Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand
Summary
Fujifilm plans to invest about 10 billion yen to boost LTO tape production fivefold through 2028 to meet AI-driven archiving demand. The article highlights tape’s offline, air-gapped nature as a defense against ransomware and other cyber threats, underscoring tape as a cost-effective backup and long-term storage solution for large data volumes. Enterprise use of magnetic tape remains significant for backups, disaster recovery, and data longevity despite cloud adoption.