Due to export restrictions, Huawei has been forced to develop a weird hybrid SSD/tape storage drive for data archiving

When it comes to cheap but massive data storage, magnetic tape is still the favoured choice of data centre managers. But its very slow read speed isn't great if you need to grab data off it quickly. Huawei reckons it has the perfect solution with its magnetic-electric drives, combining a large SSD, twin tape spools and drivers, all in one handy unit.

China's burgeoning data centre market has been facing a problem regarding long-term data storage. US technology export restrictions have been...