A memory for a lifetime

Not many days ago, we tried in our blog of Apen, a company specializing in offering IT solutions and technology; the advantages they offer Intelligent Cloud Servers and Services, These advancements have allowed us to meet one of the greatest demands of both the general public and the professional world: storage capacity and space. Computer memory and external drives have evolved, but sometimes they still seem insufficient to hold the vast amount of digitized material we have. If that's already complicated at home, imagine what it's like in large companies where dozens, if not hundreds, of people constantly use data and information relevant to the business. It is here that the need for substantial storage space to manage this flow of information becomes even more critical.

With the Cloud Computing and cloud servers, We saw that this problem has been disappearing as physical storage media have become almost obsolete, allowing for seemingly endless storage space on the vast network of networks. Today, a new milestone in the sector brings back the tangibility of elements, specifically quartz, to unveil a hard drive that, this time, truly offers sufficient space and an unprecedented, unlimited lifespan. Scientists from the English university of Southampton They are responsible for the development of a storage system capable of storing up to 360TB, a storage capacity that calculates a longevity of 13.8 billion years.

Nicknamed under the pseudonym of «Superman from the memoirs», This new quartz hard drive was conceived to address the need to solve the main problem of the digital revolution that has caused unthinkable changes in just a few years: the lack of capacity and security in the durability of the containers.

By using a nanostructured crystal - made up of crystals smaller than 100 nanometers - they have managed to develop this new IT solution as a storage system. After more than six years working to find a technique to overcome this challenge, which could worsen over time given the rapid changes in just a few years, this system patented by these scientists in England boasts unprecedented properties. With a capacity of 360TB, it can store the equivalent of ten million song files. Who has ten million song files?

Although it will still be some time before the project is completed and we can enjoy it, for now we'll have to continue relying on external hard drives and those. Cloud servers and services These technologies allow us to store vast amounts of logical information for both personal and business use. Undoubtedly, one of the greatest achievements of this project has been making a physical object so durable. According to those in charge, the lifespan of this memory is "virtually" unlimited. More than 13 billion years is hardly a near-term limitation. It's a new era of stable and secure data storage, and we'll see if, like memory itself, it continues to evolve or comes to an end.

In Apen we will continue working with our IT solutions real and within reach, and we will continue hoping to be able to inform you of more news and curiosities from this exciting world of computing and the technology, and the advances that are taking place within it.