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IT Home reported on July 23 that the technology media TechRadar published a blog post yesterday (July 22).Reports say Sony will abandon its 5.5TB cartridge storage solution.

5.5TB Cartridge Storage Solution Brief

Sony released its third-generation cartridge storage solution in 2020. The capacity of a single cartridge reaches 5.5TB. It uses double-sided discs with three layers on each side. Records can be written at one time, and data can be preserved for 100 years without corruption.

The full name of this cartridge storage solution is Optical Disc Archive Cartridges. Its goal is to preserve important data for a long time. Sony promises that it can ensure that it will remain unchanged for 100 years. It has very good stability and is not sensitive to temperature, humidity, water, electricity, gray and electromagnetic environment.

IT Home briefly attaches the information of the three-generation ink cartridge storage solution as follows:

• First generation product: launched in 2013, with a maximum capacity of 1.5TB

• Second generation product: launched in 2016, with a maximum capacity of 3.3TB

• Third generation product: launched in 2020, with a maximum capacity of 5.5TB

Sony strengthens its alternative products

A Sony Group spokesperson said:

The growth of the cold storage market did not meet our expectations, and the overall performance of the storage media business continued to be loss-making. We believe it is necessary to review the business structure to improve profitability.

Sony said that the elimination of cartridge storage solutions will mainly affect consumers, and it will continue to provide B2B products for enterprises.

Sony, like other companies, is working on alternative solutions to fill the gap left by the decline of optical technology, including ceramics, silicon dioxide (quartz glass) and DNA-based storage.