What is Long Term Archival Storage?

Data is increasingly being stored for longer periods as it is the life-blood of many organizations which leverage that content again and again for profit. Long-term equates to content that out-lives the original storage platform it was written to. Therefore, data migration – from one technology to another – must be planned for and facilitated by the storage or storage software. Long-term Archival Storage should be secure and low cost, leading to many organizations choosing tape.