Fujifilm To Bost Tape Production 5x As AI Fuels Archiving Demand
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In an announcement released Thursday, Fujifilm said it will invest roughly 10 billion yen (about $63 million) to increase its production capacity fivefold for an unlikely beneficiary of the AI era: magnetic tape. Fujifilm attributes the surge in archiving demand to the spread of generative AI, which the company remarked is producing…
Fujifilm announces a massive investment to quintuple its magnetic tape production capacity, driven by the rapid growth of data storage demands in the AI era. The company attributes this surge in archiving needs to the proliferation of generative AI, which has led to exponential growth in data requirements worldwide. To meet this increased demand, Fujifilm will triple its production at its Kanagawa Factory in Odawara, marking the largest investment in dedicated LTO tape facilities in the company's history.
This expansion, set to run from fiscal years 2026 through 2028, will not only bolster manufacturing but also add personnel specifically for the production of the latest-generation FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium10 tape. Major cloud service providers and data centers are increasingly turning to magnetic tape due to its cost-effective storage of large data volumes.
Tape backups offer the added benefit of easy disconnection and storage in secure locations, making them an attractive option for protecting data against cyber threats. Fujifilm emphasizes the importance of air-gapped tape cartridges as a crucial defense mechanism against sophisticated attacks like ransomware.
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