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• IBM, Fujifilm show tape storage still has a long future

  IBM and Fujifilm have figured out how to fit 220TB of data on a standard-size tape that fits in your hand, flexing the technology's strengths as a long-term storage medium.

• IBM and Fujifilm show super dense storage tape for Big Data work

  Anticipating a storage crunch spurred by big data, IBM and Fujifilm are advancing the state of art in magnetic tape with a prototype capable of storing 85.9 billion bits of data per square inch.

• Sony develops tape tech that could lead to 185 TB cartridges

  Sony has developed a magnetic tape material that can store data at 148 gigabits per square inch, roughly 74 times the density of standard tapes.

• Hadoop, Web 2.0 get a path to tape for cheap long-term storage

  An appliance designed for Web 2.0 companies may take them back to the future with tape storage.

• Disk and Cloud adoption leaving tape in the dust: CloudRecover

  Businesses are more open to using the Cloud for outsourcing tech components of their infrastructure than ever before, according to CloudRecover CEO, Mac Thompson.

• Schiavello to build second Melbourne data centre

  Melbourne-based furniture manufacturer Schiavello is in the planning stages for a second data centre as it looks to improve disaster recovery capability.

• Oracle boosts speed, capacity of tape drives

  Oracle is taking aim at the fast-growing storage demands of large enterprises with the latest version of its high-end tape drive, which will be able to pack 5TB of uncompressed data onto a tape cartridge.

• Researchers develop nanotech for 50TB tape cartridge

  Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. and Tokyo Institute of Technology jointly announced this month that they have developed an ultra high capacity tape media that will eventually lead to magnetic tape cartridges with more than 50TB capacity, or 33 times more than today's LTO Ultrium 5 tape cartridge.

• Don't give up on tape yet

  DLT, SuperDLT, LTO, 3480, 3490e, 3590, 3570, TK50, 4mm-DDS, 8mm, AIT, QIC, and 9-track, these are a few of my favorite things. Not exactly how the old song goes, but rest assured that what you have on your old data tapes – regardless of the format – has more staying power and value than your old audio cassettes.

• HP updates tape backup

  HP has expanded its Linear Tape Open (LTO) technology portfolio, upgrading its StorageWorks LTO-5 Ultrium tape drives. The new archive solutions are available with the StorageWorks MSL tape libraries and are said to improve on data transfer speeds and management capabilities as well as enhance data protection, disaster recovery and long term data retention.

• Fujifilm, IBM tech could yield 35TB magnetic tape drives

  Fujifilm Recording Media U.S.A and IBM today announced they were able to demonstrate a new particulate that can be used to create magnetic tape cartridges that are 44 times more dense than today's Generation 4 LTO Ultrium's cartridges.