The rapid evolution of digital storage technologies over the past two
decades illustrates how seemingly timeless inventions can become completely
obsolete in the blink of an eye. Today, floppy disks are all but extinct,
the use of CD-ROMs is drastically decreasing, and the proliferation of
cloud-based storage suggests that hard disk drives may too be on their last
legs.

Organizations that retain digital records over the long-term must ensure
that their records remain accessible into the future, as digital storage
technologies currently relied upon become obsolete and new ones emerge to
replace them. The accessibility of digital records requires a specialized
approach to long-term digital preservation.


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