<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Munich-based startup Cerabyte aims to revolutionize archival data storage with ceramic-based technology that could hold more than 100 petabytes of data by 2030.</li><li>The company plans to use femtosecond lasers to etch data onto ceramic layers within glass tablets, but practical constraints may delay widespread implementation for decades.</li><li>Initial systems are expected to deliver slower performance than tape storage, but Cerabyte anticipates rapid scaling by 2030 to achieve 100-plus petabytes in a single rack.</li><li>Cerabyte's long-term ambitions involve speculative technologies like helium ion beam writing, but the feasibility of achieving capacities up to 100,000 petabytes in a single rack remains uncertain at this time.</li></ul>

Ceramic-based startup wants to put more than 100,000TB in a 42U rack by 2030 — but it will take almost 50 years to fill it up

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