Obsolete Storage Technologies Threaten the Lifespan of Digital Records
PeterK
The rapid evolution of digital storage technologies over the past two decades illustrates how seemingly timeless inventions can become completely obsolete in the blink of an eye. Today, floppy disks are all but extinct, the use of CD-ROMs is drastically decreasing, and the proliferation of cloud-based storage suggests that hard disk drives may too be on their last legs.
Organizations that retain digital records over the long-term must ensure that their records remain accessible into the future, as digital storage technologies currently relied upon become obsolete and new ones emerge to replace them. The accessibility of digital records requires a specialized approach to long-term digital preservation.
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