When building an archive for digital records, there are many things that you need to consider. Everything from where will your cabling go, to what types of racks, how many servers are needed, what will the flooring be and so forth.
However, as servers are being created smaller and faster, they are also using more and [...]
More and more NSW public sector organisations are moving to fully digital recordkeeping, bringing a range of benefits including faster access to information and reduced records storage costs. It is important, however, to remember that digital information can be vulnerable to a range of risks, including:
loss of authenticity – if, for example, you cannot show [...]
A belated ‘Happy New Year’ from all the staff at State Records. We hope you all had a safe and relaxing festive season.
What is Future Proof update?
Welcome to the very first edition of Future Proof update. We envisage that Future Proof update will be a monthly blog focusing on digital recordkeeping issues and developments. We [...]
Requirements for destroying digital records
The destruction of digital records is different to the destruction of hardcopy records. In particular, simply pressing ‘delete’ does not necessarily mean that the records are completely gone; while the link used to access them may be removed, they may still exist in a data store or on a server in the [...]