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Digitally archiving important as Canterbury earthquake anniversary approaches
Disaster Recovery

Digitally archiving important as Canterbury earthquake anniversary approaches

UoC Professor Paul Millar believes it's never been more important to focus on preserving the record of what Canterbury went through.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2015

Global Stories

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UpLift sends 3,237 messages to Moon on rover mission
Education, Learning & Training

UpLift sends 3,237 messages to Moon on rover mission

The payload could leave a lasting lunar record of student and community voices as Astrolab's Griffin Mission One carries it to the Moon.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Newgen named notable vendor in Forrester archiving report
Software-as-a-Service

Newgen named notable vendor in Forrester archiving report

AI tools are making archived records more valuable, as Forrester's latest landscape places Newgen among 26 vendors in a mature market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage
Data Protection

Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage

Enterprises seeking decades-long retention may soon get a DNA archive tier managed within familiar object storage systems, pending integration work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
LifeShip & SPhotonix send memory crystal into deep space
Digital preservation

LifeShip & SPhotonix send memory crystal into deep space

Preserving humanity's records for billions of years, the quartz crystal will ride AstroForge's DeepSpace-2 mission beyond lunar orbit in 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Iron Mountain wins Google Cloud award for media archives
Storage

Iron Mountain wins Google Cloud award for media archives

AI search and digitisation are helping media owners turn ageing archives into usable assets, with Iron Mountain recognised by Google Cloud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training
Storage

Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training

Offline footage could become licensable AI training data as legacy tape archives are digitised, cutting storage costs for owners.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Blue Reflection Quartet bundles four games for consoles
Gaming

Blue Reflection Quartet bundles four games for consoles

The bundle restores a short-lived mobile title to console and adds fresh story links across the Blue Reflection series.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
World Backup Day shifts focus from speed to recovery
Storage

World Backup Day shifts focus from speed to recovery

World Backup Day now spotlights recoverability and data integrity as AI, cloud volatility and flash costs reshape corporate storage priorities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026
Robotic Process Automation

Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026

Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory
Storage

SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory

SPhotonix taps Project Silica talent and optics veteran to scale 5D glass memory and advanced optics after an oversubscribed USD $4.5 million pre-seed.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Taiwan NCHC joins iRODS data management consortium
Data Protection

Taiwan NCHC joins iRODS data management consortium

Taiwan's National Centre for High-Performance Computing joins the iRODS Consortium to bolster secure, scalable research data management.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Iron Mountain to digitise McLaren archives for global fan access
Digital Transformation

Iron Mountain to digitise McLaren archives for global fan access

Iron Mountain will digitise McLaren Racing's historic archives, using AI to connect fans worldwide with its rich motorsport heritage from 1963 onwards.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Geyser Data launches Tape-as-a-Service for cloud storage
Storage

Geyser Data launches Tape-as-a-Service for cloud storage

Geyser Data has unveiled its Tape-as-a-Service solution, offering businesses a cost-effective cloud storage option without the need for expensive hardware.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Nov 2024

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YouTube & Bell Media digitise vast Canadian archive
Artificial Intelligence

YouTube & Bell Media digitise vast Canadian archive

More than 100,000 tapes will be made searchable and uploaded by 2026, helping preserve Canada's broadcast history and widen access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2026
Lenovo fuses AI tech with Indian art in Yoga Aura Edition drive
Artificial Intelligence

Lenovo fuses AI tech with Indian art in Yoga Aura Edition drive

Lenovo's 'Made With Yoga Aura Edition' campaign blends AI tech with Indian crafts, reviving Odisha, Rajasthan, and Kashmir art to engage younger generations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
AIATSIS artefact collection digitised in teamup with Nutanix
Nutanix

AIATSIS artefact collection digitised in teamup with Nutanix

Some of the materials included in the collection are academic research materials by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge keepers.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2023