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The benefits of migrating content to the cloud: How mass tape-to-cloud migration services helped the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame preserve music history
Journal of Digital Media Management,
9
(3),
209-218
(2021)
Abstract
When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened the doors on its library and archives in 2012, magnetic backup tape storage was the right solution for managing large files like the ones for its induction ceremonies, original concerts, education series and programmes. Over time, however, many of those tapes became less accessible due to hardware and software failures and onsite storage limitations. In 2018, after the Rock Hall evaluated its underlying technical infrastructure and needs, it decided to do what a growing number of organisations have been doing: migrate to the cloud. This case study examines how mass tape-to-cloud migration services helped the Rock Hall move data stored on Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape storage to the cloud, where it can be preserved for years to come while being instantly accessible at any time and from anywhere.
Keywords: digital asset management; DAM; linear tape-open; LTO; cloud migration; stiction; hierarchical storage management; HSM; on-prem; sticky shed syndrome; orphaning; archives; preservation
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Author's Biography
Kyle Evans is Chief Commercial Officer at Tape Ark, where he is responsible for global enterprise and partner engagement for mass tape migration projects across a wide range of industries including the media, entertainment and broadcast sector. Kyle gained expertise in data management and data distribution during his career in satellite imagery, where he faced similar challenges of data preservation, content access, distribution, metadata capture and data integrity. Kyle holds an MBA from Edith Cowan University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jennie Thomas is Director of Archives for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, where she oversees archival operations, including the arrangement, description, preservation and accessibility of archival collections, and manages the institution’s collections management and digital asset management systems. Her current research focus is on rethinking the intersections between library, archives and museum workflows and metadata. Jennie is Council Secretary for the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC), as well as an active member of various other societies for archivists.
