#DataArchiving
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Perkeep's core idea for data preservation is powerful, yet its infrequent updates led to it being seen as "abandonware." The recent release after a five-year hiatus has reignited interest, showing the community's persistent hope for robust personal archiving solutions. #DataArchiving 2/6
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
S3's storage tiers, like Glacier, reveal further optimization. Beyond HDDs, they might use tape or even *powered-off drives* to hit extreme cost targets for archival data, accepting longer retrieval times. A true spectrum of performance vs. cost. #DataArchiving 4/6
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📅 Happening next week!
Be part of ‘Preserving Digital Foundations with #eArchiving’ on 14 May — a free hybrid event exploring the future of digital preservation.

📍 Join in Brussels or online
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#eArchiving #Digipres #DataArchiving
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
7. Funding & Policy Constraints

📌 Short-Term Funding Models: #DataArchiving and maintenance require long-term investment
📌 Evolving Compliance Regulations: Adapting to new data-sharing policies
📌 Lack of Institutional Support: Many researchers lack dedicated data management resources
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#ArsTechnica
Music industry’s 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying
The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...
#MusicIndustry #HardDrives #DataArchiving #Entropy #Storage #Failure #DataLoss
September 13, 2024 at 1:22 PM