Fujifilm invests about $63 million to boost tape output 5x
The company wants to raise magnetic tape production capacity fivefold by fiscal 2028, to store AI data archives.
Fujifilm will make many more storage tapes. Data centers need them to keep AI files. This is for big companies, not homes.
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Why it matters
Data centers need a low-cost place for archives, and tape is still an option.
Watch: old tape gets a new role.
The details
- The investment is 10 billion yen (about $63 million).
- The goal is five times the magnetic tape production capacity by fiscal 2028.
- The reason is demand for AI data archives.
- Tom's Hardware calls it the largest tape investment in 20 years.
- The sources we could open do not say clearly how the fivefold figure is measured.
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