Tape is so not dead that Fujifilm will increase production capacity 5x

Fujifilm’s decision to expand LTO tape production capacity 5x underscores that AI and cloud growth are still driving massive demand for low-cost, long-term storage, especially for backup, archival, compliance, and disaster recovery use cases. For CIOs, the strategic signal is that tape remains a relevant tier in hybrid storage architectures despite its slower access times, and the market expects continued investment in data retention infrastructure as data volumes surge. IT organizations should view this as confirmation that offline and nearline archives remain a practical, cost-efficient control point for managing explosive data growth and resilience.