A modern look at the storage paradigm

Richard DukeChief Systems Architect

Publishing Services Department

History of Long-term Preservation in the LDS

ChurchHow long can we store important assets?

How long is “long enough?”

Moses ~ 1400 BCLehi ~ 600 BCMormon ~ 400 ADJoseph Smith - 1829 AD

How do you keep something safe for a very long period of

time?

Current Projects:

International Area OfficesCloud-enhanced workflows

Growing ArchiveMulti-site Preservation

International Area Offices

ApproachSmall NAS in each Area Office

Replicate Content to S3Backup S3 Copy to Archive

Cloud-enhanced workflowsPrepare VOD Content for

DistributionVisual Effects RenderingUser-generated content

Focus: Enabling services

when/where they are neededSpeed and efficiency in key

ApproachBuilt for work

Prepare content for distributionBackup copy into the Archive

Growing Archive

ApproachBuilt for work

Prepare content for archiveMetadata services

Multi-site Preservation

ApproachBuilt for work

Prepare content for preservationReplicate content into different

geographic zones

SummaryPlan for PreservationUse good materials

Plan for future transformationsGather as much metadata as possible

Thank You