The benefits of migrating content to the cloud: How mass tape-to-cloud migration services helped the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame preserve music history

Kyle Evans and Jennie Thomas
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Kyle Evans: Tape Ark Global HQ, Australia
Jennie Thomas: Library & Archives, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, USA

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2021, vol. 9, issue 3, 209-218

Abstract: When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened the doors on its library and archives in 2012, magnetic backup tape storage was the right solution for managing large files like the ones for its induction ceremonies, original concerts, education series and programmes. Over time, however, many of those tapes became less accessible due to hardware and software failures and onsite storage limitations. In 2018, after the Rock Hall evaluated its underlying technical infrastructure and needs, it decided to do what a growing number of organisations have been doing: migrate to the cloud. This case study examines how mass tape-to-cloud migration services helped the Rock Hall move data stored on Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape storage to the cloud, where it can be preserved for years to come while being instantly accessible at any time and from anywhere.

Keywords: digital asset management; DAM; linear tape-open; LTO; cloud migration; stiction; hierarchical storage management; HSM; on-prem; sticky shed syndrome; orphaning; archives; preservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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