--- title: Fujifilm to raise data tape production fivefold as AI... description: Fujifilm plans to invest ¥10 billion (€56 million) to raise its magnetic tape production capacity fivefold. The expansion targets its Odawara, Kanagawa factory... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fujifilm-to-raise-data-tape-production-fivefold-as-ai-drives-storage-demand-hnzddo17x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fujifilm to raise data tape production fivefold as AI drives storage demand | daily.dev og:description: Fujifilm plans to invest ¥10 billion (€56 million) to raise its magnetic tape production capacity fivefold. The expansion targets its Odawara, Kanagawa factory... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fujifilm-to-raise-data-tape-production-fivefold-as-ai-drives-storage-demand-hnzddo17x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hNzdDO17x.png og:image:alt: Fujifilm to raise data tape production fivefold as AI drives storage demand og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fujifilm to raise data tape production fivefold as AI drives storage demand **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fujifilm plans to invest ¥10 billion (€56 million) to raise its magnetic tape production capacity fivefold. The expansion targets its Odawara, Kanagawa factory between fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2028, with most of the new capacity going to LTO Ultrium 10 cartridges. Fujifilm's latest cartridge holds up to 40TB, with a roadmap target of 365TB per cartridge. LTO shipments fell 9% in 2025 to 160.3 exabytes before rebounding 57% in the first quarter of 2026, while cloud providers and data centre operators increasingly use tape for long-term storage. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much data can an LTO Ultrium 10 tape cartridge store? Fujifilm's latest LTO Ultrium 10 cartridge stores up to 40TB. The format's longer-term roadmap aims to reach 365TB per cartridge. Fujifilm released its first LTO Ultrium 10 cartridges in 2025, followed by the 40TB version in January. _Teams planning long-term archive capacity can track storage roadmap updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Why are companies still using magnetic tape for data storage instead of just cloud or disk? Tape can hold large amounts of data for years at relatively low cost, and cartridges can be kept offline, out of reach of ransomware and other network-based attacks. Cloud providers and data center operators are increasingly using it for long-term storage as AI workloads increase storage demand. _Engineers weighing backup and archive options can follow storage trade-off coverage like this on daily.dev._ ### How did LTO tape shipment volumes change between 2024 and 2026? LTO format shipments fell 9% in 2025 to 160.3 exabytes, down from a record 176.5 exabytes in 2024. They then rebounded, rising 57% in the first quarter of 2026, according to reporting that cited the LTO Program. _Anyone tracking storage market shifts can follow data points like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Fujifilm is raising camera prices by up to €500. 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