archival storage


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archival storage

[′är‚kīv·əl ′stȯr·ij]
(computer science)
Storage of infrequently used or backup information that cannot be readily or immediately accessed by a computer system.

archival storage

Storing digital files for future use. See archiving.
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These properties create many unique opportunities and challenges for archival storage device suppliers.
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Recently, hard disk drive system manufacturers have promoted their products as a solution for archival storage. This is a major shift from the traditional use of hard drive technology.
UDO: why professional optical storage makes sense in a low-cost disk world
Increasingly, archival storage means moving large amounts of older, infrequently accessed data to tape.
Tape backup: the cornerstone of data protection
Therefore, like MO today, these new optical solutions will be limited to the regulatory-compliance applications of the medical, financial, legal and life sciences fields, while failing to entice virtually all other mid-to-large-sized companies that are looking for a cost-effective solution to their long term archival storage needs.
AIT Tape: best long-term replacement for archival Magneto-Optical
The largest growth area for magnetic systems is in long-term data retention and archival storage. Government regulations and numerous other legal issues are now mandating that certain types of data be retained in a machine readable format forever.
Storage technologies--the long view
After reference data ages beyond its active or period of re-reference (suggest that 90-120 days is a good starting point), the data still needs to be retained and automated tape library storage remains the optimal choice and lowest overall cost solution for long-term archival storage. This partial list of regulations is becoming increasingly important to the storage admin istrator's strategy and includes:
Are you ready for MAID technology? All disks spinning all the time? Not necessarily
The second-wave of archival storage management is underway.
Archival data has a new mission: Critical; it's not what it used to be
The researchers also claim that under the right conditions, DNA can last much longer than current archival storage technologies that degrade in a matter of decades.
Microsoft demonstrates first fully automated system to store, retrieve data in fabricated DNA
11 January 2019 - US-based archival storage management businesses DocuVault has acquired Delaware Valley, US-based storage and shredding services provider Stonewall Services, the company said.
DocuVault Acquires Storage and Shredding Services Provider Stonewall

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