: FUJI's Sustainable Data Storage Initiative
Oct 19, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn
Fuji recently announced the launch of its Sustainable Data Storage Initiative, which seeks to highlight the role that tape technology has to place in reducing electricity consumption and CO2 emissions relating to data storage.
Speaking about the aims of the initiative, Hironobu Taketomi, President, FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc, said: “We’re proud to launch the Sustainable Data Storage Initiative to help spread awareness of today’s modern data tape technology as a solution to reducing CO2 emissions from data storage operations while simultaneously reducing costs.”
The initiative commenced with the publishing of the white paper by IDC, ‘Accelerating Green Datacenter Progress with Sustainable Storage Strategies,’ which explores both the environmental and energy-saving benefits of tape storage.
Taketomi commented: “Beginning with this study, Fujifilm’s global initiative will help companies around the world make smart decisions when assessing their storage options with sustainability objectives in mind.”
Some of the findings from the paper included:
- Between 2017 and 2020, the research paper found that energy consumption had increased by 31%
- By 2025, the amount of data stored in facilities is projected to increase by 27% each year
- Renewable energy alone is “not the only path to sustainability” and “not without drawbacks.”
- Tape storage can help achieve sustainability goals and could help to reduce CO2 emissions by 43.7%, or 664 million tons, by 2030
- Tape storage offers immutability, encryption and air gap protection
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