Hi Ari, Sorry you won't make it to Chicago. I've been wondering about this myself after a recent round of discussion on the RCAAM list - they were debating the need for hard copy of collections records. Many of the pro-paper set pointed to the easy loss of computer data during disasters. I didn't ask, but I wondered where eveyone's back ups were. I think one of the things that came out of Katrina was that off-site backups weren't enough and people needed to think regionally or nationally.
I do wonder about how these companies may be using the data stored on their servers. I think there would be a number of concerns about storing collections records and donor information with a third party, even if they had clear data usage policies. The digital preservation project I worked on still relied on FedEx to ship hard-drives back and forth as the fastest way to move large files - even though we are at a major research university with many fat tubes to the Interweb. Richard rjurban at uiuc.edu On Nov 5, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > So, we have all of these digital assets. They need to be backed up > and they > are huge. It looks as though online backup, using Amazon's S3 > service, or a > company such as MediaMax, is the way to go. It looks like S3 is really > designed for companies that are doing more with their data than > just parking > it. That doesn't bother me, but it also looks like S3 is limited to > files > <5GB. We have AVI files that are closer to 15GB. MediaMax may have > similar > limits. > > In a worst case, I'd simply make plans to back up the working MPEGs > (2-3GB > each), and do my best to ensure that nothing bad happens to the tape > originals of this video. But it occurs to me that people on this > list may > have more extensive experience. > > Who is using online storage? What works for you? What provider > helps you > sleep soundly (less unsoundly?) at night? What does it cost? Does > anyone > handle 15GB files? (We won't even talk about how long it would take to > upload each one of those....) > > Thanks, > (Think of this as my way of provoking conversation in a year when I > can't > get to MCN ;-).) > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
