10/20/2026
N THE NEWS 📰 | Is your archive really protected? A PBS station recently lost access to decades of archival material after its cloud storage provider went out of business.
It’s an important reminder: **digitizing is only the first step.** Multiple backups and secure storage are essential for protecting photos, videos, and history for the future.
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Nine PBS lost access to 50+ terabytes of archival material when cloud vendor Open Source Storage vanished. The station is suing to recover decades of regional history now held by Iron Mountain. A cautionary tale on backup strategy.