Cerabyte Completes Ceramic Storage Tests With CERN
Cerabyte's ceramic data storage passed S3 integration testing in collaboration with CERN openlab, the particle physics laboratory's public-private computing partnership.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Data Centers
Cerabyte, a developer of ceramic-based data storage, completed S3 integration testing of its technology with CERN openlab. The results were announced on November 6, 2026.
Why it matters
The S3 interface is the de facto standard for object storage across cloud, hyperscale and research data centers, so compatibility with it bears on whether the technology can slot into existing infrastructure. CERN's scientific data must be preserved for long periods because its value can extend far beyond the experiments that produced it.
Cerabyte's ceramic-on-glass technology uses advanced laser-matrix writing and high-speed microscope reading, and it was validated against the S3 interface using standard S3 commands and tools. No capacity, throughput or power figures were included in the reported testing.
The players
Cerabyte
Cerabyte is a developer of ceramic-based data storage solutions designed for long-term, power-free data retention.
CERN openlab
CERN openlab is CERN's public-private partnership for accelerating computing innovation for science, working with research and industry partners.
CERN
CERN is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, known for projects including the discovery of the Higgs boson.
The details
Cerabyte's ceramic storage works with standard S3 tools and workflows without changes to existing workflows, according to the testing. The work was carried out with CERN openlab, CERN's public-private partnership for accelerating computing innovation for science, and is supported by the European Innovation Council's EIC Accelerator program.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Cerabyte announced the successful S3 integration testing results.
The Tech Race
The S3 interface, first introduced by Amazon Web Services, has become the common object-storage standard that data centers and research facilities build around. Cerabyte's test asks whether a new storage medium can meet that standard, which matters as archival data volumes grow.
For anyone managing archival data, a storage medium that works with existing S3 tools could eventually reduce the need to rewrite software pipelines. Power-free retention would also matter for long-term archives, though the testing did not establish cost or availability for commercial use.
The takeaway
Compatibility with widely used interfaces like S3 is often what determines whether a new storage technology gets adopted. Readers following archival storage should watch for published performance and cost results once evaluation continues.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by HPCwire.
