Proof Point
IBM’s palm-sized sputtered magnetic tape in 2017 has 41 times greater storage capacity than barium ferrite tape from 2006
IBM Tape Drive Storage Capacity and Density
2006 – 2017 (terabytes and bits per square inch)
Proof Point Findings
- Tape Drive – Device that stores data on magnetic tape for backup or archiving, useful for big data and cloud computing applications
- Storage Capacity Increase – IBM developed prototype for sputtered magnetic tape in 2017, which can store 330 terabytes of data, equivalent of 330 million books, and 41 times greater than barium ferrite magnetic tape in 2006
- Palm-Sized Cartridge – New magnetic tape can store 201 billion bits per square inch in palm-sized cartridge, 30 times storage density in 2006 and more than 21 times than commercial tape drives
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Information Technology
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Date Last Updated |
March 30, 2018
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