Researchers have figured out how to write data to glass so that the data will survive for billions of years, paving the way for super powerful optical storage devices iStock Optical scientists from ...

We debunk a widespread myth in the field of computing: SSDs are by no means “ideal” for long-term data storage, especially when disconnected. In recent years, the idea that SSDs are “eternal” devices ...

In a practice many experts would describe as “killing a fly with a nuclear bomb”, many of the world’s largest tech companies have been found to be destroying thousands of storage devices every year in ...

Adam has a degree in Engineering, having always been fascinated by how tech works. Tech websites have saved him hours of tearing his hair out on countless occasions, and he enjoys the opportunity to ...

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Germany and the Netherlands have achieved material magnetization switching on the shortest timescales, at a ...

Digital research data should be stored securely and backed up regularly, with access available only to those who need it. Consider what data you need to keep and for how long. The sections below ...

Factors affecting the choice of a secondary storage device include: speed (how quickly data can be accessed) cost per storage unit (i.e. price per gigabyte or megabyte) durability (toughness) ...