Migrating data: five points to watch out for Once the data migration is properly prepared – see our previous blog – it’s time to actually get to work. But there are also several points of interest during the data migration…

Prepare data migration properly Data migration always has a reason. Usually it happens because the hardware is outdated and new storage is required or because software is renewed. The second case often involves data conversion as well, and no, it…

Just a quick reminder What is in an archive once, usually does not come out. In other words, an archive only gets bigger. With many archives becoming digital, that requires more memory space over time. At the same time, what…

Instant Recovery: and on and on! In our previous blog, we already told you about backing up and more importantly, how to quickly restore data in the event of a disaster so that the business is back up and running…

Three hundred hours of waiting for a restore? Most businesses and organizations know and do it: back up regularly and keep it off-site. A backup can contain a large amount of data, and the question is how quickly you will…

From paper to digital archive in 5 steps Recently in the news: ‘An employee of the municipality of Tiel mistakenly destroyed the municipality’s entire building archives from 1945 to 2010. This happened after all files had been digitized.’ Digitized, so…

The “Philippus Corts Foundation” (outside the Netherlands “The Corts Foundation”) focuses on the Dutch past in East and Southeast Asia. One of the foundation’s projects is the sustainable digital preservation of VOC archives at ANRI, Indonesia’s national archive. At stake…

National e-depositories must take final step All government data will soon be collected by the Regional History Centers, using relatively small e-depositories. These records are then further transmitted to the National Archives’ large e-depot. We have been working on this…

Cloud storage: who is responsible? Many companies store data in the cloud and also purchase various services from it. Obviously, you want this data to be secure. But who is responsible for safety. Many companies think this is the suit-an…