SPhotonix 5D memory crystal: cold storage lasts 14B years
www.theregister.com
: SPhotoix moves its 5D Memory Crystal cold storage tech closer to deployment in data centers

“the medium is silica crystal, similar to optical cable, it’s highly durable. It’s also capacious: The technology can store up to 360 TB of data on a 5-inch glass platter.”

  • candyman337@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    il y a 4 mois

    This is the type of thing that would be used for storage of essential human data rather than for general data backups I think

    • GamingChairModel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      il y a 4 mois

      I would argue, and I’m sure many historians and librarians and archivists would agree, that “general data backups” are essential human data. Storing the data allows for later analysis, which may provide important insights. Even things that seem trivial and unimportant today can provide very important insights later.