IBM achieved new world record in tape storage, storing 330 terabytes of data in palm-sized cartridge

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September 5, 2017

Briefing	World Record in Magnetic Tape – IBM Research developed new tape storage that achieved new world record of 201 gigabits per square inch, more than 20 times greater than current advanced commercial tape drives 330 Terabyte Capacity – Stored 330 terabytes of data, worth text of 330 million books, in palm-sized tape cartridge Sputtered Tape – Made of sputtered tape from Sony Storage Media Solutions, instead of barium ferrite (BaFe), which costs more to manufacture New Technologies Involved – Include signal processing algorithms, advanced servo control technologies, and low friction tape head technology Emerging Cloud Storage – Storage solution applicable for off-premise cloud applications 165 Million Improvement – New tape storage has density that is 165 million times more than first commercial magnetic tape, called 726 Magnetic Tape Unit, introduced by IBM more than 60 years ago
Accelerator	Computation and Storage
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	International Business Machines Corp.
Source	"IBM sets new record for magnetic tape storage; makes tape competitive for cloud storage," IBM, https://www.ibm.com/; Ong, T., "IBM scientists have captured 330TB of uncompressed data into a tiny cartridge", The Verge, http://www.theverge.com/; "Tape techology is not done: IBM stores 330TB of data on a palm-sized cartridge," ZDNet, http://www.zdnet.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	August 2, 2017

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