tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post1512054014226671416..comments2024-03-16T18:42:21.178-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Archival Media: Not a Good BusinessDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-31384547117259773542019-05-31T14:39:50.202-07:002019-05-31T14:39:50.202-07:00LTO tape media manufacturers are shooting themselv...LTO tape media manufacturers are shooting themselves in the foot with a patent lawsuit. In <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/31/lto_patent_case_hits_lto8_supply/" rel="nofollow"><i>LTO-8 tape media patent lawsuit cripples supply as Sony and Fujifilm face off in court</i></a> Chris Mellor describes the convoluted history of the case, and concludes:<br /><br />"With tape archiving currently under threat from fast access disk vaults and even faster access QLC (4bits/cell) flash down the road, the tape suppliers are doing a damn good job of strangling the tape sector."David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-77818989494104220872019-05-25T08:21:45.968-07:002019-05-25T08:21:45.968-07:00Yet another long-lived medium company believes it ...<a href="http://briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/2019/05/23/archiving-research-and-a-nasa-launch/" rel="nofollow">Yet another long-lived medium company</a> believes it can solve the problems of archival data:<br /><br />"Can data survive in space over extremely long times and multiple human generations? The possibility of human colonies on other planets may ultimately depend on just such data stability. Now, a patented innovative long-term archival data storage system created by a Delaware-based firm is being tested on the International Space Station (ISS) for up to a year. <br /><br />The system developed by Creative Technology LLC (CTech) of Hockessin, DE, applies a century-old tested archival media for photography in a completely new way for storing high-density computer data in perpetuity. Inherently secure, low-cost technology is used that cannot be hacked or altered. CTech’s archival media can be used to store critical DNA and healthcare records, financial information and contracts, family photos and records which need to preserved for multiple human generations"David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com