Archive Protection Strategies for Long-Term Data Resilience

This white paper from Spectra Logic explores the critical importance of matching archive protection strategies to the storage medium used. It emphasizes a recoverability-first approach, arguing that while durability is essential, the ability to recover data under real-world conditions is paramount. The paper discusses the limitations of erasure coding on tape and advocates for replication as the optimal protection model for tape-based archives, ensuring data usability over time.