Fujifilm and IBM Develop 50TB Native Tape Storage System, Featuring World’s Highest Data Storage Tape Capacity
FUJIFILM Corporation and IBM announced the development of a 50TB native tape storage system, featuring the world’s highest native data tape cartridge capacity1. Fujifilm has commenced production of a high-density tape cartridge for use with IBM’s newest enterprise tape drive, the TS1170. The sixth-generation IBM 3592 JF tape cartridge incorporates a newly developed technology featuring fine hybrid magnetic particles to enable higher data storage capacity.
Fujifilm and iRODS Partner to Provide an Archive Solution that can Easily Scale to Handle Exponential Data Growth
FUJIFILM announce a collaboration and integration, creating a joint solution built upon FUJIFILM Object Archive software and the iRODS data management platform. This joint solution leverages the benefits of a tape storage tier for infrequently accessed ?cold? data, providing an automated archiving workflow for research, commercial, and governmental organizations that require storing large – and in most cases, rapidly growing – amounts of data
Fujifilm Launches Sustainable Data Storage Initiative to Drive Sustainable Practices in Data Storage
FUJIFILM announced the creation of the Sustainable Data Storage Initiative to highlight how tape technology can significantly reduce electricity consumption and CO2 emissions related to data storage. The initiative launches with a white paper, Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies, published by technology research firm IDC, and sponsored by Fujifilm, providing an in-depth analysis of the significant energy savings and resulting environmental benefits of moving more data to tape storage.
FUJIFILM Launches LTO Ultrium 9 Data Cartridge
FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to announce the launch and availability of its FUJIFILM LTO Ultrium 9 Data Cartridge (LTO-9). Fujifilm?s LTO-9 complies with the ninth generation LTO Ultrium*2 standards for magnetic tape storage media, marking a new standard of performance for backing up and archiving large volumes of data. Fujifilm?s LTO-9 uses proprietary technology to offer up to 45TB of storage capacity (18TB for non-compressed data), a 50% increase from the previous generation of LTO tape*3.
FUJIFILM Releases Video Surveillance Retention Cost Calculator
FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. announced the release of an online calculator designed to help video surveillance (VS) industry professionals assess the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for long-term retention of video surveillance content. Today?s low-cost, high-resolution cameras combined with longer-term retention requirements are driving video content storage costs upwards across the VS industry and leading many to take a new look at their storage strategy.
Fujifilm Announces Availability of Fujifilm Sx800, a Long-Range Surveillance Camera with Built-In Lens
The Optical Device Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced that the FUJIFILM SX800, a new, long-range surveillance camera equipped with built-in lens, will be available in the U.S. in August 2019. The SX800, developed with FUJIFILM Corporation?s unique optical and cutting-edge image processing technology, features a high-performance, built-in FUJINON zoom lens, offering 40x optical zoom and a focal length range extending to 800mm.
FUJIFILM To Release New Vari-Focal Lens For Security Cameras
FUJIFILM Corporation has announced that it will release a new vari-focal (variable focal length) lens “FUJINON DV2.2×4.1SR4A” for security cameras in late May. This is the world’s first vari-focal lens that offers advanced optical performance for compatibility with 6-megapixel high resolution security cameras. The advancement of digital technology has led to the emergence of security […]
Why LTO Data Tape is a Perfect Fit for the Massive Video Surveillance Market?
Staying ahead of technological advancements is crucial In the dynamic world of physical security. Security.World is excited to bring you an exclusive interview with Jay Jason Bartlett, the CEO of Cozaint, conducted by Rich Gadomski. Jay shares insights into how Cozaint is transforming the video surveillance market with innovative storage solutions. Discover how the company leverages LTO data tape to offer a cost-effective and energy-efficient alternative to traditional HDDs, promising to redefine video content retention and accessibility.
ISC West 24 Reveals Pain Points of Video Surveillance Retention and How LTO Data Tape with Cozaint’s Marcia is Part of the Solution
The International Security Conference held its annual west coast trade show in Las Vegas on April 10 -12. ISC West is the premier showcase for the latest innovations and solutions spanning a broad range of security technologies for security professionals, system integrators, manufacturers and consultants. This year’s expo featured some 700 exhibitors and more than 35,000 eager attendees who crowded the aisles and booths and created long lines everywhere. In a nutshell, the show was red-hot with lots of cool stuff to see and learn about.
Unlocking the Power of LTO Tape Technology in Video Surveillance: Leveraging the Strategic Advantage of Active Archives
by Rich Gadomski As both an active archive and tape evangelist, I’m excited to share how LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape technology can transform video surveillance storage into a powerful, affordable, and long-term active archive solution. While there is a desperate need for more storage to support the proliferation of video surveillance applications, many in the video surveillance industry […]
ISC West Expo Reveals Need for Sensible Long Term Video Surveillance Retention
I attended the International Security Conference West (ISC West) in Las Vegas last week. The show was well attended with some 20,000 visitors packing the aisles and mobbing the booths of some 650 vendors. The show covers everything from video surveillance to computer and communications security, to physical plant security, loss prevention, and more.
Cozaint Corp Launches Industry?s First VMS Platform With Long-Term Video Retention
Cozaint Corporation announced the launch of askALICE, the industry?s most economical video surveillance management hardware and software system delivering extreme long-term retention. askALICE provides an enterprise-grade video management software suite integrated with server and multi-tiered storage. Cozaint has developed the capabilities of the VMS software to easily play back video from either initial storage or second-tier storage without any additional steps needed by the surveillance operator.
Sony Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges
As LTO storage technology is beginning to take root in the video surveillance retention market, a lawsuit such as this described below, could ultimately reduce the number of sources to obtain this storage technology and would more than likely increase costs thus stunting the acceptance of this technology in the physical security market. With companies like Quantum and SpectraLogic and others showcasing the low-cost option of long-term video retention when using LTO storage technologies, such a supply-chain lawsuit will not help grow this market.
Advances Propel Storage Technology To New Markets
LTO storage technology expanded its reach in 2016 effectively addressing many data intensive markets including cloud, entertainment, video surveillance, hyperscale data centers, High Performance Computing (HPC), and the Internet along with large-scale data intensive applications such as big data, backup, recovery, long-term archive, disaster recovery, and government compliance while positioning for the unknown appetite of the IoT. The LTO tape industry has been fueled by a decade of strong technological development and continues to play a major role for its traditional backup and disaster recovery services in addition to effectively addressing many new large-scale storage requirements. Demand for LTO tape is being fueled by unrelenting data growth, significant technological advancements, LTO tape?s highly favorable economics, low energy requirements, and the growing regulatory and business requirements to maintain ?access to data forever.? Steady improvements have made LTO tape technology the most reliable storage medium available, now surpassing the reliability of HDDs by three orders of magnitude. Disk technology has been advancing, but LTO tape’s progress over the last ten years has been even greater.
ALL-OVER-IP
8th Annual International ALL-OVER-IP Expo 2015 is a premier networking event for global IT, Surveillance and Security vendors and key local customers. All-over-IP brings together major global and Russian brands to ensure the best marketplace for the latest technology and innovation, and to lead customers to the Next Big Thing. Among All-over-IP Expo exhibitors are […]
First Security 4K Varifocal Lens By Fujinon
The new Fujinon DV2.2×4.1SR4A for security cameras from Fujifilm Europe will be playing centre stage for the company at this years´ Security Essen expo in September. This is the first Fujinon varifocal lens that offers advanced optical performance for compatibility with 6-megapixel (4K) high resolution security cameras. The advancement of digital technology has led to […]
Sony’s 185TB Data Tape Could Solve Video Surveillance Storage Cost Challenges
At the recent International Magnetics Conference (Intermag) in Europe, the company is presenting a method of data storage utilizing magnetic tape which is capable of holding a whopping 148GB per inch. Back in 2012, a collaboration between FujiFilm and IBM IBM resulted in prototype cassettes which could hold 35TB of data, and at the time […]
Six Video Surveillance Vendors Receive ImmerVision Enables Awards at ISC West 2014
ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360° panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical and imaging technology, announced that six video surveillance vendors including Axxon, Brickcom, FUJIFILM Europe, Genetec, Milestone, and ONSSI have received ImmerVision Enables Awards at ISC West 2014. With six distinct categories this year, the new ImmerVision Enables Awards aim to recognize […]