As AI revives magnetic tape, Fujifilm plans biggest buildup in two decades

    Japanese company to quintuple output of offline storage medium for critical data

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    Magnetic tape is widely used by data center operators, financial institutions and research organizations for data backup. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

    TAIYO SUZUKI and RION KATSUMI

    TOKYO -- Fujifilm will raise production capacity for magnetic tape fivefold to meet artificial-intelligence-driven demand, marking the company's largest investment to make the data storage medium in roughly 20 years, Nikkei has learned.

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