Western Digital bets on ceramic nanolayer tech for ultra-durable storage

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust The big picture: Cerabyte and Western Digital have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of ceramic-based storage solutions. Cerabyte has spent years refining its long-term storage technology and will likely use Western Digital's backing to bring its ambitious concept closer to a consumer-ready product. As more data is archived digitally, the inherent fragility of bits remains a pressing issue. The answer may lie in ceramics. Western Digital has invested in Cerabyte, a company developing a groundbreaking storage technology designed to preserve data reliably for millennia. Cerabyte's technology stores digital data on ceramic nanolayers, using lasers to etch QR code-like matrices representing bits. Ceramics, known for their resistance to corrosion and extreme heat, have endured for millennia. The German startup claims its storage method could preserve digital data fo ... Read full article.