Triplex Archival Storage Structure for Long-Term Data Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of managing and archiving vast quantities of digital data across multiple removable digital storage media devices over long periods, such as decades, while minimizing data loss and ensuring data integrity and cost-effectiveness, is not adequately addressed by existing technologies.
Innovation Solution
A triplex data structure system comprising a collection of removable digital storage media devices, a physical library manager, a meta-database, and an orchestration engine that manages data movement and virtualization, along with methods for file aggregation, malware screening, and file placement, providing a transparent and robust data management system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If data is stored across multiple removable digital storage media devices, then storage capacity and data security are improved, but system complexity and difficulty of management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the storage system into independent removable digital storage media devices, each capable of being managed separately yet contributing to the overall storage capacity. This segmentation allows the system to scale storage by simply adding or removing individual devices without redesigning the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage management system implements universal interfaces and protocols that allow different types of removable storage devices to be managed through a common framework. This multi-functionality enables the system to handle various device types (tapes, disks, solid-state drives) uniformly, reducing management complexity despite diverse hardware.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If data is archived for long periods (decades), then data preservation is improved, but risk of data loss and media degradation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by implementing comprehensive data verification and integrity checking protocols before data is committed to long-term archival storage. Checksum validation, error detection codes, and pre-archival data quality assessments are executed in advance to prevent future data loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements beforehand cushioning through redundant storage strategies, where critical data is stored across multiple devices and locations. This creates a buffer against media degradation, allowing the system to tolerate the failure or degradation of individual storage media without losing archived data.
3Reliability
If cloud storage is used, then data accessibility and security are improved, but storage costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by storing data physically on-premises using removable digital storage media, eliminating the need for expensive cloud infrastructure. This local control reduces ongoing storage costs while maintaining security through physical possession and control of the storage media.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service through automated data management capabilities including verification, integrity checking, and retrieval operations. This automation reduces the need for expensive managed cloud services while maintaining high data security and reliability through consistent, automated processes.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods that allow for the archiving of computer data and computer files by aggregating archival content on various types of Removable Digital Storage Media. The system that supports the archiving is a triplex data structuring system providing at least three separate data pools working in synchrony for the stability of the data. Various methods are described to write data, to read data, to virtualize the data, to store data chronologically, to aggregate small files, to screen for malware, and to create various modes of redundancy that allow for the reconstruction of the system even after catastrophic failures.