News Summary:
In an article published March 12, 2026, Tape Ark discussed how hyperscale data migration is reshaping the energy sector by making previously inaccessible seismic and subsurface datasets, representing trillions of dollars, available. Earlier in March, Tape Ark detailed its five-year journey with Microsoft Project Silica, revealing a Proof of Concept (POC) performed with Microsoft's new archiving technology and noting significant progress since the initial trial. Previously, on March 5, 2026, the company shared details of a partnership, which began in the previous year, with a global pharmaceutical organization to modernize 23 petabytes of legacy data, eliminating infrastructure complexity and reducing 14 data centers to zero. In January 2026, Tape Ark promoted Chris Forrester to U.S. Operations Manager, effective January 1, 2026. Forrester, formerly U.S. Customer Project Manager, assumed end-to-end responsibility for U.S. operations, tasked with strengthening delivery quality and operational alignment across regions. This followed the appointment of Samantha May as the company's first Managing Director in November 2025.
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