[Joe Kotroczo]

On 10/05/08 22:17, in article ,
"Richard Crowley" wrote:

"Soundhaspriority" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote ...
"Joe Boerst" wrote ...
Anybody have any opinions on the MAM-A Archive Gold CDR & DVD?

I have zero faith in the "archival" capabilities of ANY field-
writable optical discs. Doesn't matter what brand name or
fancy part numbers they use.
If you want to use CDR or DVDR for long-term storage, re-
write them every couple of years or forget it.

No serious backup is done on optical discs. It is virtually all done
on digital magnetic tape.

Interesting article he
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37073/113/

$50K per year just for power (not to mention hardware
maintenance & replacement) is hardly competitive with
passive magnetic tape. It also seems like a non-starter
in an era where they are banning incandescent lighting.

Storing 10 PB worth of magnetic tape in a climate-controlled archive is not
cheap either.

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Joe Kotroczo