Long-Term Storage Strategies and Technologies

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Steven Schuchart Jr., analyst with Current Analysis and Contributing Editor for Network Computing Magazine, recently wrote an article called State of the Art: Long-Term Storage Strategy for Network Computing. In it, he discusses the limits of current storage solutions, the inevitability of hardware and software obsolescence and the evitable data migration that bad backup decisions create. Just how can individuals, companies and enterprises ensure future access to critical archived data and what technologies are available today to make the entire process painless? Join Steven and the geeks to discuss home storage and backup solutions.

recommended for burning data to CD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW discs.
With Nero, you can archive your data, make a video CD or DVD, make a
Photo CD or Slide Show, make a Backup of your personal data and even
copy DVD movies using Nero Digital

Smaller USB flash devices and flash cards are great for moving data
between computers quickly. They are typically are available in 32MB to
256MB sizes and can even run into the gigabyte range. However, don’t
count on these devices for critical data as they are not reliable backup
solutions.

DVD burners, either DVD-R/-RW
or DVD+R/+RW, are
both good backup solutions for home users. Drives that support both
standards are readily available today at good prices. Both formats hold
approximately 4.7GB of data and both take about an hour to burn a full
DVD disc at 1x speed. As noted on the show, DVD media does not last as
long as people expected. Only use branded CD and DVD media from
companies that you recognize