Local Network Storage
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Materials routinely copied or backed up to locally managed data storage facilities and able to be restored under institutional service arrangements. |
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Digital Species: Integrated Storage |
Trend in 2023:
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Consensus Decision |
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Added to List: 2019 |
Trend in 2024:
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Previously: Vulnerable |
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Imminence of Action Action is recommended as required, with periodic review every five years. |
Significance of Loss The loss of tools, data or services within this group would impact on many people and sectors. |
Effort to Preserve | Inevitability Loss of material in this group could be entirely avoidable if provided the means to deploy proven tools and techniques. |
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Examples Institutional or departmental network storage and institutional data centers based on technologies such as (NAS) Network Attached Storage, (SAN) Storage Area Networks, Gluster FS and related. |
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‘Endangered’ in the Presence of Aggravating Conditions Encryption; lack of routine maintenance; lack of storage replication; over-dependence on a single supplier, technology or technician; insufficient documentation; single point of failure; political or commercial interference; failure of dependencies (e.g., power supply, controller software); overly aggressive compression; poor information security; lack of integrity-checking; lack of strategic investment; lack of warranty; unenforceable warranty, encryption; Uncertainty over IPR or the presence of orphaned works. |
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‘Lower Risk’ in the Presence of Good Practice Backup to different technology; backup to diverse locations; documentation of assets; integrity checking; preservation planning; refreshment planning; export functionality; resilient to hacking; selection and appraisal criteria; version control; resilient funding; technology watch; enforceable warranty; disaster planning and documentation. |
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2023 Review This entry was added in 2019 to ensure that the range of media storage is properly assessed and presented. The 2023 Council agreed with the current Vulnerable classification with overall risks remaining on the same basis as before (‘No change’ to trend), while also noting a slight decrease in the effort needed to preserve and the imminence of action required when compared to the 2021 Jury review. |
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2024 Interim Review The 2024 Council agreed These risks remain on the same basis as before, with no significant trend towards even greater or reduced risk (‘No change’ to trend). |
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Additional Comments There has been a renewed interest in tape as offline storage is the only sure protection against advanced ransomware. See also:
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No Change