Committed to "green storage" Fujifilm LTO tape emission reduction benefits recognized

Shanghai, October 14, 2021/PRNewswire/ - The electricity consumed by major data centers in the past three years has increased by 31%*[1]

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"Green Storage"

Recently, with the appearance of 5G and high-definition 4K·8K video, the development of IoT·DX, and the popularization of AI big data analysis, the amount of data that needs to be used in the world has increased dramatically

Under this measure, compared with hard disk drives (HDD), Fujifilm can reduce the CO2 emissions generated in data storage by 95%*[4]

About IDC white paper

In order to cope with the ever-increasing data volume, Fujifilm and ICT market research authority IDC jointly published a white paper "Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Store Strategies" on the results of the survey on the existence of sustainable data centers on October 14

<Summary of Survey Results>

Data storage and consumption: Energy consumption will increase by 31% from 2017 to 2020, increasing the load on the environment

As the amount of data in the world is increasing year by year, the amount of data processed by many large companies will double every two years

In addition, as the amount of data storage increases, so does energy consumption

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CO2 reduction: Through the use of tape storage, it is estimated that by 2030, 43.

According to IDC's forecast, by shifting the data storage location to LTO tapes, a cumulative reduction of 43.

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Renewable energy: not only need to replace traditional energy, but also need to reduce energy use

Now, many data center operators are working on using renewable energy to replace traditional energy in order to cope with the increased amount of data

The white paper "Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies" can be downloaded at: https://idcdocserv.

About LTO tape

LTO is a magnetic tape storage technology used for computer data storage.

Fujifilm’s "FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium 9 Streaming Tape" (hereinafter referred to as LTO9) launched on September 7, 2021 (Tuesday) achieved a maximum recording capacity of 45TB (18TB when uncompressed) through the application of Fujifilm’s unique technology.

FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium 9 data stream tape (Fujifilm LTO9)

The main features of "LTO9":

(1) The unique "BaFe magnetic body" is used to achieve a maximum recording capacity of 45TB

The company’s unique "NANOCUBIC technology"*[5] disperses the micronized "BaFe magnetic material" uniformly, and coats the tape surface with a smooth thin magnetic layer with uniform waviness and thickness

(2) Achieve high convenience and reliability

It achieves high-speed data transmission as fast as 1000MB/sec (400MB/sec when uncompressed), which is very convenient

(3) Able to store massive amounts of data securely for a long time at low cost and realize energy-saving storage

TCO*[6] reduces the cost of HDD by 73% compared to HDD, which can save massive amounts of cold data at a lower cost

*1From IDC "Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies" white paper

*2From: Brad Johns Consulting, LLC "Improving Information Technology Sustainability with Modern Tape Storage"

*3 From: IDC "Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies" white paper

*4 Comparing 100PB (Petabyte) data stored in HDD for 10 years and stored on tape, the CO2 emissions generated during storage can be reduced by 95% (approximately 2,400 tons) (Reference: Brad Johns Consulting, LLC" Improving Information Technology Sustainability with Modern Tape Storage")

*5 Fujifilm's unique nano-thin-layer coating tape technology that realizes high-density magnetic recording
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The "nanoparticle technology" that realizes the microparticulation of magnetic materials, so that the microparticulated magnetic materials are uniformly dispersed

*6 Survey conducted by the Tape Storage Professional Committee of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA: Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)
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https:// background:

Fujifilm Group: It is composed of two business companies, Fujifilm Co.
, Ltd.
and Fujifilm Business Innovation Co.
, Ltd.
, with 310 subsidiaries worldwide and more than 73,000 employees.
The total sales in fiscal year 2020 are approximately US$20.
684 billion, and the operating profit is approximately the same.
US$1.
561 billion
.
(As of March 2021)

Fujifilm (China) Investment Co.
, Ltd.
: Fujifilm Co.
, Ltd.
's business management organization in China, established on April 12, 2001, headquartered in Shanghai, business areas include digital cameras, imaging products, printing products, medical products, optoelectronic products, Industrial materials, etc.
, with a registered capital of 213.
4 million US dollars
.

Source: Fujifilm