Electronic document preservation

Request

1. I would like to ask if you use tape libraries to store your electronic archives? Is this your primary storage technology, or perhaps hard drives, the cloud, or another technology?
2. How many copies do you store your archived electronic documents in? Two copies, or maybe three on different media?
3. What is the approximate size of the archived electronic archives you store?

Outcome

Information provided.

Response

1. The National Archives’ uses a tape library for preservation storage purposes. We also make extensive use of cloud technologies for archival processing, digital preservation, and website hosting to provide access to digital records.
2. The National Archives maintains multiple copies of digital records, on premise and off-site, using different technologies.
3. 2.87 PB of data.