PIQL preservation services – A holistic approach to digital long- term preservation

Abstract

Digital storage media (hard disks, magnetic tape) exhibit limited lifetime. Repetitive data migration to overcome rapid obsolescence of hardware and software bears accelerated risk of data loss, data corruption or even manipulation and adds significant repetitive costs for hardware and software investments. Piql Preservation Services (“Piql”) has been developed as a turnkey solution designed for secure, migration-free long-term preservation of digital data. It sets an open standard for long-term preservation for the future, consisting of equipment and processes needed for writing and retrieving digital data.