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Ray Quattromini of Fortuna Data is joined by David Fox from JPY, the UK distributor for Archiware, for a deep dive into one of the most underappreciated areas of IT: data archiving, backup, and long-term storage management.

David has been in the industry since the early 90s, starting out in pre-press and desktop publishing before migrating into the world of audio, video, and media storage. Today, he helps organisations across media & entertainment, law enforcement, universities, and enterprise manage and protect their data using Archiware's P5 software a powerful backup, archive, and replication platform that works across LTO tape, cloud, and a wide range of storage hardware.

In this episode, they cover: -

- The difference between backup and archive and why both matter

- Hot vs cold storage and why media companies are constantly running out of space

- How P5 handles LTO tape migration (LTO 8/9 to LTO 10) without losing your index - CCTV and law enforcement use cases, including 90-day retention compliance

- Why LTO tape is making a comeback especially for AI training data

- The real cost of cloud storage vs on-prem tape

- Immutable backups and ransomware protection using S3 object storage

- Data sovereignty concerns and the shift back to on-prem solutions

- New features in Archiware P5 v8: EDL restore for video editors

- How P5 is licensed and what that means for your infrastructure Whether you're in post-production, IT, or just trying to figure out where to put all your data this episode is packed with practical insight.

Find out more about Archiware: www.archiware.com

Find out more about Fortuna Data: www.fortunadata.com