Why it matters: Many users, including staffers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), likely consider magnetic tape storage severely outdated. Despite being around for several decades ...

What seems at first like a logical move to modernize the government's archives may in fact be an ill-advised decision.

Or is DOGE claiming credit once more for something that was already going to happen?) Secondly, while magnetic tape is correctly identified as a 70-year-old technology for information storage, DOGE's ...

OVER FIFTY years ago, the existence of government records on magnetic tape brought down a president. In 1971 the Secret Service installed Sony open-reel tape recorders throughout the White House ...

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Other than its reliability, tape is also far cheaper than any other media, doesn’t consume power and can be airgapped for enhanced protection against ransomware attacks. You can also physically make ...

Although it’s still in the relatively early stages of development, Cerabyte’s technology is pitched as a sustainable, scalable alternative to magnetic tapes and optical discs for long-term ...

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