FUJIFILM Corporation announces the launch of “FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium 10 Data Cartridge” (LTO-10), a magnetic data storage tape cartridge that achieves a maximum recording capacity of 75TB per cartridge (30TB for uncompressed data), enabling the secure and cost-effective storage of large amounts of data.

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LTO-10 is the 10th generation of the LTO Ultrium standard for magnetic tape storage media* 1 . The new generation provides a substantial 1.67x increase in storage capacity from the previous generation (LTO-9, 18 TB uncompressed).

* 2 This increase was achieved through Fujifilm’s use of proprietary “fine hybrid magnetic particles,” developed by combining its nanoparticle design technologies used in next-generation Strontium Ferrite (SrFe) particles and Barium Ferrite (BaFe). This is the first time that “fine hybrid magnetic particles” have been used in an “LTO Ultrium” series data cartridge, and supports systems that securely and safely store even larger volumes of data at low cost.

In addition to enabling stable read/write operations* 3 , tape offers lower initial implementation costs compared to hard disk drives (HDDs)* 4 , making it a cost-effective solution for data storage. Furthermore, tape offers “air gap” data protection, physically isolated from the network, thereby minimizing the risk of data damage or loss caused by system failures, exposure to computer viruses and cyberattacks.