Active Archive Blog

There are many eternal battles: good versus evil, the Force versus the Dark Side, and data access versus security. Front and center in the latter conflict is the healthcare industry. And many of the lessons learned in healthcare translate directly...

It has been widely reported in the trade press that some organizations are questioning the cloud-first philosophy that emerged over the past decade. This concern has given rise to workloads being moved from the cloud back in-house, known as cloud...

Many data storage architectures are centralized due to the economies of scale they offer, as well as a greater ability to control costs. However, data decentralization has become inevitable following the rise of edge computing. Put simply, it isn’t feasible...

As both an active archive and tape evangelist, I’m excited to share how LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape technology can transform video surveillance storage into a powerful, affordable, and long-term active archive solution. While there is a desperate need for more...

Did you know that 4% of the World’s entire energy production goes to managing data centers ⁽¹⁾, equating to 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions?⁽²⁾ And the problem is only getting worse! With the current growth trends, we will need...

The “Edge” has increasingly become a hot topic as employees are often remote, IoT proliferates and Remote Office / Branch Offices increasingly need to send and retrieve archived data. On top of this are the “distant edge” applications, places on...

Continuous data growth remains one of the most urgent problems for most companies. The increasing data volumes must be stored reliably and securely. Archiving too is a particular challenge here: because on the one hand, data must be stored safely...

I recall coming across the following quote that appeared in an industry newsletter from an IT executive that said: “For years IT administrators have worked hard to back up an increasing tsunami of data, and with each passing year, that...

Welcome to the world of High-Performance Computing (HPC) research, where your compute, your data, and your archives not only drive scientific discovery but also contribute to sustainability efforts. Just like the famous mantra "eat, pray, love”, in HPC research, it's...

Object storage is the best way to store all the data that is not transactional. No more need for managing multiple tiers of data or having disparate infrastructure.  Hard disk Drive costs are positioned to make HDD only data storage...