RE: Archiving AS/400 Reports to PC files

[Henrik Krebs <hkrebs@xxxxxxxxx>]

> CD burner for long term storage?
> I'm still not sold on this type of a solution.  I've been unable to
find
> data on the shelf life of a burned CD.  Lots of documentation and
white
> papers on stamped/production CDs but burned CDs use a different
technology.
> Anybody with any info on burned CDs?

Well - at least the EXPECTED lifetime is longer than the time the
technology has been around, so only simulated aging can give you a
clue. On http://www.sa.dk/sa/itogarkiv/strategi/test.htm there is (in
Danish) a rather convincing description on the lifetime considerations
at "State Archive" in Denmark. They follows the aging closely (and
also remember the technology aging of readers - not enough that the
media is durable, you should be able to get your readers repaired).
And they DO use CD-R's as primary digital storage!

And a quote from http://www.hp.com/storage/event/wp_roadmap.html#what
about BOTH CD-R and CD-RW's: "With an expected lifetime of 100 years,
CD media is the most reliable media today."

Conclusion: "It's very long, and you can't get it any better today."
Isn't that enough for you?

Henrik
http://hkrebs.dk

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