Marketplace Tech Why digital archiving is more than "store and ignore"
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Mar 25, 2026 Linda Tadic, digital archivist and founder of Digital Bedrock, rescues and preserves obsolete audio and media for broadcasters. She shares horror stories of seemingly vanished digital tapes. She explains why old hardware and legacy systems are often needed to recover files. She warns that cloud storage still depends on physical media and requires active migration.
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Nearly Lost TV Season Recovered From Obsolete Media
- Linda Tadic nearly lost a TV show's first season because files were on old, unsupported media and backup software.
- She kept legacy hardware and OSes like Windows 95 to extract data from obsolete FireWire drives and LTO tapes.
Digital Files Require Active Stewardship
- Digital files can't be 'store and ignore' like film because formats and hardware become obsolete over time.
- Even long-lasting physical media fail or become unreadable without migrating files and preserving software/hardware context.
Plan Regular Migration Rather Than Relying On The Cloud
- Do plan for migration: move data to current formats and systems before media or software become obsolete.
- Treat the cloud as physical storage with finite lifespans and create a migration mindset, not out-of-sight complacency.