Source: Business-supply

IBM's research experts say the new method of inserting data they developed will be enough to store the information of 8 million books into a storage box half the size of a VHS tape.

Scientists at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California (USA) plan to design an 8 terabyte (TB) cassette box, which has a storage density of 15-20 times more than the products that follow. Standard magnetic tape technology today.

IBM is working with Fujitsu to change the tape production material as well as improve data reading and writing methods. However, customers will have to wait another 5 years to enjoy this new technology.

High-capacity, stable hard drives have become prevalent, but tape is still a popular medium for storing frequently-searched documents like financial records . IBM started selling released tape storage products in 1952. Their revenue in this area still increased by 9% last year.

TN