Dear Colleagues:
Do any of you happen to know what are the current and/or newest options for
digital file migration? Meaning, somewhere down the road, let's say that
CD/DVD storage of digital files becomes obsolete, what seems to be the new
form for storing data? Currently, what are some of
Can't say I know what comes after DVD. The last I heard, the standards
bodies were talking about increasing DVD storage capacity, presumably to
store HDTV quality video.
Personally, I'm still a fan of the RAID array PLUS off-site backups on
removable hard disk drives. I don't see the IDE
How about paper? clay tablets? these media have passed the test of time. And phonograph records probably willoutlastCDs.
Seriously, though - maybe somebody should be working on a storage format that will physically last for thousands of years, and will be easily read by future generations.
