- CIA-supported IQ-Tel invests in cerabytes and shows interest in long-term storage
- Cerabyte’s Tech offers 5000-year-old shelf life using ceramic plates
- In-Q-Tel’s support is in accordance with the government’s need for secure archive storage
We have written about cerabytes a few times in the past as the storage start develops ultra-durable high-density archive data based on ceramic nanolag.
Although still in the relatively early stages of development, Cerabyte’s technology is thrown as a sustainable, scalable alternative to magnetic ties and optical discs for long -term data protection.
By 2024, Pure Storage made a strategic investment of $ 5 million in Cerabyte, where founder John “Coz” Colgrove took over Cerabyte’s board of directors as part of the agreement. Now Company has now announced a strategic partnership with in-Q-Tel (IQT), the nonprofit strategic investor for the US national security community founded in the 1990s by the CIA.
Meet national security needs
Unlike traditional magnetic or flash-based media, Cerabytes use the approach of laser or electron beam writing to code data on ceramic glass plates that are resistant to heat, radiation, water and electromagnetic interference.
The company claims that this medium could offer data storage for over 5,000 years, making it ideal for cold storage in data centers, scientific institutions and government archives.
Details of the size of the investment have not been revealed, but the backing of IQT suggests growing interest in long-term archive storage solutions from both government and commercial sectors.
“Cerabyte’s innovative technology can significantly improve storage life and reliability while reducing long -term costs and complexity,” said Greg Shipley, CEO IQT Munich.
“This strategic partnership is in line with our mission to provide advanced technologies that meet the needs of national security communities.”
The national academies recently conducted a quick expert consultation on archive data storage technologies at the request of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
IQT’s support comes at a time of increasing state concern about the need to manage and maintain large amounts of classified data over periods of 25 to 50 years (the typical time before deficiency).
“When the world enters the age of AI, and the use of digital information becomes unprecedented and unstable, the need for permanent, unchanging items has never been greater,” said Christian Pflaum, co -founder and CEO of cerabyte.
“The strategic partnership with IQT validates our mission and burns our ability to provide available permanent data storage solutions.”
