Sustainable Data Storage and Tape Storage

Expanding the use of tape storage can positively impact sustainability goals. In a scenario in which an increasing amount of data to be stored is designated as “archival”.  From 2019 to 2030, 80% of archive data to be stored on enterprise storage systems and 57% of replicated data to be stored on enterprise storage systems is migrated to tape.

• By migrating data to tape, the annual CO₂ reduction by 2030 is 43.7%.
• With the potential to avoid  a cumulative 664 million metric tons of carbon emissions.
• It equals to the greenhouse gas emissions from 144 million passenger cars driven in one year.

Reduce CO₂ Emissions and e-waste with Tape Storage

• Tape storage can drive a reduction in carbon emissions of as much as 95%.
• By shifting to tape , you can reduce e-waste by 80%.

The Benefit of Moving Cold Data to Tape Storage

As much as 60% - 80% of stored information is “cold data,” which is rarely accessed but still has value and cannot be deleted. It is estimated that if 60% of all the stored information in the world were moved to tape storage, carbon dioxide could be reduced by 72 million tons over ten years.

*According to a study by Brad Johns Consulting, comparing the average cost for disk and tape used for archiving over 10 years.

If you are interested in discussing how to make your data storage more sustainable and reduce costs in the process, please contact us at sales@pmddatasolutions.co.uk