10TB Fujifilm Tape Cartridges for New IBM TS1150
Based on barium-ferrite particle technology
Fujifilm announced that they will manufacture the data
cartridge for IBM's new enterprise tape drive, IBM TS1150.
The IBM 3592 Advanced Data Cartridge Type D
incorporating Fujifilm's Barium-Ferrite (BaFe) particle will have a native
storage capacity of 10TB and support transfer speeds up to 360MB/s.
This announcement demonstrates the
collaboration on technology development between IBM and Fujifilm. Fujifilm
has been actively developing high recording density media using BaFe and
together with IBM has proven the capabilities of BaFe technology; first in 2006
with a 6.67GB per square inch data density demonstration, again in 2010 with a
29.5GB per square inch data density demonstration and most recently in May 2014
with a 85.9GB per square inch data density demonstration, which is equivalent to
a single tape cartridge capable of holding 154TB of uncompressed data.
Thru the development of digital technology, the amount
of data generated on a daily basis continues to increase. Advanced magnetic tape
has advantages that address capacity, portability, reliability, longevity and
energy efficiency. Tape has been used for years, as the storage media for backup
and DR. Given that volumes of valuable data must be accessible in the future,
the demand for long term data retention and data preservation is increasing.
The IBM 3592 Advanced Data Cartridge
Type D features BaFe particles with excellent magnetic property, a strong thin
base film and a newly designed reel brake for high speed seek, resulting in a
reliable high capacity tape with faster access times.
The advanced technology in the IBM 3592 Advanced data
cartridge Type D will enable customers to realize much higher densities, while
improving the average time to data on the extended length cartridge. The 10TB
cartridge density continues to demonstrate tapes viability as the best choice
for persistent data in big data and cloud provider implementations.
Fujifilm has advanced the development of BaFe particles
maintaining higher coercivity (using micro fine particles) to realize lower
noise, higher frequency characteristics and superior storage performance in
comparison to other metal particles. In addition, Fujifilm has advanced its
NANOCUBIC technologies: 'NANO particle', 'NANO coating' and 'NANO dispersion' to
achieve a smooth thin magnetic layer by coating BaFe particles uniformly, which
prevents tape surface waviness and uneven thickness. The company has also
verified the long term archivability of BaFe magnetic tape particle through
accelerated environmental evaluations. This testing proves that the storage of
thirty years or more with BaFe tape particle is possible and that the tape can
maintain its magnetic characteristics for long term storage.