By David Fox June 2025 update notes: A further update to this article, a couple of years on from 2023. Cloud storage costs from AWS have remained static, small increases from Wasabi and Backblaze. We’re switching to LTO-9 tapes for
8 steps to deal with discontinuation of the Sony ODA Archive solution and how to migrate an existing ODA installation
As soon as vendor of an Archive solution announces the discontinuation of the archive product, there are many open questions among users of their solution and sometimes even a slight panic. With the recent announcement of Sony “…that the Optical
5 Reasons Archiware P5 Is the Most Versatile Cross-Platform Tool for LTO Archiving
As digital media continues to grow in size and complexity, so does the need to preserve it reliably and affordably. In broadcast, post-production, and creative agencies, LTO tape remains the gold standard for long-term archive — offering high capacity, low
The Surprising Way LTO Tape Stores Your Data
For many, the idea of writing data to a tape seems simple. Start at the beginning and continue to the end, much like an old C90 cassette tape or VHS recording. However, modern Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology works in a
15 Storage und Datenmanagement Trends für 2025
By Dr. Marc M. Batschkus 1. Growth of Storage-as-a-Service (StaaS) Offerings On-premises StaaS solutions involve storage systems being installed and maintained at the customer’s location by StaaS providers. Capacity expansion, data backup, and disaster recovery (DR) can be managed easily
Data Air-Gaps: Protecting the Media and Entertainment Industry from Ransomware
In the media and entertainment industry, where large volumes of valuable media files are produced, edited, and stored, data security is paramount. The rise of ransomware attacks has created significant challenges for companies handling vast libraries of high-resolution videos, audio
Five Things You Need to Know About LTO
The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) format has, for many years, been a key player in data storage, especially for the media and entertainment industries that require secure, long-term solutions for storing vast amounts of data. Here’s a look at five crucial
LTO Tape – Backwards Compatibility
Starting with LTO-8, changes were made to LTO’s backwards compatibility. Previously, LTO drives could read tapes from two generations back and write to tapes from the previous generation. For instance, an LTO-7 drive could read LTO-7, LTO-6, and LTO-5 tapes,
Archived Media Data – Migrating for Security and Cost-Effectiveness
The current generation of LTO tape (LTO-9 released in 2021) stores 300% more data than the generation from 2015 (LTO-7). That’s 18TB today on LTO-9 versus just 6TB in 2017 on LTO-7. The same 18TB of data on an LTO-9
10 Tech Trends: Data Storage and Data Management in 2024 and Beyond
By Dr. Marc M. Batschkus 1. Storage Grows Even More More data, larger files, more media production result in more demand for storage. With a possible shortage of some chips and components, this means that the storage setup of most
Cloud Storage or LTO Tape for Media Archive – What’s the Best Choice in 2023?
By David Fox Cloud storage is ubiquitous in 2023, storing around 50% of corporate data at the time of writing. It’s relatively cheap, safe, compliant and requires no up-front expenditure on hardware and management. It’s also mature with Amazon’s leading
10 Tips to Build an Effective Media Archive System for Your Business in 2023
What is the best way to archive video footage and media files? By Dr. Marc M. Batschkus 1. What Is a Media Archive System? A media archive system (MAS) is a collection of software and hardware designed to store and
Archive Storage Flexibility and Tiering with P5 Data Mover
In our June 2022 Spotlight article, titled “Comparison of LTO and Cloud storage costs for media archive“, we provided a comprehensive comparison of media archive storage costs, and uncovered some interesting and perhaps alarming differences in cost and convenience. In
Comparison of LTO and Cloud Storage Costs for Media Archive
By David Fox Information about prices and services in this article are correct as of June 2022. In this article we’ll compare costs and convenience of storing archive data on LTO tapes versus cloud storage from various popular vendors. Many
An explanation of Synthetic and Progressive methods in Archiware P5 Backup
By David Fox Archiware P5 Backup has two special backup strategies designed to assist in situations where taking a ‘full’ backup is not feasible. In this blog article, we’ll look at both Synthetic and Progressive backup methods in some detail.
Entscheidungshilfe für die Konfiguration eines LTO-basierten Backup- bzw. Archiv-Systems
By Josef Doods The data management platform Archiware P5 offers a software for backup, P5 Backup as well as for Archive, P5 Archive. Arching data in a company is a task that guarantees the long-term preservation of data. Configuring a
Best Way to Archive Video Files and Media Assets in 2022
More video is produced every year and so more files need to be held on storage and finally archived. Let’s first take a closer look at Archive and what makes it different from Backup. Definition of Backup vs Archive Backup
Archiware’s 4 Data Management Trends for 2022
Being at the front-line in the battle often fought between incoming media data and storage constraints, Archiware is well placed to share a few predictions around trends in the storage and management of data. Based on feedback from our partners
What’s New in P5 Version 7
In July 2021, Archiware GmbH, expert in data backup and archiving, released the latest version 7.0 of its P5 Data Management Platform. There’s plenty of new functionality between versions 6 and 7, so let’s take a look at all that’s
Archiware Spotlight April 2021: Enhanced LTFS solution with P5 Archive
LTO Media Archive with P5 – a recap Archiware’s P5 Archive solution was created for those many content creators who need a long term archival solution for their valuable media data. The creation of video/audio/image data necessitates a reliable and
