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   After Pure Storage, CIA-backed VC invests in ceramic-based startup that wants   
   to build Exabyte-class storage   
      
   Date:   
   Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:28:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   CIA-backed In-Q-Tel invests in ceramic-based storage startup Cerabyte to   
   advance ultra-durable archival solutions for government files.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Weve written about Cerabyte a few times in the past, as the storage startup    
   is developing ultra-durable, high-density archival data storage based on   
   ceramic nanolayers .    
      
   Although its still in the relatively early stages of development, Cerabytes   
   technology is pitched as a sustainable, scalable alternative to magnetic    
   tapes and optical discs for long-term data preservation.    
      
   In 2024, Pure Storage made a strategic investment of $5 million in Cerabyte ,   
   with founder John Coz Colgrove joining Cerabytes board of directors as part    
   of the deal. 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.   
      
   Meeting national security needs    
      
   Unlike traditional magnetic or flash-based media, Cerabytes approach uses   
   laser or electron beam writing to encode data onto ceramic glass plates that   
   are resistant to heat, radiation, water, and electromagnetic interference.    
      
   The company claims this medium could offer data retention 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 havent been revealed but the backing   
   from IQT suggests growing interest in long-term archival storage solutions   
   from both government and commercial sectors.    
      
   Cerabytes innovative technology can significantly enhance storage longevity   
   and reliability while also reducing long-term costs and complexity, said Greg   
   Shipley, Managing Director, IQT Munich.    
      
   This strategic partnership aligns with our mission to deliver advanced   
   technologies that meet the needs of the national security community.    
      
   The National Academies recently conducted a Rapid Expert Consultation on   
   archival data storage technologies at the request of the Office of the   
   Director of National Intelligence.    
      
   IQTs support comes at a time of increasing governmental concern around the   
   need to manage and preserve vast amounts of classified data over periods of    
   25 to 50 years (the typical time before declassification).    
      
   As the world enters the age of AI and the use of digital information becomes   
   unprecedentedly versatile and volatile, the need for permanent, immutable   
   records has never been greater, said Christian Pflaum, co-founder and CEO of   
   Cerabyte.    
      
   The strategic partnership with IQT validates our mission and fuels our    
   ability to deliver accessible permanent data storage solutions.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/after-pure-storage-cia-backed-vc-invests-in-cera   
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