[Gllug] Data migration and electronic archaeology

[Huw Lynes]

On Tuesday 21 May 2002 13:38, you wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 14:23, tet at accucard.com wrote:
> > That said, there are still issues. Tapes and the drives to read
> > them do wear out. But then, you should be perioically rearchiving
> > stuff on newer and more durable media where possible anyway. It's
> > not hard to transfer data from Exabyte onto DLT or CD, for example.
> > Sure, it's a pain in the ass, but it comes down to whether your
> > data is sufficiently valuable to warrant the effort or not.
>
> Good stuff - that's what I'm trying to start a debate on.
> How often in reality is that REALLY done?

I would suggest that in a well run company the more valuable the data 
are in economic terms the more often this will be done.

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